tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post2344687535163353063..comments2023-11-05T02:39:52.642-08:00Comments on Dr Sock Writes Here: A Month of WritingDr Sock http://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-19216371856677421472019-12-31T10:43:51.662-08:002019-12-31T10:43:51.662-08:00Thanks so much Suzanne. I guess I was very discipl...Thanks so much Suzanne. I guess I was very disciplined in my my work life, and it has spilled over into retirement. <br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-53551151847265915812019-12-31T05:18:39.924-08:002019-12-31T05:18:39.924-08:00It all sounds very disciplined (for a retiree :-) ...It all sounds very disciplined (for a retiree :-) and your results reflect that. I very much enjoyed the excerpt and look forward to reading the finished novel. Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03902618824470167859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-65675753890155070182019-12-14T11:18:29.112-08:002019-12-14T11:18:29.112-08:00Thanks Natalie! Sometimes I think it is ridiculous...Thanks Natalie! Sometimes I think it is ridiculous to commit so much time to writing novels that may never been published or read by anyone. But I hold onto the hope that I will bring these novels to completion. Fortunately, I really enjoy the writing process. <br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-3982097571459135802019-12-13T15:24:53.547-08:002019-12-13T15:24:53.547-08:00Well done and congratulations, Jude! Writing 43,70...Well done and congratulations, Jude! Writing 43,700 words is a huge accomplishment and definitely very time-consuming. Your careful approach to compose, revise and edit as you write shows in your excerpt. I greatly enjoyed reading it and look forward to reading more.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151221243588416460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-41008821481343888592019-12-13T11:08:48.357-08:002019-12-13T11:08:48.357-08:00Your daughter sounds like a very busy person. When...Your daughter sounds like a very busy person. When I was a young mom, I had little time to write. At that time I mostly wrote poetry, because a poem doesn’t take such a long time commitment. Having time to write is one of the things I love about retirement!<br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-69409042771485506792019-12-13T07:17:09.660-08:002019-12-13T07:17:09.660-08:00Interesting information, Jude. My daughter(s) als...Interesting information, Jude. My daughter(s) also write and I think one of them may be interested in the challenge. Possibly in the future. She is due in two months with baby number two and she has a 1 1/2 year old and she works full time. Those were the days. lol<br /><br />Looking forward to connecting in the New Year, Jude! xoErica/Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542330143072789332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-17522519356315863322019-12-11T17:35:27.552-08:002019-12-11T17:35:27.552-08:00Hi Erica. NaNoWriMo is an acronym made of the firs...Hi Erica. NaNoWriMo is an acronym made of the first letters of the words “National Novel Writing Month.” It was started two decades ago by some writers in the San Francisco Bay Area who wanted to motivate themselves to write. So they challenged each other to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. Twenty people participated that first time. It has grown to more than half a million participants each year! The organization now has events for writers at other times of the year as well, and they do a lot of work sponsoring and supporting young writers. Mostly it’s online, but during November, many communities also hold write-ins in local libraries and cafes. There are online forums to discuss many aspects of writing, and pep talks. <br /><br />Happy Holidays to you, Chuck, and your family!<br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-20282587423160715412019-12-11T07:02:15.512-08:002019-12-11T07:02:15.512-08:00Hi Jude, I was curious about NaNoWriMo. I had no...Hi Jude, I was curious about NaNoWriMo. I had not heard this term until I began blogging. Congratulations on following through with your intention. I find it very interesting to read about the writing process. You remind me how sitting down for many hours in front of a computer is challenging for our bodies.<br /><br />An interesting concept and excerpt of the prequel. I look forward to reading more!<br /><br />Jude, Enjoy the Holiday Season with your loved ones. Merry Christmas to you and Rob! 💕<br /><br />Erica/Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05542330143072789332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-63574338164943148672019-12-09T23:01:47.926-08:002019-12-09T23:01:47.926-08:00Hi Janis. Thanks so much. Now that the big push to...Hi Janis. Thanks so much. Now that the big push to write lots in November is over, I’m finding myself trying to catch up with all the other things I’ve let slide. So it will be some time until I complete a first draft, and then revisions, and then, eventually publish it (I hope). So it might be a fairly long wait. <br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-15159335452720285222019-12-09T22:53:08.511-08:002019-12-09T22:53:08.511-08:00Thanks Donna! Yes, I do feel happy that I made so ...Thanks Donna! Yes, I do feel happy that I made so much progress on this new novel in only one month. Of course, the story idea has been percolating in my brain for some time. Thanks for wanting to read more...<br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-12390234004368025222019-12-09T22:51:12.199-08:002019-12-09T22:51:12.199-08:00Thanks Anabel! Beulah and Olivia are two of the ma...Thanks Anabel! Beulah and Olivia are two of the main characters in this novel.<br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-29503892842739007662019-12-09T17:29:02.447-08:002019-12-09T17:29:02.447-08:00I'm very impressed - both with your writing co...I'm very impressed - both with your writing commitment and the excerpt. Yay, you! I'm sure you'll let us know when the novel is published so we can see what happens to Beulah and Olivia. Janis @ RetirementallyChallengedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337674760088612530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-14097937431092153432019-12-09T15:32:45.598-08:002019-12-09T15:32:45.598-08:00Congratulations, Jude! That's a huge commitmen...Congratulations, Jude! That's a huge commitment and terrific progress. I greatly enjoyed the excerpt and look forward to reading more!retirementreflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256842249783275416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-54754206911312227592019-12-09T13:25:42.955-08:002019-12-09T13:25:42.955-08:00That’s a lot of words, congratulations! I enjoyed ...That’s a lot of words, congratulations! I enjoyed the taster.Anabel Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643196773717977697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-11800954856466740702019-12-09T10:12:30.579-08:002019-12-09T10:12:30.579-08:00Hi Liesbet. I have participated in NaNoWriMo sever...Hi Liesbet. I have participated in NaNoWriMo several times now, and only accomplished the 50,000 words once. For me it is better to write in my slow perfectionistic way, which makes it hard to get that many words on the page. But I find participating to be a huge motivator; it puts writing front and centre in my life for one whole month. And I am always astonished about how the story comes spooling out when I sit down to write. Where does the story come from?<br /><br />Best of the season to you as well!<br /><br />JudeDr Sock https://www.blogger.com/profile/13378594360241846301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137356124184306084.post-89504536496530926082019-12-09T09:32:15.220-08:002019-12-09T09:32:15.220-08:00Well done, Jude! On making a huge amount of progre...Well done, Jude! On making a huge amount of progress during NaNoWriMo and with the excerpt. I really enjoyed reading it! <br /><br />Sorry about your computer-related aches. When I sit behind my laptop for 6-8 hours straight, I suffer from the same ailments. One year, I hope to join NaNo as well, but you really have to be committed and not have other time-consuming projects going on. <br /><br />Enjoy finishing your prequel and editing your main novel and happy holidays to you, Kate, and Rob. Liesbethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402741679152508367noreply@blogger.com