Pages Tagged “NaNoWriMo”
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- Nanomore
Decided that with everything else that’s going on, I don’t have time for the added stress of Nanowrimo right now. Last night I didn’t even mess with the Flash-related projects that have been looming (way behind on current stuff for my site, and I’m contributing an article to the TwoMorrows Flash Companion book). All I […]
- Writing Slowdown
Well, days 2–3 of Nanowrimo haven’t gone quite as well as day 1. Thursday night I found myself stuck, unable to get past about a paragraph for hours. I was convinced that what I had wasn’t really a story, wasn’t interesting, that all I had was a weird concept and a bunch of people who […]
- And They’re Off!
I actually managed to get started on time for National Novel Writing Month this time instead of forgetting until day two. I’ve set myself a goal of 1700 words per day, just slightly more than the 1,667 needed to reach 50,000 by the end of the month. This way I’ll build up a bank of […]
- Nanowrimo: Back for a Rematch
After completing last year’s Nanowrimo* challenge (National Novel Writing Month: write a 50,000 word novel during the month of November), I figured I’d wait a month or two, then start revising my story into shape so I could at least show it to Katie to beta. Then, 11 months later, I’d come back for another […]
- Nanowrimo Completed!
You may have noticed the National Novel Writing Month banner in the sidebar this month. I’ve been participating in it, starting from literally no idea what the heck I was going to write on November 2 and working towards 50,000 words by the end of the month. It turned into a fantasy novel with elements […]
- Quote of the Day
Me: Oh, that’s too many syllables for this character! Katie: What are you trying to replace? Me: Sanctimonious. By writing like a madman over the Thanksgiving weekend, I’ve managed to get ahead of the goal, and complete a 47,000-word novel. Unfortunately I need a 50,000-word novel, so I’m going back and looking for things that […]
- Getting ahead.
Last week my goal for Nanowrimo was to stay right on track. Hit 20K on the 12th, 25K on the 15th, 30K on the 18th. But I realized that the last few days of the month aren’t going to give me much time to write. We’re going to a concert on the 29th, leaving me […]
- Halfway!
I didn’t get much written yesterday, but I made up for it today, and passed the 25,000 word mark right on schedule. I am now just over the half-way mark. A subplot jumped out at me on Monday, and while it’s slowing the A plot down, it seems to be working into things that need […]
- 20,000 words under deadline
Just made 20K with 10 minutes to spare. Actually made a bit more than that, as I was sitting at 19,900 at 11:00 and wrote a 400-word scene. Switching to another progress gauge and going to bed. Word Count: 20367
- Writing Weekend
Mostly random stuff this morning. Read some comics. Finished Callahan’s Cross-Time Saloon. Errands in the afternoon. Late lunch at Ruby’s, which always lends itself to not needing dinner that night. Weather went from warm and sunny to gloomy and cool during lunch. Picked up writing early evening. My goal is to hit 20,000 words by […]
- Full quarter
Managed ~1600 words and passed the 25% mark in Nano. Which is probably silly to play up, since it’s so close to the 20% mark that I hit yesterday. Still, from 1/5 to 1/4. Next milestone at 1/3. Unfortunately to be on track I ought to hit it by the end of the day tomorrow, […]
- NaNO Sleep
Writing 1666 words a day is hard. Writing 1800-2500 or more because you’ve fallen behind is harder. Throw in work, traffic, voting, food, and other plans, and it gets really hard. The last time I got a good night’s sleep was Saturday. I missed my chance to write Sunday morning, and a trip to see […]
- Catching up
Friday night: mad dash through Nanowrimo. Still nebulous, not much in the way of direction. Still behind a day. Sunday night: Mad writing until way too late in the morning… and forgot to update my word count until after midnight, so it looks like I skipped two days. Grrr. Work today, then most of the […]
- Nano
I’ve decided to break nearly a decade of writer’s block by joining NaNoWriMo. Technically I’ve written quite a bit — 250 posts on LiveJournal, 1000+ posts at K-Squared Ramblings, hundreds of articles about Flash comics, the Alternate Browser Alliance website, etc. But aside from some Literary Guild projects back in college, I can only think […]