No NaNo win here, but that was expected. It just isn't my thing, and I think Maggie Stiefvater summed it up excellently in her recent post. But at least I got a story idea that I love out of this NaNo experiment!
I've been baking and cooking and making jewelry instead of churning up words, and it's been good and relaxing. I made wonderfully chocolaty chocolate chip cookies, and yesterday I baked a batch of southern butter rolls. They taste delicious, but since I haven't baked bread or rolls in ages, I forgot how much they expand, so they came out a bit too big - more like mini loaves. Tomorrow it's salmon strips with herbs and a dash of heavy cream.
Some time ago I saw a wonderful pair of earrings on Bead and Baubles that combined crystals and chain, and I've been wanting to try my hand at those. Here are two results:
I love them, but handling that tiny chain is a pain. Still, one must suffer for one's art, right? :-)
2 comments:
You make jewelry and write? great combination! You can work out plots while you put those earring together! :)
I did NaNo, too. But I was NaNo Rebel. I don't have a desire to crank out 50,000 words in a month BUT I am wowed by folks who can and DO!
Thanks for following me on Twitter. I'm going to follow you back right now! :)
peace,
Donna
Yep, making jewelry is great for story thoughts! :-)
NaNo Rebel - I like that! Writing 50K in a normal month is indeed impressive, especially when you can't lock yourself away from the world. :-D
Glad to follow you; found you on the Blueboards' Twitter thread!
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