Four days down. My cumulative total is 12, 653. That means I have 37,347 words to go. Today, I learned my narrator’s wife-to-be is trying to avoid an arranged marriage–and not to my narrator. Sounds a little tricky, doesn’t it? This is my Central Texas workspace: The Mini is under … Continue reading →
There we have it. 9,701 words. That means only 40,299 words to go. To stay on track for the Backwards NaNo, my daily count finally drops below 3000 words for the day tomorrow to 2986. In non-NaNo news, we did work at the ranch today. I continue to be amazed … Continue reading →
My cumulative Day 2 total is 6,831, leaving me 42,169 words left to write. By my calculation, for a successful Day 2 of Backwards NaNo, I needed to write at least 6,562 words. That means I’m comfortable on track. I am pleased. To remain on track for what should be … Continue reading →
I’m very pleased with my first day’s word count. 4, 203 words completed. That means I have 45,797 words go go before the end of the month. I’m writing Dickie’s POV first to maintain continuity. The flow of the story will be Dickie relating the story. Then, between his chapters, … Continue reading →
Regular readers will remember that I’ve participated in National Novel Writing Month every November since 2003. The challenge is to write 50,000 words on a novel (typical full novel length is 60,000 – 100,000 words) (I’ve written on non-fiction before — they aren’t that stringent on the rules). That’s an … Continue reading →
We’re gradually putting stuff we deem as trash in the shop out by the curb for the trash guys to pick up. I don’t know what their limit is, but they do request only one bulk item a week. We got the initial 70 contractor bags of trash all pieced … Continue reading →
I can relate to this month’s Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour topic — revision. I struggle to get my mind around it, but I have done it successfully, usually for academic papers. Revising fiction has been much more challenging for me. When I finished Polar Bear on the Loose in 2004, I … Continue reading →
I broke my foot. I’m not exactly sure when. I know I either broke it or re-injured it in February, but I think the original problem was sometime around a year ago. I definitively got it diagnosed as broken in June from x-rays. It had never swollen up or hurt … Continue reading →
National Novel Writing Month is just around the corner, kicking off November 1. I use NaNo (as it is affectionately known) to write first draft material. I’ve participated every year since 2003. That would be 8 consecutive years. Alas, I do not have 8 first drafts. Why? I’ve chosen at … Continue reading →
I confess to being a little muddled at this month’s Blog Tour topic. I’ve heard of gender crossing, and, certainly, cross-dressing. The term isn’t used for women much, but I do a lot of cross dressing. Men’s clothing has always been more durable — both in construction and fashion. I’ve … Continue reading →