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Nanowrimo Separation Anxiety

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It is day 28 of National Novel Writing Month. I am writing a sequel to a novel I wrote for my daughter, as requested by her. I am more than halfway through the novel, but only four hundred words shy of the 50 k goal. And now I'm feeling sad, already missing it. Part of me doesn't want to write the last few hundred words, so I won't have to say good bye... I've decided to make the next few days a personal test, to see if I can sustain the pace when it isn't simply as a marathoner. Let me tell you, writing nearly two thousand words a day is a wonderful way to expend my mental energy. I hope to keep it up. Boy, would I like some writer friends to support this habit! Here is the question I will need to answer: can I have a family life, and paint, and write, and play fiddle? Ah, what a happy prospect! Nanowrimo has taught me several things:  The first 350 words of the day are the hardest to write Unless the hardest to write are the last 350, and s

Lego block problems

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I didn't find very many examples of what Johns Hopkins Talent Youth Program will be testing for the Spatial Battery Test, so I made up two more. In the first problem, with the white Legos, find the one that isn't the same shape. In the second problem, find the two that aren't the same as the other three. Have fun!

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