Laura Lam

UK Immigration: Level Up!

I’m interrupting my NaNoWriMo blogging with a personal post. I woke up groggy far too late in the day as I stayed up drinking until 5 am, which is very unlike me (though, nerd bonus: I went to see The Sound of Music at a friend’s house and then went to a birthday party and got into a long discussion… Read More

NaNoWriMo: Day 1, Or: What the hell have I gotten myself into?

Don’t worry–I don’t think I’ll do daily posts on NaNoWriMo. I think I’m done for the day. I’m at 2,356 words, which isn’t bad. They’re a shit 2,356 words. I’ve never written anything so rubbish (well, except for that novel I started when I was fifteen). I am abusing adverbs to an even greater extent. I’ll use three adjectives to… Read More

Impending NaNoWriMo

I decided I’m going to try being the hare rather than the tortoise for the month of November. I’ve never been lured in by NaNo before. Last year I did a modified version and wrote 500 words a day. I’m quite a slow writer. I sit there and ponder. I outline fairly extensively. I chip away at a MS. I… Read More

Dewey’s Read-a-thon

For the past few years, I’ve seen these Dewey read-a-thons crop up every six months or so. I always found an excuse not to participate. I was too busy. I had something else on. Too much homework. Needed to feed my cat or wash my hair. But as I wrote in a recent post, I had been in a bit… Read More

Dewey's Read-a-thon

For the past few years, I’ve seen these Dewey read-a-thons crop up every six months or so. I always found an excuse not to participate. I was too busy. I had something else on. Too much homework. Needed to feed my cat or wash my hair. But as I wrote in a recent post, I had been in a bit… Read More

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