Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Now THAT's a subject I really could NOT write about. Too close to home! Only the opposite happened. My town had a chance to bring a Wal-mart here, but MA liberal refugees told them to take their Wal-Mart and shove it, 'cause it would hurt the small businesses. Bull...stuff.
Wal-Mart went across the river to NH where they don't have so many rules about companies that no companies wanna stay here. All the small businesses followed it, because people come from miles and miles around to go to Wal-Mart. My town used to be booming...now there are empty stores all along the main street and the jobs just keep leaving. I'm probably going to have to get a job in NH (not that it breaks my heart any)...there aren't any here.
Now, if I have done my best and end up with a B- that's one thing, but to spend so much money and sacrifice time away from other things... and just give it half a try... that's not me.
Yet, to conform, that's what I will have to do. Where it all is going to pay off is when I get in the graduate program... then I'll be glad Smeagol has good retention.
We are constantly fighting that with our 13-year-old. One of these days he's going to realize his choice is the local community college because he doesn't have the grades to get into Virginia Tech...
Yeah, I've heard they're a pretty good employer. And they brought a TON of jobs to that town, though not of the sort I'm looking for!
It's just sad seeing what's left of this town and seeing how that town has grown in the last few years. We're almost a sleeper town for Littleton these days.
Just read my initial post on this subject...man...and I think I can write a story? I guess I got too hot and bothered to use proper grammar...
Tom is still moping. I need to invent a character to kick him in the pants. However, I almost have my days quota as far as word count goes. Yay!
Don't be stuck with Tom if you aren't happy with him.
Not with NaNoWriMo. The secret here is in the volume of words. 50,000 in one month. Rewrites come later, otherwise we'll never make the finish line.
Here's a thought Rosie: Give him a life changing event. Kill off someone he loves, give him a disease or disability to work through. Make the experience change his attitude.
Don't be afraid to let the book follow a different path than what is in your outline.
I'll shut up about him now. I have nothing else to do but write and post this afternoon, so I'm whining...
This weekend, must rewrite English essay... write new essay for English. Start paper for American Government 1... and write 6 minute speech that has visual aids. Study for Arabic test tomorrow morning... study both Arabic and Hebrew. Yikes! I'm tired just writing that!
I think elves use things like calligraphy pens, not crayons...
Luckily he's not my only "main" character. So I just have to write his introduction. Then by the next time he comes into the story, things have already changed somewhat and he's not such a lump.
I can always work on other chapters and come back to him, too.
No editing. You'll have to work at getting it write in your next whine, um...post...;-)
That's just what their PR guys want you to think.
Rosie! Is that the thanks I get for being nice to you today? 
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