I tried to write a novel during National Novel Writing Month in 2018. I didn’t succeed but it was still fun, and I have no doubt that I wrote more words than I would have otherwise.
Days 28–30: I wrote 0 words for the NANO book. I finished out NANO with 20,368 words. I really meant to do better but I got wrapped up in finishing the project I set aside to work on the NANO book and in the end I can’t regret that. Finishing is important. In fact, finishing … Continue reading Days 28–30 of NANO 2018
Days 24–27: I wrote 0 words for the NANO book. I have 20,368 words for NANO this year so far. I do think I’ll get a few more because I’m absolutely planning to write today, tomorrow, and Friday. But I ended up finishing up my finished book instead of focusing on the NANO book and … Continue reading Days 24–27 of NANO 2018
I wish it weren’t so, but I have fallen terribly far behind on my NANO goals. All it took was a week and a half of less than good writing days and suddenly I need 29,620 words to finish and I need them in eight days (seven if you don’t count today, and I can’t … Continue reading Days 20–23 of NANO 2018
Day 19: I wrote 1,109 words for the NANO book (1,299 words total for all my fiction). I’d talk about the day but really there’s nothing to say. It was a day. I wrote some. I wish I’d been more focused and written more. I also wish I wasn’t dealing with being sick. And that … Continue reading Day 19 of NANO 2018
Day 18: I wrote 740 words for the NANO book (754 words total for all my fiction). Those word counts are nowhere near what I wanted for the day but I’ll take what I can get right now. Hopefully, day 19 will be better! I should have more time alone which means I should be … Continue reading Day 18 of NANO 2018
Not only did I not have time to write until nearly 4 pm, after that I was sick. Well, I was sick before that, too, but I was also not here and had no opportunity to write before then. The vertigo returned, probably because of continued sinus and ear problems. All I’m going to say … Continue reading Day 17 of NANO 2018
I woke up this morning with a big chunk of backstory for the nano book in my head. I also had some bits of scenes that I might want to use for the current part of the story, but we’ll see. As for now, I’m going to spend the afternoon sitting in front of my … Continue reading Day 16 of NANO 2018
Day 15: I wrote 496 words for the NANO book (1,569 words total for all my fiction). I really did plan to write more for the NANO book today after I finished my other book (which I did, so YAY!), but in the end I think I was just too tired after all the writing … Continue reading Day 15 of NANO 2018
Day 14: I wrote 0 words for the NANO book (6,241 words total for all my fiction). YES! You got that right. I finally broke through that 6,000 words barrier today. For the first time since I started tracking my daily word counts, I have written more than 6,000 words in a day. :-) But … Continue reading Day 14 of NANO 2018
Day 13: I wrote 123 words for the NANO book (623 words total for all my fiction). I revisited the ending of the one book I’m trying to finish, and I revisited the book I’m working on in a series that I want to write, but that in all honesty, I have no need to … Continue reading Day 13 of NANO 2018