Monthly Archives: November 2011

I am a NaNoWinner

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

At 6:48AM this morning, something magical happened: I wrote the last sentence of my NaNoWriMo novel. I was so focused on writing that I forgot to eat breakfast. My fingers danced over the keyboard and so many ideas sprang into … Continue reading →

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Nano Update Week 4 — 40K? You betcha!

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

This week has been a really productive writing week. The words have flowed easily, even without having the final chapters outlined. My characters are, for the most part, doing what I want them to do. The manuscript is, of course, … Continue reading →

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Nano Update Week 4 — Only 14,000 more words to go!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Considering how awful week 3 started off, this is the best Nanowrimo I’ve ever had! I was four days behind and I managed to get back on track. I am now on par, by the end of today I will … Continue reading →

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Nano Update, Week 3 redux — Chugging to 30K and new excerpt online

Posted on November 19, 2011 by

So now I’ve crossed the 28000K threshold–yay me! And the story is rolling along mighty nicely. As of now, I have 28500 words written. I think I could make it to 30K tonight. If you want to read any of … Continue reading →

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Nano Update Week 3–Crossed the 25K Threshold

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

I did it! I crossed the 25000-word threshold! I am still behind in my word count but I have written enough so that I’ve shaved off two of the four days I’d fallen behind schedule. Last night, I wrote over … Continue reading →

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Nano Update: Week 3

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Well, this week has been a week marked by sluggishness. Not because I am losing steam. This is sluggishness caused by having the cold from Hell. I should be closing in on 30,000 words by now. Actually, today I should … Continue reading →

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Nano Update: End of Week 2

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

I am coming to what many say is the hardest part of Nanowrimo–getting past the 20,000-word threshold. I am pretty close. I should have crossed it yesterday but I had a translation to work on and I wasn’t feeling well … Continue reading →

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Nano Update Week 2, midweek

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Just a quickie to let you know that I have now crossed the 15k word count threshold. I’m pretty proud of myself. This time last year I’d already run out of interest and steam. Of course, I was also trying … Continue reading →

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Nano Update

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

If you’re interested in reading the synopsis and an excerpt of my current Nanowrimo novel, you can do so now. Remember–it’s rough! I haven’t edited it at all–that will come in December or January.

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Week One: Nanoprogress

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

I think the same thing happens to me whether it’s Nanowrimo or any other writing project–I start off with a bang and get tons done the first and second day before something distracts me the third day. That’s not to … Continue reading →

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