what else have i been writing?
By now, you all know I’m doing NaNoWriMo this year, right? Writing a 50,000 word novel in a month? You can keep up with my word count over there on the sidebar; so far, I’m keeping up a good pace even though the election threw me off just a bit. No worries, though, since I plan to make up for it over the weekend.
[Have you seen President-Elect Obama’s website, Change.gov? There’s even a blog!]
But what about other writing? It’s been a while since I shared links of other things I’ve written around the Interwebs, so here is a short list for your Friday reading pleasure (and please remember that your “stumbles” through StumbleUpon, comments, and other spreading through social media are *very much appreciated*):
- White Truffle Fair in Alba, Piemonte at Italy Magazine: “Tartufi bianchi from Alba are arguably the most famous and most desired in the world–one was sold for €95,000 in 2005–and the wines and cheeses of the Langhe area in Piemonte are internationally loved as well.” Read more…
- Chestnut Festival in Emilia Romagna at Italy Magazine: “Chestnuts have been an important part of northern and central Italian cuisine for centuries, particularly in poor families and especially in times when access to other food products was compromised.” Read more…
- Craziest Name Changes at LegalZoom.com: “In July 2008, a New Zealand court stepped in to change the name of 9-year-old “Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii” because her name “makes a fool of the child and sets her up with a social disability and handicap.” This case was unique because the name was changed from the unusual to the more conventional. Usually, it’s the other way around.” Read more…
- To Laptop or Not to Laptop in the Law School Classroom at About.com Law School: “It may be hard for current college and law students to imagine, but back when I started law school 10 years ago, whether or not to use laptops in the law school classroom wasn’t much of an issue. We also walked five miles to school in the snow–each way–but that’s a story for different time.” Read more…
- Purple Tomatoes May Fight Cancer at TomatoCasual.com: “Scientists in England have created a tomato they say may be even more healthy than the traditional red variety.” Read more…
Thanks so much for reading!
Remember to check out Mary’s recipe for apple butter (one of my favorite substances on the planet) at The Flavors of Abruzzo for this week’s La Buona Cucina Americana!
Buon weekend!
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Michelle Kaminsky is an American attorney-turned-freelance writer who lived in her family's ancestral village in Calabria, Italy for 15 years. This blog is now archived.
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All of that writing sounds like you are working harder than if you had a full time job outside of the home. Enjoy the weather before it gets too cold!
I’d say the work is definitely comparable (I’m so fortunate for that!)…I just don’t have to travel 🙂
wow. You have a lot on your plate.
I look forward to reading your articles this weekend.
Have a good one.
Hope you enjoy them, and thanks for reading 🙂
Very impressive Michelle! Can’t wait to take a look! Hope you can “relax” some this weekend and “just” focus on your novel!
Me too Kim, me too 🙂
Keep up the great work, Michelle. Type – girl – type! You can do it. Yes, you can. 😉
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Hee hee…and so can you 🙂
Hi there Michelle! I really enjoyed the article on the name changes! LOL! Maybe I’ll change my name to something silly…hmmm, let me think…
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Just don’t try to do it in Italy…they’re *super* strict about name changes here!
Whew! You have exhausted me just thinking about all the writing you are doing! Good show, lady! Imagine…if you didn’t play on Twitter so much you could write even more :-)!
Kidding! I love reading your tweets!
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Hee hee…the tweets help keep me sane! You know what they say about all work and no play….
Wowee, love your site. Envious of your “exotic” life in Italy. What I wouldn’t give . . . You are inspirational. I’ll visit again.
Go NANO!
KJ
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Glad to see you! And best of luck to you 🙂
Yowza! You have been mighty busy. 🙂 How is your novel going? Did you do much pre-writing or planning? Mine is more coherent and focused than what I wound up with last year, which was a very, very chaotic 50,000 words that kept changing directions. What’s odd about this, is that I actually did more pre-writing last year. This year I did none! I’m behind on my word count, though, time to get cranking! ~Tui
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It’s going well, thanks; I had more of a solid idea this year. NO pre-writing at all, NO outlining, just the idea…going *much* better than I could have hoped 🙂 I didn’t realize you were writing too. Woohoo! Keep going girl!
Michelle, your productivity leaves me in awe. I do well if I can put a sentence together these days. I’m doing Nano in March – too much going on right now.
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Ooh NaNo in March…maybe I’ll join you for Round 2 😉