M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
This week, I am going to outline my method for getting NaNoWriMo done. If you are not familiar, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is when writers from all over the world attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in thirty days. I've done this every year, except one, since 2008, and hit that 50K each … Continue reading How Do You NaNo? This Is How I Do It
We are at the start of National Novel Writing Month-or NaNoWriMo to us, that gloriously weird month in which a lot of people set out to write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days, from November 1 to November 30. (If you want to know more, here is the link: NaNoWriMo) I am going … Continue reading Monday Musings: Planning a New Project (How I Do It)
For the past several years, I have been posting a Halloween story for the end of October. Here is this year's offering, instead of a review this week. Feel free to be the reviewer and tell me what you think. Academy in the Night by M.A. Kropp “Jennifer, the class bell rang a minute ago.” … Continue reading Halloween Storytime: Academy in the Night
We are plagued by technical difficulties this week. Since I am doing this on my phone and that is unwieldy at best, I will leave you with a picture from an actual wander. This was taken near a local orchard that the dog and I wander to sometimes. Behold the autumnal splendor!
Due to technical difficulties, there will be no Friday Review this week. Technical difficulties meaning I haven't finished the book yet. Meanwhile, here's a picture of what it looked like here yesterday. Kinda like autumn, kinda like stormy, kinda like a gloomy day: ============================================================ Available now: <a href="https://makropp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tn_circle-unbroken-cover-ebook.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1426" src="https://makropp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/tn_circle-unbroken-cover-ebook.jpg?w=100" alt="tn_Circle Unbroken … Continue reading Friday Review: Or Not
This is a great prank. This guy uses magnets and a thumbprint scanner to reproduce Mjollinor and confound a few would-be Thors: Thor's Hammer Astronomers using the Kepler Space Telescope have found something very unusual orbiting this particular star: Unusual Mass Orbiting Star I suppose everyone has seen the new Star Wars 7 trailer by … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Thor’s Hammer Prank, What is Orbiting This Star?, Star Wars 7 Trailer, and DIY Halloween
First thing I have to do is send a shout-out to our chili friend, Scott Navaroli from Massachussetts, who became the 2015 International Chili Society Salsa champion at the World Championship in Reno, Nevada this weekend. It is always good when a champion comes from our chili family. I always thought Scott made a championship … Continue reading Monday Musings: Chili Champions and One More Cook Off, Brrrr!, and Here Come the Holidays
Here's the thing- when I was a kid, like many kids, I read and collected comic books. I have not even so much as read a comic book in more years than I can count, but I remember them as part of my childhood. I collected, primarily, two sets- X-Men and Fantastic Four. Given that, … Continue reading Friday (Movie) Review: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
This is a great video about a deaf high school football team. It's not long, and certainly worth watching: Silent Night Lights While we are talking football, is the Clemson team's home stadium entrance not the best? Clemson Team Entrance One of the best things about Autumn is the changing colors of the leaves. And … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Deaf HS Football Team, Clemson’s Team Entrance, Pretty Foliage Places in New England, and Massive Chinese Traffic Jam
We got Fitbit Flex wristband trackers this week. We had on of the other models a few years back, but they were clip type things, and we both managed to lose them- several times. We are National Consumer Panel members and we had enough points to get two of the Flex bands. The bracelet type … Continue reading Monday Musings: Flexing, Walking, Gardening, and Season’s Changing
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