I made it! 50,000 words in roughly 26 days. And I am beat. As predicted, I am roughly 2/3rds plus a bit into my manuscript, but hey, 50,000 words of manuscript in less than a month is a pretty darned good start. For a lot of folks, and even for me my first several times participating … Continue reading NaNoWriMo – I Did It!
Can you believe that it’s been three weeks already? I can’t. I have been so busy this month, that I nearly lost count of the days. Though I can say with pride that I have been on the ball as to which day of the week it is for almost ten days now. Go me! … Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Turning the Corner
I had a nap yesterday. Ok, I had a series of naps yesterday. Somehow I always forget that creative work is work, and it can be exhausting. Who am I kidding, it is exhausting. This is the part when NaNoWriMo can really start to suck. It’s sucking up your time, your energy, your every waking … Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Week Two
Seven days, 15,000 words. Not too shabby, all things considered. While I’m trying very hard not to get ahead of myself, I think I might just make it this year, if Week One is anything to go by. One thing that has really been a huge help to me is the fact that there is … Continue reading NaNoWriMo – One Week In
It Begins. The way so far has been ... good. It’s only been a day, but I got over those “Omg-how-did-I-think-I-could-do-this-I-don’t-even-remember-what-this-story-is-about” jitters, dove in and wrote nearly 2000 words last night. I got a later start than I would have liked. Life has been a bit nutty this past week, and while I could have … Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Early Days
