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Brandiwyn🎶Prep starts 10/1! Author Icon, also known as Michelle Tuesday, is a musician, educator and writer hailing from Columbus, Ohio.
La Bene Vita
I am a professional musician  Open in new Window., worship leader  Open in new Window., small business owner  Open in new Window., songwriter  Open in new Window., aspiring author  Open in new Window. and freelance nonfiction writer  Open in new Window. with a chemical engineering degree  Open in new Window..

But that's just my resume.

My profile of qualifications is only one of the ways in which I am unique. Here I chronicle my personal and professional goals and my efforts to achieve them. Occasionally I fail. Mostly, I take daily baby steps toward all my long-term goals. Much like the stories I pen, the songs I compose, and the businesses I run, I am always a work in progress.

Merit Badge in Music [Click For More Info] To a dear friend whose talent for writing music is sensational. May you have a fabulous New Year, (((Brandi)))!!! *^*Kiss*^* Big hugs, Sherri *^*Heart*^* Merit Badge in Organization [Click For More Info] I don't know how you do it, but I assume there's magic involved *^*Bigsmile*^* I have really enjoyed this month of planning and preparation for NaNoWriMo and I love how organized it all is. Thank you for hosting a great challenge and for your dedication to helping so many of us prepare with confidence and trepidation for National Novel Writing Month (known to sane folks as 'November' *^*Laugh*^*) at your [Link To Item #1474311] Merit Badge in Leadership [Click For More Info] For your hard work, commitment, talent and innovation in running the October NaNoWriMo Preparation each year, which helps many of us get our scattered thoughts together for November's novel-writing. And also because this badge has ducks on it.


November 8, 2011 at 8:18am
November 8, 2011 at 8:18am
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First, I think I'm in love. *Heart* Evernote  Open in new Window. *Heart*

Second, today kicks off Week 2 of NaNoWriMo 2011. I've discovered - after Prepping this novel - that my work is in three acts sandwiched between a prologue and an epilogue. Nice, except that Part 1 is wayyyy too short. And I'm about to start Part 3 - at about 15k words. Don't get me wrong; Part 3 will probably be a hefty chunk. But what happens during NaNo when you realize you need more meat ten chapters ago? It's not editing, exactly, but it's not Express-Train-Full-Speed-Ahead-To-The-Finish-Line writing, either. I need to regroup, adjust my outline and think. Lucky for me, I don't work until this afternoon. But I shorted yesterday's word count and only just caught up, so I have another 1,500 words to go today. Which I'll write after outlining. Because I'm already outlining. I'm a NaNo Rebel and proud. And I reserve the write to change my mind about my novel format. I am, after all, the author. *Rolleyes*

Moving on to my daily blog template, which I snagged from Evernote in the wake of Google Notebook's Bad News.

Reach 275 students at MTMS  Open in new Window. by 12/31/11.
*Writing* 231! Chugging along. November was a big enrollment month for us last year. I have no idea why.

Writing:
(1) *Thumbsup* Blog at MT.com  Open in new Window. by the end of the month: Pending.
(2) *Thumbsup* 30 minutes of daily freestyle writing: This is a stupid goal during NaNo.

Count points:
Well, no. And I think I've gained two or three more pounds. But amazingly, I feel better, possibly because of our daily morning walks.
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