Monthly Archives: November, 2011
9512–NaNo
Writing session: 9:30-10:22 a.m. 9512 total words to date. Listened to soundtrack Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Wrote at home on the computer. This morning was a painful scene, but Charlotte and I got through it. I had to sleep in this morning. It’s been a long and wonderful first week of …
7759 NaNo
7759 words total. Writing session: 8:55-10:18 a.m. At home on the computer with novel’s soundtrack. Made it through the first major event. Now she’s on a bus to San Diego from Cincinnati. Just to let you know I did not finish a short story in October (even though I brainstormed ideas for several), so my …
Do you listen to music?
When you write, do you listen to music? I’ve found that longer writing projects (like novels) have their own soundtracks morph together. Right now I’m listening to the following playlist for my NaNo novel consisting of: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I and Part II by Alexandre Desplat, Lord of the Rings: The …
5996 NaNo
5996 words, 5:30-6:37 a.m., at home on the computer Making progress!
4296 NaNoWriMo
Updated word count is 4296. Writing session: 4:30-6:21 a.m. at home on my computer. This year I’m off to a strong word count, surpassing the word goals for the day. I hope this continues to be a trend! In the past it seemed to be a struggle to write so much because I would hit …
1730 NaNoWriMo
First writing session of the month: 5:30-6:22 a.m., 1730 words, typed on my computer at home. This November is already going well. I could hardly sleep last night because I was so excited. Then when I was ready to drift off, my narrator gave me some lines of dialogue. Just beautiful. And I wrote this …