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the3six5 2011 Editor Application

Me and my environment, Sepia zone.

I don’t remember the exact moment I heard about the3six5 last year, but I do remember the excitement I felt to have the chance to participate in such a collaborative project. Peeking into the day-to-day of 365 different lives: this is how technology has brought the world so much closer.

So, I had my chance to write my own piece of the puzzle in late April and I have loved following the different authors’ posts throughout the year. It is amazing how much happens in the world at large each year, but how many precious little moments we can still capture through the Internet.

In terms of my experience with blogging and editing–well, in my previous job position I was the red-pen editor for all official documents. I caught typos that weren’t even caught by Microsoft Word (e.g., would you like to “sing” the document or “sign” it, Sir?) and I noticed the fine grammar mistakes that were made quite often. And blogging..well, it’s what I do when I am not penning my next client short story or drafting my novels and short stories.

There are many people I would love to see participate in the3six5; many of these individuals I have met here in San Francisco, but there are also people from other parts of the world, including Germany, Japan, and Brazil. I would love to reach out to all these fascinating people again and have them add a piece to the New Year.

As for my availability: looks like the only months left are July and December. I start business school next September, so July might be the best bet for me. If not, December should be when I have my winter break.

Thanks for considering me and I look forward to another intriguing year of the3six5.

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NaNoWriMo: Day 13

Yes, a few days are missing from my month-long blogging updates on NaNoWriMo. This past week brought about unexpected (yet good) changes…but also resulted in my not being able to add to my wordcount. Yikes!

Well, word sprints help, especially with a group. Even if the group is just online! Rebecca has been good at motivating people through her writing Page on Facebook. In the most recent word sprint (yesterday), I still eked out quite a bit of words in a 15-minute increment. I type way too fast.

So, today I will have to double post because I am applying to be an editor for the3six5 project in 2011. Stay tuned for my next post…

(P.S. Cumulative word count as of 6:59 PST: 16,442 words)

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NaNoWriMo: Day 8, Word War 1

Tonight, I had a Word War with my friend Rebecca who is also participating in NaNoWriMo. I had already written for 10 minutes solo beforehand, but I decided it would be fun to “compete” a bit.

I type too fast though–beat Rebecca by 1,000 words. Oops! I went off into a strange tangent at the end of the word war, too, so that sneaky Inner Editor is trying to whisper in my ear “Delete!” But I know to just keep moving forward.

Total word count as of right now (I don’t know if I will write more later tonight since I still need to work on my other projects): 14,021 words. Keep on going!

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NaNoWriMo: Day 7, a rainy day

I didn’t get much writing in until after midnight (again). Oops! But counting my total 1,703 words for Day 7 instead of Day 8. I think I will be writing more tomorrow, but we shall see. Total wordcount now is 11,918 words. I am tempted to look at last year’s (failed) NaNo novel and see where I stopped at. I just remember it was hard to spark up inspiration after some time. Plus, I remember last November was a lot busier than this year’s.

This week I have a lot of writing projects to do though. So, will need to be more careful with my time and not waste it on web surfing. Such a bad habit of mine! Must focus.

Today was an incredibly rainy day in San Francisco, but then the sun popped out near the end. My schedule was slightly mixed up with the hour setback. Longer nights are on the way…

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NaNoWriMo: Day 6 & DST Ends

I didn’t get a chance to write for NaNoWriMo until the end of today. My clock currently says it is 12:36am, but since Daylight Savings Time is supposed to end in a few hours, I figure this post still counts as Day 6.

Everyday continues to surprise me with how life is so powerful and amazing. Little details now ring louder for me than before; life is not passing me by day in, day out. I’ve spoken with some friends recently and we just can’t believe that it’s already November and that the year is nearly over.

My total wordcount for today: 10,215 words. I was afraid of falling behind so I decided to keep typing for a little more. Hey, it helps to have a little edge. The Twitter feed for NaNoWriMo Sprints helps with some random prompts/actions, although I have yet to “officially” participate in a sprint. It’s just good to have that extra bit of motivation.