I arrived home late once again. Staring at the time I felt nothing but frustration and disappointment. It was November 30 and in 3 hours, National Novel Writing Month would come to a close. There was no way that I would be able to hit 50,000 words. I knew it in my head but my … More End of NaNoWriMo
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 … More NaNo 2017: Day 19
Current Word Count: 50,285 – Winner It was a really good idea, if not a bit ambitious. The plan was for me to blog my way through NaNoWriMo. Originally, it was going really well. Until real life came and kicked my butt. There was the car accident which resulted in cancelled vacation plans (so much … More NaNoWriMo 2016 Wrap-Up & A Sample From “Tree of Life”
Current Word Count: 10,670 I added less than 400 today. It was just an extremely busy day filled with time with friends and even a 5k race. I am not going to beat myself up over it. Instead, I’m going to get myself to bed and catch up tomorrow. Write On!
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, … More NaNoWriMo Day 4: Art & Pain
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 … More NaNoWriMo Day 3: Wrestling for Words
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 … More NaNoWriMo Day 2: Handwritten vs Type
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 … More NaNoWriMo: Day 1
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, … More NaNo Nears: Final Minutes
For many years as a writer, I was what most people would call a “Pantser.” There were no outlines, or character charts for me. I wrote by the seat of my pants. Once I had a good idea, I would just start writing. When I learned of writing software like, Scrivener, my writing life changed … More NaNo Nears: Planning vs Pantsing
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