NaNo Day 4: 5066
A mere 731 words today, but they’re words I didn’t have yesterday, so I’m happy for them. This is not a good month for me. I anticipated it might be rough. I’m going to get what I can get.
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NaNo Day 3: 4335
I’m calling “Uncle!” on Day 3. Better today than yesterday, I clicked out 1473 new words today. Got the kids set up in the dorm, and they’ve discovered those squeaky clean, fun new roommates are not quite what they thought they’d be, but they have found a way to carve … Continue reading →
NaNo Day 2: 2862
That’s a grand total of 722 words for today. Not one of my more productive writing days. I did get one-third of the tests marked. I still have some reading to do before I can really go to bed. I hope it won’t take too long. Maybe tomorrow will be … Continue reading →
NaNo Day 1: 2140
Right on track. Nikki and Jeff just graduated from high school. Everything is going great. Ah, the innocence of youth. Everything should still be good through tomorrow. Then things will probably be getting ugly. Scenes are turning out to be about half as long as I planned. That means, if … Continue reading →
NaNo Count: 605
It’s late, but I wanted to get some kind of start before heading off to bed. I finished the initial read-through on my exams sometime after midnight and jotted the beginning of the opening scene for NaNo. Now I need to get some sleep. At least I’ve started.
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I converted my 8 page synopsis for Threads and Ties into a rudimentary outline. For the first time, I’ve delineated chapters in a book before writing it. I was pleasantly surprised how well that seemed to fall into place. For starters, the book has 14 chapters and 50 scenes. I … Continue reading →
Inspiration & Threads & Ties Work
I have an 8 page synopsis of Threads & Ties. My next goal is to convert that to an outline of some sort to guide me through NaNo next month. I’ve wanted to use Inspiration more than I have been since I got it a couple years ago. This morning, … Continue reading →
Writing?
No, I haven’t done much writing lately. Since early this year, I’ve focused on Twilight revisions. I’m making slow progress with them, but at least it is progress. November is nearly upon us, though, and that brings National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). For me, that means it’s time to write … Continue reading →
Synopses Marathon
Forward Motion is having a Synopses Marathon this weekend. (I believe you’ll need to be logged in to view that thread.) I haven’t marathoned in awhile, but this is an area where I need work. It also gave me an opportunity to practice critiquing others’ work. In theory, it’s easier … Continue reading →
Writing Research
If you’re a writer and you’re reading this, you know how this goes. You want to check accuracy of some fact. It doesn’t matter what it is. Before the internet, I’m certain I’d have spent a lot of time in the library while writing, or I’d have kept a notebook … Continue reading →