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, finishingContinue reading “Days 28–30 of NANO 2018”
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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 24–27 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 andContinue reading “Days 24–27 of NANO 2018”
Days 20–23 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’tContinue reading “Days 20–23 of NANO 2018”
Day 19 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 thatContinue reading “Day 19 of NANO 2018”
Day 18 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 beContinue reading “Day 18 of NANO 2018”
Day 17 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 sayContinue reading “Day 17 of NANO 2018”
Day 16 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 myContinue reading “Day 16 of NANO 2018”
Day 15 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 writingContinue reading “Day 15 of NANO 2018”
Day 14 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, breaking my own one-day word count record. For the first time since I started tracking my daily word counts, I have written more thanContinue reading “Day 14 of NANO 2018”
Day 13 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 toContinue reading “Day 13 of NANO 2018”
Day 12 of NANO 2018
Well, it’s official. I’m behind. Today is rainy and cold and I’m dressed warmly and it feels like a good day to catch up so that’s what I’m going to try to do. Day 12: I wrote 0 words for the NANO book (1,353 words total for all my fiction). I went back to theContinue reading “Day 12 of NANO 2018”
Day 11 of NANO 2018
Day 11: I wrote 750 words on the NANO book (but 724 words for all my fiction). Yes, I had a negative word count for the book I’m trying to finish and that brought down my total word count for the day. And I’m behind on NANO pretty significantly now.
Day 10 of NANO 2018
Very slow start today. I’m actually sitting here at 6:52 pm knowing that I haven’t started yet and that I need to write the full daily goal of 1,667 words just to stay caught up. I can do it, but I’m going to have to get in a hurry. I have a few things toContinue reading “Day 10 of NANO 2018”
Day 9 of NANO 2018
Slow start today, but a short nap turned things around. Naps are almost like little miracle cures. Day 9: I wrote 1,521 words for the NANO book. That means I am just where I need to be at 15,159 words total for the NANO book. That also means I need to try to get aheadContinue reading “Day 9 of NANO 2018”
Day 8 of NANO 2018
Day 8: I wrote 1,019 words for the NANO book (but 1,835 words for all my fiction). As with yesterday, this screenshot is a day after screenshot so the average per day is wrong unless I write zero words today. That’s not the plan. :)
Day 7 of NANO 2018
Day 7: I wrote 1,207 words for the NANO book. My NANO word count is now 12,619 words. Here’s a screenshot I took a few minutes ago. It shows numbers as of today (day 8) but it also shows that I was still a little ahead as of last night. Since today’s writing is comingContinue reading “Day 7 of NANO 2018”
Days 1–6 of NANO 2018
I forgot to post that I’m participating in NANO this year (NaNoWriMo, actually, meaning National Novel Writing Month, forever hereafter to be called NANO by me). I’m actually doing pretty well. I got off to a strong start on a new(ish) book (nope, I haven’t finished the ending of the last book, still working onContinue reading “Days 1–6 of NANO 2018”