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Nonfiction Summary – October 2020


October over!  Third full iteration through TAG complete!  😀🤗😁

For October, I wrote thirty-one “story” entries (one every single day!) and eighteen “nonfiction” entries.  I’m pleased!  I really enjoy writing nonfiction entries (and contributing towards my corpus for Wobble2) but on some days if I only had enough gas in the tank to knock one out, I prioritized working on my story.  I don’t know where it’s all going, but if I manage to keep this pace up, I’ll have accumulated ~80,000 words in roughly seven months, by about May 2021.  Of course, it’d only be my first draft but that’d honestly be such an accomplishment, a real dream come true!  So I’m giving it the ol’ college try! ✊🔥🚀

As for the month that was, here are my favorite nonfiction entries I wrote these past four weeks.


🍂 Highlights in October 🎃
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Meanwhile, on the writing-front, here are some first among equals too:

And finally, for housekeeping, I at long last updated my very stale “Begin Here” welcome page on my blog and also added a “Worldbuilding” cheat sheet that helps me keep track of everything going on in my story.  After four chapters and ~16k words, things had considerably sprawled to where it was beginning to overflow my brain! 🤯🧠💥

Alrighty, onwards into November!  Wohoo! Let’s do this!  🍁🦃🥔🥕🌽


Week One


DateEntrySongMovie
Tuesday – Oct 6Anonymous & PublicAstronomia – Peter BenceThe Adjustment Bureau (2010)
Wednesday – Oct 7Bruce Wayne: The Batman –
The Epitome of the Human Struggle
Big Enough – Kirin J CallinanBatman v Superman:
Dawn of Justice (2016)
Thursday – Oct 8Calvin and HobbesClimb Higher – Pinkzebra feat. Benji JacksonThe Core (2003)
Friday – Oct 9Donald J. TrumpDiamonds in the Rough –
Christel Alsos
Driven (2001)
Saturday – Oct 10Exporting American Culture is the New ImperialismEchoes – 2WEIEver After (1998)
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Week Two


DateEntrySongMovie
Sunday – Oct 11The Fast and the FuriousFight Song – Rachel PlattenFurious 7 (2015)
Monday – Oct 12Growing OlderGreater Lights – Advent RisingGladiator (2000)
Tuesday – Oct 13Heaven and HellHow Far I’ll Go – Auli’i CravalhoHotel Artemis (2018)
Wednesday – Oct 14Write a NovelIt’s Time – Imagine DragonsThe Incredibles (2004)
Thursday – Oct 15Journaling Every Single DayJump – Van HalenJingle All the Way (1996)
Friday – Oct 16Supreme Court ShenanigansKether – ArkanaKill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Saturday – Oct 17Life: The Mortal Coil – SeasonsLouder – ChariceLimitless (2011)
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Week Three


DateEntrySongMovie/Show
Sunday – Oct 18The Dewey Decimal
Classification System
Moon and Back –
Alice Kristiansen
Master of None (2015)
Monday – Oct 19Classic Tetris World ChampionshipsNiënna – OonaghNo Time to Die (2021)
Tuesday – Oct 20OrganizationOcean of Dreams – Ian MulderOver the Top (1987)
Friday – Oct 23The Great Robert Bork: “It Would Be an Intellectual Feast.”Rollercoaster – Fanny AndersenRi¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
Saturday – Oct 24Scaffolding, Structuring, and RestructuringSweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd SkynyrdSpace Jam (1996)
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Week Four


DateEntrySongMovie
Friday – Oct 30Welcome!Your Reckless Heart –
Joel Hirsch & Sara Skinner 
Yes Man (2008)
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Summary – September 2020


Incredibly, September is in the bag!  Today concludes my second full iteration through the alphabet.  Needless to say, since beginning TAG back on Aug 3, two months ago, I’ve been pleasantly surprised with how things have gone. Looking back on the month that was, I’m really happy with what I wrote. Honestly, I never imagined I had all of these words inside of me. But somehow, every morning, I just sit down and ~400 words pretty much spontaneously fall out. It’s very strange. Of course, I love all of my children equally, but if I were forced to choose a “personal top three” (other than those mentioned in the below highlights, which don’t count), then I’d probably say:


🥧 Highlights in September
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  • On Sep 25, I shared TAG on Reddit!  And since then, u/munchmallowqueen has joined this great adventure!  So far, we’ve posted ~400 words a day for nine consecutive days now tallying a total of over 3,600 words to date!  War and Peace, here we come! 🙂😀
  • I’ve begun writing a fiction story!  I felt it was time.  For years, I’ve daydreamed about writing a book but my efforts have always previously fizzled and gone nowhere.  I have a good feeling about this time though!  First, this is the first time I’m writing and publicly posting each day’s progress. So, there’s a newfound sense of purpose and accountability that I’ve never before felt.  Second, it’s also the first time I’ve had a writing buddy on the journey!  (Thanks, u/munchmallowqueen! Let’s both write books! 🙏🙏🙏)

Onwards into October! 🍂🎃🍁


Week One


DateTitleSongMovie
Monday – 9/72016: A Harbinger of 2020?One More Time – R. Armando Morabito10 Things I Hate About You
(1999)
Tuesday – 9/8Adventure in the Great Wide SomewhereAlways On My Mind –
Elvis Presley
Armageddon (1998)
Wednesday – 9/9Ben AffleckBaby – Glee Batman Begins (2005)
Thursday – 9/10Coding & Writing: Twins – Part ICrazy – Gnarls Barkley Chasing Amy (1997) 
Friday – 9/11The Highest GearDrone Shot Of My Yacht –
John Mayer 
Deadpool (2016) 
Saturday – 9/12Escape VelocityEveryday World – Oregairu Edge of Tomorrow (2014) 
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Week Two


DateTitleSongMovie
Sunday – 9/13Understand Your Own Flow StatesFlieger – Helene Fischer Friday Night Lights (2004)  
Monday – 9/14With Great PowerThe Grinch – Will Prime The Great Gatsby (2012) 
Tuesday – 9/15Harry PotterHemiplegia – HAERTS Home Alone (1990)
Wednesday – 9/16Building a TownI Need a Hero – Jennifer Saunders (Shrek 2)Independence Day (1996) 
Thursday – 9/17Joker“Jaja Ding Dong” Song –  Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Joker (2019) 
Friday – 9/18Kitsch Kal El – Gareth Emery & Ashley Wallbridge feat. NASH The Karate Kid (2010) 
Saturday – 9/19Lev Grossman: A Beacon of Light and Hope for Aspiring Writers EverywhereLion of Love – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga The Lake House (2006)
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Week Three


DateTitleSongMovie/Show
Sunday – 9/20When Mental Models Go Stale + Levels of CertaintyMother’s Heart – Stefanie Heinzmann  Man on Fire (2004)  
Monday – 9/21NoveltyNothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – George BensonNo Country for Old Men (2007)
Tuesday – 9/22Can Originality Be Replicated?OK – Robin SchultzOcean’s Eleven (2001)
Wednesday – 9/23ParenthoodPrayer In C – Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin SchulzPitch Perfect (2012)
Thursday – 9/24Quitting the Rat Race is the American DreamQuicker Than She Came –
Katy McAllister 
The Quintessential Quintuplets (2019)
Friday – 9/25Mulan (2020): AtrociousRoller Coaster – Luke BryanThe Rocketeer (1991) 
Saturday – 9/26SynchronicitiesSomething I Need – OneRepublicSin City (2005) 
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Week Four


DateTitleSongMovie
Sunday – 9/27TikTok: The Beginning of the End of American Tech SupremacyThis is Me – The Greatest ShowmanTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 
Monday – 9/28The Unfulfilled Promise of the Internet – Part IUmbrella – Tom HollandUnfaithful (2002) 
Tuesday – 9/29Fulfilling the Promise of the Internet – Part IIVolcano Man – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Vertical Limit (2000) 
Wednesday – 9/30Coding & Writing: Twins – Part IIWith You Til The End –
Tommee Profitt
World War Z (2013) 
Thursday – 10/1The Selfish Ledger
(Google X ~2016)
XO – BeyoncéX-Men (2000) 
Friday – 10/2Landing in ShanghaiN/AN/A
Saturday – 10/3“Zoomies” – The Wonders of Chinese Public Transportation InfrastructureZadok the Priestess Zootopia (2016) 
Sunday – 10/4Summary – September 2020N/AN/A
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Summary – August 2020

Week One


DateEntrySongMovie
Monday – Aug 3A Commitment to Write Every DayN/AN/A
Tuesday – Aug 4Ode to the DishwasherN/AN/A
Wednesday – Aug 5MistakesN/AN/A
Thursday – Aug 6Why Negativity is GoodN/AN/A
Friday – Aug 7CommunityN/AN/A
Saturday – Aug 8Rick and MortyN/AN/A
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Week Two


DateEntrySongMovie
Sunday – Aug 9United States of Smash!N/AN/A
Monday – Aug 10Frida Kahlo & Diego RiveraN/AN/A
Tuesday – Aug 11A Special Circle of Heaven for ArtistsN/AN/A
Wednesday – Aug 12Wesley MorrisN/AN/A
Thursday – Aug 13Trump’s Master PlanN/AN/A
Friday – Aug 14Fear & DisciplineN/AN/A
Saturday – Aug 15The Difference Between Dreamers & DoersN/AN/A
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Week Three


DateEntrySongMovie
Sunday – Aug 16Truly an Age of WonderEver Ever After –
Carrie Underwood
Election (1999)
Monday – Aug 17FeelingsFür Immer Bleibt – BENNEFantastic Four (2005)
Tuesday – Aug 18The Global Positioning SystemGood Time –
Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
Gattaca (1997)
Wednesday – Aug 19Fate & DestinyHusavik – My Home Town – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaHellboy (2004)
Thursday – Aug 20
Friday – Aug 21
Saturday – Aug 22
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Week Four


DateEntrySongMovie
Sunday – Aug 23
Monday – Aug 24
Tuesday – Aug 25
Wednesday – Aug 26
Thursday – Aug 27
Friday – Aug 28
Saturday – Aug 29
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