Finished! No, I didn’t get in 50,000 words. But I did get to the end of my story. As you may know, I decided to go NaNoWriMo Rebel this year and finish up a work in progress I had started over the summer. While I wasn’t entirely sure how many words I needed to finish … More NaNoWriMo 2016 – The End
Half way through the month and I’m failing. Okay, maybe failing is too strong a word. How about…falling behind? Playing catch up? Waiting for a burst of inspiration? Or maybe failing is appropriate… Regardless, I am forging ahead. I have managed to hit the 10,000 word mark. 10k is a fair accomplishment and I’m rather … More NaNoWriMo 2016 – Day 15
For half of you, it is a sad day. For the other half, a triumphant day – though I’m 99% sure most of these folks don’t visit my blog. Regardless… For the half of you feeling depressed and adrift, do not despair. History teaches two things: It will get worse before it gets better (ouch!). … More NaNoWriMo 2016 – Day 9
I am woefully behind. So much, I am tempted to quit NaNoWriMo 2016. I know I know. We’ve just begun! How can I abandon my efforts so early? When I look at how many words I have to complete, it is just depressing. By the end of today, I should have completed roughly 11,669 words. … More NaNoWriMo 2016 – Day 7
Have you started yet? I have. I wrote 303 words this morning and will finish up my daily quota later tonight at: 6:30pm Pacific Time Catch me on MyWriteClub.
Holy Dragon-bait, People! NaNoWriMo is less than four days away. I know I know just breathe just breathe calm down stop pacing QUIT HYPERVENTILATING! Oh, that’s me. Sorry. So, if you are plugged into the whole NaNoWriMo media machine (they are impressive, aren’t they?), then you must know on Tuesday of next week, start writing. … More Dragons
This is the second Monday of NewNoWriMo, or the 8th day. I know, this is the hard part. You want to put your work aside. Writing is stupid. You’ll never finish and it’s a waste of time. I know, I feel that way, too. I want to stop, to put my project on hold, because, … More Day 8
…my novel is not finished. But! I did finish NaNoWriMo 2011! Here’s my badge. I’ll place it on the side bar for a while till something else comes along to usurp it. I honestly didn’t think I could do it. I have a two-day meeting tomorrow and Friday that I’ve had to prepare for all week. I … More 50,000 words later…
Check it out! Looks like I’m right on track to finish by the 30th. With the Thanksgiving holiday coming up, though, that’s gonna be a real challenge to get ‘er done. But I’m pushing to crank out another 3,000 to 4,000 words today. That should help. I only have 18,809 words more to go, folks. … More NaNoWriMo Update
I know, my posts should be focused, and not scattered about talking about one thing then another. I actually have folks who have subscribed to my blog recently that I do not personally know (I’m sure they will unsubscribe as soon as they figure out I’m a hack). Regardless, dear new suckers readers, I will … More Evocative Writing and my precious word count and GRRM’s dirge
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