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Archive for November, 2008

End Days: NaNoWriMo

Since I changed ideas in the middle of the month, I’ve been playing catch-up ever since. Just not enough catch-up it seems, as I’m still about 15k words shy with only today and tomorrow left to finish (cross the 50,000 word mark).
I’m not sure I’ll be able to do it … in fact, I’m [...]

NaNoWriMo Checkin

So, as my daily procrastination, I’m just doing a quick checkin on my status for this year’s National Novel Writing Month.  I’m currently at a little under 17,000 words, which of course is shy of the roughly 31,000 words I should be at.  I have a good reason for that — honestly, it’s not just [...]

Chapter 4, The Path Into Darkness

Mark straightened himself, looking at the blank masonry wall. He was standing in a building sub-entrance, where garbage cans were stored to his right. Brow furrowed, he tried to figure out what was going on.
He double checked his bag. Everything was in there as it should be–one book, one [...]

Python Round Up

I really haven’t spent much time looking around at Python blogs/pages/etc lately.  But, since I’m procrastinating from the whole NaNoWriMo thing, I spent time today doing that.

Easy Python decorators –some examples of creating Python function decorators using the decorator module.
Python 3 Patterns and Idioms –early development of an open source book to discuss patterns and [...]

Chapter 3, The Path Into Darkness

The interior of the store was cluttered with rows of shelving, containing books, curios, and wood carvings. Past these were a handful of bins, with bolts of cloth; the colors of which varied from deep purples to slightly off-white. Like the previous store, this one was also empty of customers; probably due [...]

Chapter 2, The Path Into Darkness

The dreams had come back every night for the last week, leaving Mark harried and tired from the lack of sleep. The man spoke every time, repeating the same words; although it seemed as if the man was growing impatient and frustrated at Mark’s continued inability to understand him. There was a scowl on the [...]

Do You Squidoo?

So, National Novel Writing Month started.  In the grand tradition of procrastinating writers, I opted to create a Squidoo Lens.
Sure, I wrote a bit as well — under the suggested daily word count, but it’s better than nothing.  The start of a writing project is always the hardest for me.  I don’t really kick into [...]

Free Download Version of Path Into Darkness

The Path Into Darkness is available as a free download for the month of November.  Please download it, read it, and comment about it below.  Share it with friends if you’d like.  If you like it, go and buy one of the versions available at the Lulu storefront or on Amazon.  Write a review of [...]