NaNo

  • NaNo 2017: Day 19

    NaNo 2017: Day 19

    Current word count: 14,416 Scheduled word count: 31,673 This year started so well! On “Halloween” I spent my time after work, writing down a few more notes. At 11pm, I sat in a Denny’s with other writers staring at the clock. After some eggs it was midnight and I got to work cranking out page…

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  • NaNoWriMo Day 4: Art & Pain

    Current Word Count: 10,317 It’s been one of the toughest weeks in my years as a writer. NaNoWriMo started, I did a write in, cracked 10,000 words and through it all dealt with some really heavy personal issues.  There were times when I dove into writing to hide from my problems. Avoiding the truth aboutreality,…

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  • Current Word Count: 9,136 Today was one of those days were I truly had to wrestle for every word committed to page. Work was tough and sapped the energy out of me. During my lunch I stared at blank sheets of paper and an empty iPad screen. However, nothing happened.  By the time I got…

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  • NaNoWriMo Day 2: Handwritten vs Type

    Current Word Count: 7,434 It was my goal to hit 10,000 words today but I was not able to do it. I will try again tomorrow. Yesterday I was plowing through the words. I destroyed my word count and was excited to see how many words I could churn out today. However, I just could…

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  • NaNoWriMo: Day 1

    Current Word Count: 5,314 No, that is not a typo that is my actual word count for today. Day 1 of NaNoWriMo is drawing to a close and as promised, I am blogging my progress throughout the month. I started writing at midnight on my PHONE of all devices. As anxious as I felt in…

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  • NaNo Nears: Final Minutes 

    It’s almost here. While most of my friends were handing out candy or taking their children trick or treating, I have been staring at the clock in anticipation.  In 15 minutes the mad race to complete a novel in 30 days will begin.  This year is unlike any other for me. For the first time,…

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