Word Count: 3505
Right on track. I'm trying to do this year's NaNoWriMo slow and steady. I've rushed ahead in years past and ran out of plot. My thinking is that if I take longer this year I'll have more time to think up ideas! Let's see if this works....
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 2 (noon update)
Word count: 3109
Yay! Going to be busy tonight, so only needing to write a couple hundred words is fine by me! Go me!
Yay! Going to be busy tonight, so only needing to write a couple hundred words is fine by me! Go me!
Monday, November 1, 2010
NaNoWriMo Day 1 (Evening Update)
Word Count: 1768
Yes I finally found time to write! Chores were abandoned until tomorrow, and much wine was consumed! (Also had to work writing around watching the Giants win! Yahoo!) I'm calling it a night. Now I've got to go crochet!
NaNoWriMo Day 1 (noon update)
Word count: 0
Still sad? You betcha! Today is my carpool-buddies last day at work. I took her out to lunch as a send-off. So there were no words a-flowin' from my fingertips at lunch.....here's hoping I can get a start tonight! I've got to at least reach my 1667 words today!
Still sad? You betcha! Today is my carpool-buddies last day at work. I took her out to lunch as a send-off. So there were no words a-flowin' from my fingertips at lunch.....here's hoping I can get a start tonight! I've got to at least reach my 1667 words today!
NaNoWriMo Day 1
Word count: 0
Sad? Yes it is! It's 8:40am, and the last two years I would have already passed the 5K mark on words, but this year, since the 1st is a Monday, that's a no-can-do! I need sleep for my long drive to work, so I was in bed for the start. I love sitting up and counting down, "Happy NaNoWriMo!" I can't actually start until my lunch break, hopefully I can get a good start, because it's Monday and that also means chore-night when I get home. I've got to do dishes and vacuum before returning to my words. Sigh, not a very eventful WriMo yet!
Sad? Yes it is! It's 8:40am, and the last two years I would have already passed the 5K mark on words, but this year, since the 1st is a Monday, that's a no-can-do! I need sleep for my long drive to work, so I was in bed for the start. I love sitting up and counting down, "Happy NaNoWriMo!" I can't actually start until my lunch break, hopefully I can get a good start, because it's Monday and that also means chore-night when I get home. I've got to do dishes and vacuum before returning to my words. Sigh, not a very eventful WriMo yet!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Tick-tock
My countdown has begun for NaNoWriMo '10. I always start getting SUPER excited about it right before my race. I love that they coincide, I get all inspired at the race, and that carries over to the month of November.
I cleaned off my desk, which is SO much nicer than my writing hole last year (literally a hole in the boxes with a used desk in a random bedroom). This is my new desk space:
Looks nice dontcha think? Technically my desk is in the hallway (it's a built-in we had made special just for me!) so I'm concerned about noise pollution....we'll see how this works out. Next year I may have to dedicate the guest bedroom to my writing so I can close the door.
I'm not too sure how much I will use the typewriter, but I'm going to try it. I need to get some cartridges for it though. It was a lovely inheritance, and I appreciate Wino's mom for letting me take it home. I know it's also a nice memento for Wino of his grandparents.
This year I'm feeling much more confident that I can hit 50K words. I have this great high coming off completing the C25K program. That was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done, so if I can get off my butt and get around to running a 5K, I can certainly write 1667 words a day to win this thing this year!
Ok, race day is tomorrow, and I'm much too excited to think any more about NaNoWriMo....after tomorrow I'm going to get down to business and do some serious plotting. I've been lax this year, so hopefully my novel wont end up being mostly passages from the Dares thread!
I cleaned off my desk, which is SO much nicer than my writing hole last year (literally a hole in the boxes with a used desk in a random bedroom). This is my new desk space:
Looks nice dontcha think? Technically my desk is in the hallway (it's a built-in we had made special just for me!) so I'm concerned about noise pollution....we'll see how this works out. Next year I may have to dedicate the guest bedroom to my writing so I can close the door.
I'm not too sure how much I will use the typewriter, but I'm going to try it. I need to get some cartridges for it though. It was a lovely inheritance, and I appreciate Wino's mom for letting me take it home. I know it's also a nice memento for Wino of his grandparents.
This year I'm feeling much more confident that I can hit 50K words. I have this great high coming off completing the C25K program. That was probably one of the hardest things I've ever done, so if I can get off my butt and get around to running a 5K, I can certainly write 1667 words a day to win this thing this year!
Ok, race day is tomorrow, and I'm much too excited to think any more about NaNoWriMo....after tomorrow I'm going to get down to business and do some serious plotting. I've been lax this year, so hopefully my novel wont end up being mostly passages from the Dares thread!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
NaNoWriMo's a-comin'
Here it is again! The dawn of writing season! October 1 usually marks the relaunch of the NaNoWriMo website. Very exciting! However, I cannot let my excitment to write overpower my need to get my running finished! I am still 3 days away from C25K graduation. It's been so darn hot here that running is pretty much out of the question, even in the evenings. I'm determined to graduate before I actually run the 5K on October 23 though!
So back to writing....I'm getting pumped! I've got lots of ideas stewing around in the ol' noggin in the evenings while I crochet (working on two afghans for my nieces). My plot this year, as with most, is going to be another sarcastic/satire/humor novel. It seems to be the niche that I've put myself in, my attempt to dip into drama last year burned brightly for a while but then quickly fizzled out, I'm not a good person to write suspense....I get to impatient to write the good stuff!
Anywho, I'm modeling my main character after a gentleman I've had a few run-ins with, so this should be good. I've really got to work on some story development though, I've got a rough outline, but no real plot points. I may end up winging it like I did every year except last....we'll see.
So back to writing....I'm getting pumped! I've got lots of ideas stewing around in the ol' noggin in the evenings while I crochet (working on two afghans for my nieces). My plot this year, as with most, is going to be another sarcastic/satire/humor novel. It seems to be the niche that I've put myself in, my attempt to dip into drama last year burned brightly for a while but then quickly fizzled out, I'm not a good person to write suspense....I get to impatient to write the good stuff!
Anywho, I'm modeling my main character after a gentleman I've had a few run-ins with, so this should be good. I've really got to work on some story development though, I've got a rough outline, but no real plot points. I may end up winging it like I did every year except last....we'll see.
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