Now that NaNo is over and the rush to hit 50K has past, I find myself wondering: will I be able to maitain my motivation?
It’s sad really. The first draft of this book should have been completed a year ago…but December came and for some odd reason, I turned away from the book and didn’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘nanowrimo08’
Maintaining Motivation
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged discipline, first draft, motivation, nanowrimo08, novel, the end on December 1, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I Won!
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged 51k, accomplishement, NaNo winner, nanowrimo08 on November 26, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I won!! I rambled and wrote to my heart’s content today–probably the most I’ve written in a day at around 4,700 words. Of course that was partially done at work and then done the last hour here at home when I had to get about 500 more words done to hit the goal. I wanted [...]
To Reach 50K Tomorrow…Or Not?
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged action, antagonist, historical figure, NaNo winner, nanowrimo08, Thanksgiving, writing on November 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m less than 4K away from being an official winner of NaNo.
I am hoping I can reach the 50K mark tomorrow, but that means it’ll have to be a slow day at work, for I really won’t have time afterward to work on it. We’re going to the in-laws for dinner then off to the [...]
I’ve Been Neglecting This
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged nanowrimo08, procrastination, quality, random, turning point, word count, writing on November 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
So, life got busy and I haven’t realized that it’s been so long since I last updated. It’s not much of an excuse really…I must admit that my inner “bum” sort of took a hold of me the last week or so. There were a few days I didn’t write at all and just sat [...]
NaNo Update for the Last 3 Days
Posted in writing, tagged creativity break, nanowrimo08, word count, word wars, writing on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I realize I have temporarily slacked off in my daily word counts.
Anyway, on Monday, I didn’t do any writing, as writing over 4K pretty much zapped any sort of thinking from me, so I took a break.
Yesterday I fully expected to only write my normal 2K…and ended up almost doubling it again I [...]
Monumental Amount of Writing–For Me, Anyway
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged break, monumental, nanowrimo08, word count, writing, Writing goals on November 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I think my eyes are on the verge of falling out from all the typing I’ve done since Thursday.
Since the last entry I’ve written 7,435 words. In two days.
For some writers, that may seem like a small number but to me, who only averages about 2000 or so daily, that is a monumental amount.
I wrote [...]
So Much Time…But Not So Many Words
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged comraderie, nanowrimo08, word count, write-ins, writers on November 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I went to a write-in tonight at this cute little cafe where we had an entire conference room to ourselves. Most of the night there were around five of us, with one or two there for an hour or so. I was there from 6 p.m. to nearly 11.
And only managed to get 2,732 written [...]
Another Word Count Update from Yours Truly
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged antagonist, history geek, Japanese history, nanowrimo08, novel, word count on November 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok I’m beginning to run out of creative titles for these posts
Anyway, today seemed easier to get the word count out. I managed to get 2,505 more words written, which surpasses my goal of 2K a day. Today I wrote a scene where Kaiyo finds out about her father’s roots (that he too [...]
Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Blog
Posted in Personal, writing, tagged challenges, nanowrimo08, novel, stilted prose, story direction, storyline, writing on November 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ok, so yesterday I just had to vent a bit, but now that Election Day has come and gone (praise the Lord!) I can now completely devote my mental energy to my NaNo novel.
Too bad the mental energy isn’t translating into gripping prose…
I seem to be rather down on my novel quite a bit earlier [...]
Slightly Depressed…Oh and My Word Count for Today
Posted in Personal, Politics, writing, tagged depression, election08, hope, life, nanowrimo08, Politics on November 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I must admit I’m nervous about the next four years now what with the results. Not too much of an Obama fan; don’t really agree with a thing the man stands for, especially on moral grounds (i.e. abortion, especially late term abortions…).
But what’s done is done. Yes, I’m going to be depressed tomorrow; yes, I’m [...]
