Normally this is my favorite post of the year. The moment when I look back on all the work I managed to get done and begin planning out the next projects. I look forward to it. I make notes of things I deviated from, new projects started, projects scrapped, and generally remind myself that I… Continue reading The Year of COVID
Tag: nanowrimo
Kicking of NaNo 2020
I ended the first day of Nano 2020 at 3244 words. Which is excellent. I do admit that I am not doing a straight-laced Nano this year. Instead of starting from scratch on a brand new manuscript, I have unearthed the thing I started earlier this year that COVID derailed. Remember when I was doing… Continue reading Kicking of NaNo 2020
NaNoWriMo 2020
Here we are, nearing the end of the craziness that is 2020, and I honestly didn't think I would commit to writing for National Novel Writing Month. For one, I have kid doing remote learning, which is 120% more challenging than I imagined it would be. I cannot count the number of times I have… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020
NaNoWriMo 2018 Results
Even with a holiday visiting my mother - on the other side of the nation, I might add - I managed to make it passed the 50k mark and win NaNoWriMo. The rest of the year will be spent finishing this novel about ghouls and goblins and dragons. It has been great fun to write… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2018 Results
Progress Report – Camp Nano 2018 – Week 1
As of the end of the day yesterday, my Camp Nano Stats are at 12,927 words. That's spread over two projects - a young adult fantasy novel and a romance thriller. This isn't the traditional way of doing a national novel writing month. Traditional national novel writing months focus on writing one novel, starting day… Continue reading Progress Report – Camp Nano 2018 – Week 1
NaNoWriMo 2016 Round-Up
I am pleased to say that this year I actually won National Novel Writing Month! I completed the extremely rough draft of Ashwood at 50477 words. I know that there are a lot of things I'll be changing when I start editing it next year, but ... Hey. I won! Ashwood was a lot of… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2016 Round-Up
NaNoWriMo 2016 Week #2
Before I get into my post about this awesome week of November where I got lots of writing done ... Politically and nationally it has been a not-so-awesome week. Those who have followed me from the beginning know that I rarely, if ever, discuss political issues on this blog. However, I do discuss humanitarian issues.… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2016 Week #2
NaNoWriMo 2016 Week #1
I haven't typed up what I've written so far today but I wanted to get this post up before I forgot. Yesterday put my word count total up to 7464, which is right on track. I was hoping to be at 8,000 by end of day yesterday but my brain finally decided it was time… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2016 Week #1
Ready, Set … NaNoWriMo!
Coffee ... Check. Paper ... Check. Pens (assortment) ... Check. Outline ... CHECK. General food plan for 30 days of craziness ... Check. I'm pretty sure I've missed something in there, but for the most part I think I'm ready! For those who do not know what NaNoWriMo is, I would encourage you to check… Continue reading Ready, Set … NaNoWriMo!
Crappy First Drafts
The last several weeks I have been focused on Dead Weight, the sequel to Tapped, and I've been taking my NaNoWriMo approach with it. What is my NaNoWriMo approach? Well, for those of you who might not be aware, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, which is held by the Office of Letters and… Continue reading Crappy First Drafts
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