The big question...

Here it goes. All you have to do is answer the question below in the comments section of this post to win a free book. We'll be picking our favorite answer, so make them clever. Be as funny, serious or down right silly as you want!

What is keeping you from writing/making your word count, better known as PROCRASTINATION?

Now, there are no rules as far as your answer goes. I will say one thing, my dog ate my computer won't win. ;)

Good luck folks! You have until Monday night at 6pm PST to post your answers to the question!

Just to get you a little more excited, here's the list of books to win!

How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier
ttyl by Lauren Myracle
Valiant by Holly Black
Golden by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Platinum by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot
Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

1k-a-day Day 16

Are we really half through? Hard to believe, isn't it? I hope you are all still enjoying the ride as much as I am. For those of you feeling a little less inspired lately, we've decided to give a book away today just for the hell of it. SO, check the blog later today for your chance to win!

Tami's Day 15 WC: 553
Tami's November WC: 8,933
Tami's overall WC: 33,625
Music: Nothing because I can't listen to music when sick for some reason.
Mindset: So I didn't get the huge word count like I wanted but there is always tomorrow. I'm feeling a little better, now manageable. I did finish two pretty good books in the last day! Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak (not his best but still good) and Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass (loved it!).
Tami's Day 16 WC: 1,033

How's it hanging in Alberta, Tracy?

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Ah, so lovely to have my blog cohort, hortting away with me again. :)

Things are a bit messy around here - our first major snowfall has started the fun melt-and-freeze process, so my dogs are either tracking in mud or sliding into the house at full speed. One good thing about winter yard duties though - frozen doggie poop is easy to bag. (Now ain't that just what you wanted to hear this morning?)

Tracy's Day 15 WC: 706

Tracy's overall WC: 16, 768

Mindset: Where has November gone? We're half way through our challenge already. I have to start producing more words...time to light the fire under my butt with the BBQ lighter.....whooooohoooooo....

Tracy's Day 16 WC: 1776! :) A good day.

Winner for Week 2!

Week 2's winner of 1k-a-day is Denise Jaden!!!!! Please send congrats Denise's way. I think she plans to win my whole book collection this month. :)

Tomorrow we're going to have a special contest! All you have to do is post a comment to the question with tomorrow's blog entry. Come up with the best answer to the secret question and win! Check back tomorrow to see what we're up to and win a free book!

Here's the books to choose from Denise:

How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier
ttyl by Lauren Myracle
Valiant by Holly Black
Golden by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Platinum by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot
Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

Stick around for Week 3 and give your fingers exercise by writing! We'll have more books to give away!

Thanks to everyone who has been participating in 1k-a-day! We're having a ton of fun and have met great people, too!

1k-a-day Day 15

What a lovely snowy Saturday morning in my part of the world! We're on to Week 3 of 1k-a-day - we're almost there. Okay - fill up your coffee mugs and get writing.

Tracy's Day 14 WC: 1409
Tracy's overall WC: 16, 008

Mindset: I'm a leanish, meanish, writing machine!

Tracy's Day 15 WC: 760

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I'm back! Woohoo. I want to thank Tracy for doing the blog duties for the last few days. You ROCK Trace!

To update everyone on my life...AMC played some good movies yesterday! Pillow Talk with Rock Hudson and Doris Day...Baby Boom with Diane Keaton...Big with Tom Hanks. Can you guess what I've been doing while sick?

Tami's Day 14 WC: 0
Tami's November WC: 8,380
Tami's overall WC: 33,072

Mindset: So I'm way behind and it's driving me nuts. I have faith I can catch up. A few good writing days and I'll be fine. Last year at this time, I was just getting my butt in gear for NaNoWrimo and ended up with over 50k. My cold is still here, but I'm alive. I hope to get a few 1,000 today, but I'm not going to push it. This is the first time I've sat down at the computer in a few days...how weird it is to be away from technology!

Tami's Day 15 WC: 553

1k-a-day Day 14

Hold fast, my friends, Day 14 is upon us. I had to share a few lines from one of my favourite writing books, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott.

"You need to trust yourself, especially on a first draft...Don't look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance."

So let's boogie people!

Tracy's Day 13 WC: 1090

Tracy's over all WC: 14, 599

Mindset: This morning, when I took the dogs out to do their thing, the wind and the snow reminded me why I love hiding out in the house with my laptop. I think this evening will be warm and fuzzy and productive.

Tracy's Day 14 WC: 1409

Tami-licious how's that cold? You managing to write, kiddo?

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Free books available in week 2!

Okay everyone...just in time for the close of week 2! Below is the list of available books for this week. Good luck everyone, and don't forget to post those week ending word counts!

Week 2 word counts should be the words written between Saturday, Nov. 8th and Friday, Nov.14th.

How To Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalestier
ttyl by Lauren Myracle
Valiant by Holly Black
Golden by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Platinum by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
When Lightning Strikes by Meg Cabot
Lessons from a Dead Girl by Jo Knowles
The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld

1k-a-day Day 13

Hope you got your word count in for yesterday! Sorry for the lag on posting the available books in this week's contest. I'll have it up and ready to go today. Don't forget to write big today! Only one more day that counts for week 2!

Tami's Day 12 WC:
Tami's overall WC for 1k-a-day: 8,380
Tami's overall ms WC: 33,072
Music: Nothing...my ears were too clogged
Mindset: Well, darn it...I have a cold. I felt great Tuesday and woke up Wednesday to a full blown cold. I felt like crap on a cracker so not much writing done for me. :( My head is fuzzy and my sinuses burn. Not fun at all. Hopefully it doesn't last.
Tami's Day 13 WC: Will post soon!

How'd your day go after your 4 day weekend, Trace?

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Ah...that 4 day weekend was so damn nice. But alas, school went well, I wrote at lunch and had a good day of writing. A few girls at school convinced me to join a Tuesday fitness class...yikes, I'm already scared. We'll see how it goes next week. Hopefully my writing and my butt will be in shape by December. :)

Start sucking back the OJ, Tami! I hope your cold dies a swift death.

Tracy's Day 12 WC: 1195
Tracy's overall WC: 13, 509

Mindset: I think I can....I think I can...I think...therefore I am...I like green eggs and ham....sigh...is it only Thursday??

Tracy's Day 13 WC: 1090

Tami - I'm wishing you anti-cold-ness! Get better soon.