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Day 7

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on November 8, 2010| 5 Comments »

After stressing about having to spend the night at a lock in for the teenagers at church, and not being able to write that day, I actually caught up to my word count goal. It only took me two days to get back to where I’m supposed to be. Whew, that’s a load off my back. Now if I can only make sure I write every day from here on out. Since I’ve been writing more per day than I absolutely have to, maybe it will take some pressure off when we get to the end of NaNo. I hope I can stay ahead, just in case life gets in the way again. Anyway, I’m happy so far, both with word count and story. But there’s 23 more days to go….

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NaNo – Day 4

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on November 5, 2010| 5 Comments »

It’s almost midnight on day 4 of NaNoWriMo. According to my calculations, I’m 523 words ahead of schedule. I’ll have to take off tomorrow night because I have to stay overnight at the lock-in we’re having at church. I was really hoping to be farther ahead than this, so that skipping that one day wouldn’t put me so far behind. But at least I’m a little ahead. I’m really, really sleepy, but my reward for meeting my word count goal each night is to watch an episode of Buffy. I’ll probably fall asleep while watching it. So sleepy….

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Day One of NaNo

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on November 2, 2010| 4 Comments »

Day one of NaNoWriMo is over. One of the drawbacks of working full time is that you can’t work on your writing until the day is over. So you always feel like you’re just a little bit behind. I got my daily word count goal in last night, but it was a struggle. I was writing a scene that happened four months before the rest of the book happened. I couldn’t decide whether to call it Chapter One or Prologue. I read somewhere recently that you shouldn’t do prologues, so it’s chapter one for right now.

So what do we do when we have other obligations (or a desire to do something else)? I mean it’s all I can do to get my word counts in. But this week I have a party to go to on Thursday night, and then I have to spend the night at a lock in for the teenage girls at church Friday night. I can make an early night of it Thursday, I think, and get my word count in. But Friday is going to be totally shot unless I do my writing at work during lunch. I have no idea how long I’ll be there on Saturday. Then, Tuesday of the next week, I have a Pampered Chef party to go to. Grrrrr. But I made my choices. I could have said no.

So what are your obligations or things that keep you from getting your word counts done?

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Today’s Word Count

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 30, 2010| 5 Comments »

I’m trying desparately to finish Guardian Vampire before I start writing for NaNoWriMo. I usually can only write somewhere between 1200 and 1600 words in one sitting. That’s just usually my limit. Today I cranked out 3,343 words in one sitting! I couldn’t believe it when I realized it. That must be why my hands are tired and my butt hurts. LOL

So, anybody else out there doing Nano besides the ones who have already posted about it? It’s a great way to make yourself write on a schedule. And there’s such a frenzy during the whole thing. It’s contagious!

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