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National Novel Writing Month « Please Pick-Up Your Socks — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:33:53 +0000

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By: Pamela

Pamela — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:09:57 +0000

Yes, Zoom, I like your thinking much better. It’s a subtle difference, but focusing on health is better than fighting against something you don’t actually have a lot of control over.

Male-oriented words dominate so much of life, as do men, for that matter. Can’t really fight against that, either. Or if you do you just get grumpy. Grin. I’d rather try to enjoy what I have.

By: J.

J. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:16:05 +0000

I think I’m going to give this a shot. I’m a terrible writer, but think that something like this might do be some good.

Count me in too.

By: zoom!

zoom! — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:42:11 +0000

I'm so happy that so many of us are doing Nanowrimo this year! Is there anything I can do to persuade the Undecided among you to go for it? Pamela, thanks for visiting and for commenting. Shortly after I got diagnosed I decided the language of battle was not for me. I wrote a post about it called Warts, War, and the Language of Cancer. My focus is on getting healthy, not on winning a war. Please read it, and let me know what you think!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:54:16 +0000

ALright.. I caved… I joined.. and added you as a buddy.. I’m Oonaberu

By: Pamela

Pamela — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:44:30 +0000

I’ve been wondering lately why people with cancer have to fight it, and talk about being survivors, as if they’ve won – when so often they’ve only gained remission, and life expectancy is still rather short.

Oh my! Zoom! I love your blog and I might even love you if I knew you in person! I don’t mean to get at your predicament in the comments of your blog. But there are all the cancer walks, and the ribbons, and the publicity that the disease gets, that so many other diseases don’t. I’ve been wondering about it lately.

And then I decided, that the treatment is so remarkable, with the chemotherapy and/or radiation. They practically kill you, trying to save your life. And that’s when I decided that fighting the treatment in order to survive it is a pretty good trick, after all.

So good luck with the radiation, and please fight it, so you can survive. Yes.

By: megan

megan — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:20:50 +0000

I’m thinking about NaNoWriMo too. It’d get me off my ass. Or facebook. Close enough.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:02:58 +0000

I am have been sorely tempted to do nano for a few years no…but writing everyday for a living kinda sucks the desire to do it at home right out of you… but maybe this year….

By: Oma

Oma — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:34:10 +0000

I think I might try this too … hope the radiation session went well.

By: reb

reb — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:44:24 +0000

Glad to hear you survived the day.

I look forward to seeing your impressions of the workshops.

Hope all goes well with radiation.

Perhaps you and GC could do novels from Duncan’s and Logan’s perspectives on relationship building.