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NaNoWriMo #Day02: Collect all the snippets of the story I jotted down earlier. yarny.me seems like a good place to write my NaNovel this year. Uncluttered, spartan interface that gives me complete control on my writing. Hmmm. Wait a second, I think I know what I want these three
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NaNoWriMo #Day01: I know what my story is. I know how it begins. I have a vague idea where I want it to head. I have no clue where/how it is going to end but I have a few ideas on what I could possibly do. The chapter outlines
PayPal sent me their latest missive telling me I can’t keep/spend any of MY own, hard-earned money in my OWN PayPal account [https://www.paypal-apac.com/india/]. Apparently, RBI guidelines indicate that I have to transfer that money to my bank account in India FIRST before I can
Have you guys heard of NaNoWriMo [http://www.nanowrimo.org/]? It is an annual, month-long, writing frenzy where writers from all parts of the world come together in a month long race to write 50000 words in 30 days. Any and every writer who crosses the magic figure – 50000 – is
(Image created using Wordle [http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/2826559/Authors]) I begin by using words from Bilbo Baggins [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilbo_Baggins]‘ speech: > I haven’t read half of what I should have read and half of what I have read I shouldn’t
I did something stupid last night: I deleted this blog. Yes. I DELETED it. Last night, I was cleaning out my various test installs on my cPanel – you know, phpBB, BuddyPress, bbPress & a few of my own pathetic attempts at LAMP coding. While trying to delete one of those
This morning, as I was sifting through my Twitter timeline, I happened to chance upon a tweet that referenced Derek Sivers’ post, “Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy [http://sivers.org/ff]” which has Derek’s using a funny video of a dancing guy to demonstrate the finer nuances of leadership.
(Image: The Lonely Dustbin [http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdgamer/2541566919/] by Rajiv Ashrafi [http://www.flickr.com/photos/bdgamer/] on Flickr [http://www.flickr.com/].) How many times have you had an idea that you were sure would shake the very foundation of an existing belief? And the, suddenly,
Hey! HEY, YOU! I am talking to you! Yes, YOU! Look around. Is there anyone else who’s reading this? No! So, do I have your ‘undivided attention,’ now? Sheesh, the things a poor advertisement has to do to get noticed these days! Honestly, I already feel utterly neglected! Alright,
The story so far: (Part 1 [http://blog.42quirks.com/window-1/] & Part 2 [http://blog.42quirks.com/window-2/]) Two people in an oblong, stretched room are searching for a window. They find it – minimized. They open it, go through the window, enter oblivion & step out into a brand,
The story so far: (Part 1 [http://blog.42quirks.com/window-1/]) Two people in an oblong, stretched room are searching for a window. After looking high & low, one of them chances upon a tile in the skirting that looks suspicious. They press it and… -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A window squeezed out
“Look for the window.” I started scanning the room. It wasn’t too big; it would take me a few seconds to realize – “There is no window.” “Can’t be. Keep looking. It has to be here somewhere. There’s always a window.” “You’ve been here before, right? Don’
