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NaNo–Day 9

Reaching 25,221 words today means that I am halfway through 50,000 words for NaNo. But I am nowhere near the halfway mark of my novel. Keep Writing!

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NaNo–Day 8

Wow, I made it to 22,224 words today. I did several writing sprints. With the plot laid out, it’s nice to focus on the trees in the forest.

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NaNo–Day 7

Made it to 19,137 words. I developed a full schedule of activities at Benjamin’s new job and planned the next two weeks of plot.

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NaNo–Day 6

16,847 words! Wow! Tomorrow is #DoubleUpDay for NaNo. Let’s see if I can make it to either 25,000 words or write 6,000 words (because my daily average is 2,807 words).

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NaNo–Day 4

Made it to 12,799 words.

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NaNo–Day 3

Made it to 10,902 words. So glad I had two write-ins!

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NaNo–Day 2

I made it to 5,673 words. Thank goodness for word sprints on Twitter and prompts to get the juices flowing. And of course, Chai Latte for fuel.

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NaNo–Day 1

And so National Novel Writing Month of 2015 begins. Tip for next year: clean house in October, and not wait till November 1st. I made it to 2,232 words. I did several writing sprints.

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Goals for 2015–October Update

Poems Read: 790/365 Poems Written: 238/365 Short Stories Read: 206/365 Short Stories Written: 18/52 Sketches: 595/365 Art Pieces: 82/52 Handmade Books: 33/52 Books Read: 96/52 Submissions: 104/250 Videos: 0/156 Zines: 2/12 For October, I focused on bookbinding. I prepared for my Winter Wheat bookbinding sessions, and I prepared for NaNo by reading 1984 and putting …

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Goals for 2016

Since 2008 I’ve chosen a word to dominate my goals for the year. Create was my word for 2015, but I would like it to also be my word for 2016, along with Cultivate. I’ve tracked my goal progress for the last two years on this blog. It has helped me see how I’m doing …

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