- Okay, I’m not sure how to rate this, so watcher beware
I found this over on Sloan Parker’sblog earlier in the week. - Coming December 1st, Ciara Knightis turning her weekly “Did I Notice Your Book?” feature into a blog hop.
Be sure to stop by to see what book I choose. - The Bayard/Lamb 2012 Campaign Tour will be stopping here next month. Stay tuned for the details.
- Congrats to Louisa Bacio for her Romance Reviews Nomination — The Vampire, the Witch and the Werewolf: A New Orleans Threesome
is steamy deliciousness
- We had a bit of the sad this week. Our long-haired piggy, aka the Mountaineering Guinea Pig, passed away. It came as a shock. One morning he’s scurrying around in the cage with his pal and by afternoon he was gone. We had an appropriate funeral. We’re undecided if we’ll try to find another one with our smooth coat piggy being so established.
- Had a fantastic #1k1hr with @Zakillian, @MaxineDuckworth, @mohio73, @Adam_Ortyl, @MMMReader, @KarenStivali, and @JuliaLizzBeth on Thursday, putting me 1113 words closer to being caught up with NaNo.
- This week’s word count:
- Sunday: 1698
- Monday: 1728
- Tuesday: 2254
- Wednesday: 1101
- Thursday: 2912
- Friday: 1341
- Saturday: 349
Definitely closer to NaNo standards
- I’ve continued to be good about writing and scheduling blog posts ahead. Wasn’t a ROW80 goal but I’m glad it has worked itself into one. I’ve maintained my goal of commenting on three blogs (usually more) per day and I’ve tried to make at least one of those not a regular.
- Twitter and Facebook…still struggling to find my groove. I’ll have a good day then a lot of bad, if not complete avoid, days. Definitely must find a balance here. So another update where I’m not sure I made my goal of three updates (not including blog posts) per week.
- The turkey is thawing in the fridge for Thursday If you want to try a new recipe, or two, Tiffany White has a delicious Thanksgiving Mash-Up.
Sunday Summary, #ROW80, & #NaNoWriMo
20 Nov 2011 26 Comments
by Raelyn Barclay in ROW80, Sunday Summary Tags: authors, blog, blogging, books, challenges, Ciara Knight, Did I Notice Your Book?, e-books, Facebook, family, guinea pigs, Kristen Lamb, Louisa Bacio, NaNoWriMo, pets, Piper Bayard, Raelyn Barclay, readers, reading, recipes, Romance Reviews, ROW80, Sloan Parker, The Vampire the Witch the Werewolf, Tiffany A White, Twitter, videos, WiP, word count, writers, writing
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Nov 20, 2011 @ 06:37:36
ROTFL! I can’t believe they could get away with putting the Tug Toner on television. I was laughing so hard I was crying.
Even my dogs stopped to watch. Hope you have a great day.
Nov 20, 2011 @ 08:43:20
LOL, glad I made your morning. I’m obviously not watching the right late night show
Thanks for stopping by Maria!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 09:26:29
Omg, I couldn’t make it past the first 40 seconds because I was laughing so hard. That is so. darn. ridiculous.
So happy to see that the writing is going well! Nothing like a good, solid, 1 hour sprint, is there? I’ve taken part in a few, and they are magic for getting me back on track.
Hugs on losing the guinea pig. It’s so difficult when a pet dies; they really do become a treasured part of the family.
Have a great week, Raelyn!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:22:15
Hilarious isn’t it
Thanks Lena, glad you stopped by!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:29:28
OMG! That video… :facepalm: while ROTFL!
Congrats on your wordcount – you’re doing great! Keep up the good work. Good luck on getting your social media groove going – that’s a constant challenge for me, too.
And sorry about your Guinea pig – we have gerbils, and lost one a couple weeks ago. People who don’t have small critters don’t know how easily we get attached to them.
Good luck with your goals this week!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 13:51:18
Thanks Jennette. I read on one of the zillion blogs I read about an author who actually schedules her tweets on Sunday, though I think she may have been talking about promo tweets. It certainly got me thinking and I may try to do something like that.
We’ve had gerbils in the past. Sorry to hear of your loss as well.
Thanks for stopping by!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:39:58
this old lady ventured into that extroidary world but really laughed so hard how can they keep such straight faces!!
sorry to hear about the guinea pig
well done on wor count
I’m sure we’ll all go blind if we watch too many of those videos!! keep smiling and all the best for coming week
Nov 20, 2011 @ 13:53:02
LOL, glad you braved the video and had a laugh Alberta.
Thanks and I’m glad you stopped by!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:47:32
Hilarious! Still laughing…
Nov 20, 2011 @ 13:54:16
Nov 20, 2011 @ 12:49:23
Well done with the word count. And OMG, this video is so funny!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 13:55:24
Thanks. Hilarious isn’t it
Glad you stopped by Riya.
Nov 20, 2011 @ 14:13:26
#1: We joke about this product at the day job all the time. No comment
Fantastic job on the word counts! Many of us have been sprinting and it definitely seems to help. I know quite a few of us would also like to see those continue beyond NaNo, after all, the writing never stops.
Have a great coming week and Thanksgiving, Raelyn
Nov 20, 2011 @ 14:31:47
LOL, how can you not comment? You must have one-liners in spades about that product
I have a hard time blocking out time for a sprint, especially something like #1k1hr, because of the wee beasties. But I enjoy them when I can do them.
Thanks for stopping by Gene!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 19:53:06
So funny – the video!
Love your goals and how you’re meeting them – especially the NaNo and the social media goals. I’m still struggling to comment on at least three blogs a day. Kudos to you!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 20:14:45
Some days are definitely easier than others Melanie, LOL
Thanks for stopping by
Nov 20, 2011 @ 20:56:19
You just made my night. That is the best infomercial ever. I lost it when the dude said “when you get it going, it really goes deep.” Snorted my tea. Sorry about your loss, hope remaining piggy will adjust.
Nov 21, 2011 @ 06:17:40
Just snorted your tea? LOL, mine ended up all over my monitor the first time I saw it…now I know better
Thanks, glad you stopped by Julie!
Nov 20, 2011 @ 23:54:14
Ahh, thanks so much for the shout-out, Raelyn! I so appreciate it. The kind words make all those late-nights up writing worth it! Working on a Christmas novella with The Vampire & The Werewolf right now. I’ve had a few readers ask for *their* story
Enjoy your holiday. My mom went vegan this year. It’s going to be exciting!
Nov 21, 2011 @ 06:25:53
You’re welcome
I can’t wait to read Chains of Silver and I look forward to the novella.
Thanks for stopping by Louisa!
Nov 21, 2011 @ 06:22:18
Word counts look good. Way to go!
I love the flexibility of ROW. That way we can change, tweak, and add goals no problem. I do it all the time.
Hope you have a terrific week…and a Very Happy Thanksgiving.
TTFN
Nov 21, 2011 @ 06:30:39
Thanks Stephanie, glad you stopped by
Nov 21, 2011 @ 19:09:58
NO!!! Jimmy Kimmel…OMG!
Now that I have a stitch in my side, I’ll just mention how very glad I am you are making great progress with your story. Now I have to recoup from laughing so hard.
Nov 21, 2011 @ 19:57:33
LOL Angela…walk that stitch out!
Thanks, I’m glad you stopped by
Nov 21, 2011 @ 19:21:50
great job this week! i’m always blown over when i see other people’s word counts. rock on!
Nov 21, 2011 @ 20:01:27
This is SO not my average Gina
If I can get 250 a day I’m happy.
Thanks for stopping by!