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mxtthxw, to random
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With ‘bro’ being increasingly used in a particular way, I think it’s time to hail the originals.

cathitza,
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@mxtthxw I used to stalk them round London when I was twelve. 😂

cathitza,
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@mxtthxw Craig wasn’t really on the scene by that point (he ended up doing well behind the scenes in the music industry, I think). I liked Luke because I always went for the underdog, but saw (stalked) Matt more as he lived a bus ride away. I have some funny stories from that time.

cathitza,
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@mxtthxw @DJDarren Claim to fame: teenage me is in that documentary. I look like Kevin from Kevin and Perry.

cathitza, to writing
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OK, it's happening. I'm attempting . Somehow, in the last week or so, I've managed to come up with an idea and a rough plot.

cathitza,
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Today was HARD. Dragged myself to 10K. And what I've written is all dialogue and hardly any description or action.

Yep, the honeymood period is definitely over. 😩

cathitza,
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Met today's target by the skin of my teeth following an existential - I mean, plot - crisis. 😥

cathitza,
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Should have hit this milestone yesterday, really, but a busy weekend messed me up. I don't how the hell I'm going to come up with another 25k words, though. I don't have enough plot left! 😩

cathitza,
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Caught up on my missed day! Feel so much better for that.

cathitza,
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Hit another landmark, but I'm still two days behind because work was crazy last week. It's touch and go now ... 😬

cathitza,
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After 28 days of NaNoWriMo, I kind of feel like I've been hit by a bus. (Funny, as buses are a theme in what I'm writing.)

Anyone else? This normal? It's probably a lot to do with the fact I'm a perfectionistic, detail-oriented, edit-as-I-go type, so this has been HARD.

Anyway, just over 5k words to get down in the next two days ....

cathitza,
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Well, shag me sideways, upside down and all around. I caught up! 1,590 words to write tomorrow and I'll have done it! 🙏😬👩‍💻

cathitza,
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50k words done, baby!

I'm shattered, I have chronic bum-ache from sitting at my laptop so much, the husband forgot what I look like, and my exercise routine went out of the window. However, I have a whole draft of a new novel, which would normally take me years (going by previous efforts). I also learnt loads.

cathitza,
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And that wasn't today's only win. I popped into Sainsbury's on my way home from a work thing earlier. I was feeling confident with just 800 words to go at that point, so I picked up a celebratory advance bottle of fizz. AND I ONLY GOT ASKED FOR ID! 😱🍾🏆

cathitza, to random
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Things I've Googled for my current chapter:

  • Prozac
  • Videos of people falling down stairs
  • Sunrise and sunset times by month in the UK
  • When did the National Lottery start?
  • Synonyms of 'illegal'

And this is why I'm not managing to catch up on my missed day.

cathitza,
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Also, Google has a dire selection of 'people falling down stairs' videos. Loads of staged efforts by stuntmen and one absolutely terrible scene featuring Jeannine from Eastenders.

cathitza,
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And I could have added what I've been asking :

  • Can a bus be considered a liminal space?
  • Can you suggest some cheesy names for a facial aesthetics clinic?
  • What can you compare someone to when their eyeline is overdone - other than a panda?
  • Can you suggest a good name for a fictional '90s jungle rave?
  • No, I mean drum 'n' bass - not a rave in an actual jungle.
  • How the fuck do I stop MS Word trying to make me write like an American once and for all?

cathitza,
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@philheppenstall Yeah, but it doesn’t matter what I do, it still tells me certain common UK spellings are wrong. Drives me mad!

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