Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo

NaNo–Day 22

Whew. I made it to 37,756 words. My characters experienced the novel’s ending, which I have been itching to write but put off. Now with the end in sight, let’s see what else can happen in the novel’s middle.

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NaNo–Day 19

I have 31,935 words so far. And with an updated list of scenes to write, I am ready to tackle the last ten days of NaNoWriMo 2012.

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NaNo–Day 17

Winter Wheat was amazing! All of the sessions I attended inspired new poems and conflicts for my NaNo novel. I’m at 26,660 words, but I will catch up. We watched this video.

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NaNo–Day 13

I have hit the halfway mark. Today I made it to 25264 words. Whew. And it’s nice to make it to 25 thousand words before November 15.

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NaNo–Day 11

Today I made it to 20565 words. My document in Word is 78 pages. It is difficult to believe I’ve already written that much. In two or three days, I will be at the halfway point!

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Artistic Fears

Two days ago, Charlie posted a video sharing his fears.   Then his friend Michael posted this video.   I am working on my fourth novel for NaNoWriMo, and there are points when my Inner Editor* says no one will want to read this novel, let alone publish it. The novel is so different from …

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NaNo–Day 10

I made it to 18192 words today. At this rate, I will finish my novel on November 27. To finish early is always my goal. Hopefully this year I will be able to make it before the last minute! If you have a favorite historical time period or multiple, please share. I need help thinking …

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NaNo–Day 9

I now have 15662 words written. I went to my favorite coffee shop and enjoyed raspberry hot cocoa as I wrote. And of course, I needed some research materials so I picked up three history books as references and for inspiration.

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NaNo–Day 8

I am now at 14,235 words. Yesterday was a slow day. I am still reeling from the writing session on Sunday because it was amazing. And now all I have to do is top it! And a note to my future self: do as many of the chores as possible before NaNo. Laundry, recyclable items, …

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NaNo–Day 6

So I was able to get caught up from yesterday. My nap lasted longer than expected. But it is okay because I was able to make it to 10737 words. Definitely getting a better idea of this novel’s shape and characters. And it helps that I was able to get my new laptop today. I …

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