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Why I’m angry about The Weekend’s Super Bowl Performance

February 9, 2021 / Ellie Winter / 0 Comments

The Weekend’s Super Bowl Performance during the halftime show left me angry and disappointed on multiple levels, and it should have done the same to you.

2020 Halftime Show

Last year Jennifer Lopez and Shakira took to the halftime stage in a history-making performance. It was the first all Latin lineup in the event’s history. Two strong women, icons in the music field, and role models to girls all over the world. They put on a fantastic show, certainly one of the best in memory.

NaNoWriMo 2019 – Week 1 Down and My “It’s Complicated” Relationship with the Challenge

November 7, 2019 / Ellie Winter / 1 Comment

Can you believe we’re already a week into NaNoWriMo? It’s passing in a bit of a blur so far. This time around I get my best writing in after my daughter goes to bed too. It never ceases to amaze me how much my NaNo experience changes every year.

For those unfamiliar with NaNoWriMo is, it’s a challenge to write a novel in the month of November.
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If you participate, you are pledging to attempt to write 50,000 words throughout the month. If you break that into all 30 days, it comes out to 1,667 words/day. At its heart, NaNoWriMo is our kick in the pants to get off our behinds and buckle down on writing.