Ok, big day today, and lots to report, so pardon the long post. The weather didn't co-operate with me today, so most of my work around the house had to be delayed or done catch-as-catch-can between rain, hail and wind. Got a bit done, but not as much as I would have liked. During a … Continue reading Another Writer Met – October 20, 2018
Ok, so, super productive day today... I took last night off from work because of an event we had to attend, so I figured I should get as much done around the house today as possible to make up for that. Did a dump run, cleaned and fixed the eavestroughs, ran some errands, shopped for … Continue reading Productive – October 19, 2018
We have plans for tonight, so I had to get my writing in early. I finally got past the climax of the story in my outline today, which was fun, though I'm not totally satisfied with it, and feel it needs some tweaking. It's, of course, a big space battle/explosions/robots/fight to the death kind of … Continue reading Again, Plans – October 18, 2018
Today was a sad day in the house, as we had to say goodbye to our dog, Napolean. Despite this, and to help distract me, I managed to make my daily word count, clean up my word deficit and pass 1667 words. I'm sure they're not great words, but they are words none-the-less. Daily Word … Continue reading Sad Day – October 17, 2018
Feeling better today, and though I did have some house stuff to do, I still managed to get some good writing time in. Passed 1667 again today, and shot way past my daily goal. The outline is right at the climax of the story, where the main protagonist and the main antagonist finally confront each … Continue reading Better – October 16, 2018
Have a slight chest cold today, and had to do some work around the house, but still managed to get my writing in. I beat my new daily goal of 1250 words today, and made a dent in my deficit. I also passed the 1667 threshold again. There's only a little more than 2 weeks … Continue reading Cold – October 15, 2018
Very tired this afternoon... as I posted earlier this week, I can still party like a rockstar, I just can't recover like one Had a great time visiting some friends this weekend, but that meant that unfortunately, I didn't have as much time to write as I would have hoped. I've built up a deficit … Continue reading Tired – October 14, 2018
Busy night again tonight, after a busy day. Had to do some chores (chopping logs), but I still found some time to write. Hit my personal daily goal, but didn't reach 1667 today. The weekend will be tough, as we're going out of town tomorrow, so I will be hard pressed to get my words … Continue reading Busy Again – October 12, 2018
I have plans for tonight, so I had to get to get my writing in early. I did grind it out today, though... surpassed my word goal, eliminated my deficit, and passed 1667 again. Oh, and I passed 25,000 words, which is halfway to the NaNo goal. It took me 20 days to do it, … Continue reading Grind it Out – October 11, 2018
Did really well today... hit my word goal, knocked quite a bit off of my deficit, and passed the 1667 word threshold again. One really good outcome of having a daily word goal during this practice run is it's teaching me not to self-edit, which tends to bog me down. Right now, I'm just writing … Continue reading Doing Well – October 10, 2018
Ok, busy day to day... have plans this evening and work later tonight. But, I did manage to find time to write... I hit my daily word goal, managed to make up some of my deficit from before, and broke the 1667 word threshold Today's Word Count - 1691 Deficit Remaining - 598 Novel Word … Continue reading Plans – October 9, 2018
Had Thanksgiving with the family today, and did some visiting, so that meant a drive out to the county and back. That means I didn't have much of a chance to write today, and am falling a bit farther behind my goals. I should write a bit more, but I have to work tonight, and … Continue reading Being Thankful – October 8, 2018
New cork board in my office to help me layout the chapter order.
Bit of a rough go today... woke up still a bit "tired" from our con day yesterday, and I had some home improvements to finish, as well as to visit some family for Thanksgiving. I did manage to get some writing time in, though I did take a break to watch the Doctor Who premiere. … Continue reading A Rough Go – October 7, 2018
This is (supposedly) a wolf's tooth. I bought it at Continuum for a couple of bucks from a witchy woman selling witchy wares. I don't buy into all that "woo" stuff, but if it is infused with power spells from some kind of suburban shaman from Almish country, it couldn't hurt Plus, wolf's tooth
The good news... I had a great time hanging with and nerding out with my son today at the Continuum Sci-Fi Convention in Romulus, Michigan. While it was a smaller con than we're used to, there were some great people, we sat in on some really good panels, I met two published authors … Continue reading Meeting Some Writers – October 7, 2018
Today was a slog... had a few social engagements to attend, so it was difficult finding the time to reach my word count for the day, but I did manage to scrape it out just under the wire. Tomorrow will be especially difficult, as my son and I will be at a Sci-Fi Convention all … Continue reading The Slog – October 5, 2018
Busy day today... have to go out later this afternoon so I can't play hermit and just write. Still managed to reach my daily word goal, though just barely. Today's Word Count - 1163 Novel Word Count - 0 (Start Date Nov. 1) Outline/Prep. Word Count - 17,316
Trying to commit to writing at least 1150 words per day for the next little while. Hoping to amp that up to 1667/day by the end of this month. The outline is getting really long, and perhaps a bit too detailed. I've started using some plot-building templates available through the NaNoWriMo website to flesh out … Continue reading Trying to Commit – October 3, 2018
Had a bit of free time to write today, so I managed to break 1667 words Also, I finished my 7 day challenge, and passed the 7000 word goal by 2367! I may start a new challenge in a few days and up the word goal. I decided to participate in NaNo twelve days ago, … Continue reading The First Challenge, Day 7 – October 2, 2018
Today has been crazy hectic, with working on my makeup for the upcoming convention. I still managed to squeak by on my word count, though, and I finished my seven-day goal early! Still have to work on getting my word count up to 1667/day, though I do have a whole month to get up to … Continue reading The First Challenge, Day 6 – October 1, 2018
Busy day today... managed to finish my costume for next week's Continuum convention, did the front brakes on the PT. Cruiser, and still managed to hit my word target for today, though just barely Will have to try and step it up come November, though. Today's Word Count - 1016 Daily Challenge Word Count - … Continue reading The First Challenge, Day 5 – September 30, 2018
It was a rough day today... haven't been getting a lot of sleep, and had to work on a Saturday for the first time in a long time. I've been dragging my ass all day. But, despite getting all the work on the house done that I wanted to do today, while shuffling around like … Continue reading The First Challenge, Day 4 – September 29, 2018
Had quite a bit of down time at work this morning, so had some extra time to write. First time so far I've cracked the 1667 word barrier Also, my outline and research notes are getting really long, lol. Today's Word Count - 2057 Daily Challenge Word Count - 4298 (Day #3) Novel Word Count … Continue reading The First Challenge, Day 3 – September 28, 2018
Today was a bit hectic, and had trouble reaching my daily goal, but I managed it Still a ways away from the 1667/day I need, but hoping to get there before November. Today's Word Count - 1043 Daily Challenge Word Count - 2241 (Day #2) Novel Word Count - 0 (Start Date Nov. 1) Outline/Prep. … Continue reading The First Challenge, Day 2 – September 27, 2018
The NaNo website offers a lot of resources to help you get ready for November, things like inspirational pep talks and writing prompts and such. It also has a series of challenges you can participate in, kind of like practice runs, to help build you up to the 1667/day word count goal. I signed up … Continue reading The First Challenge, Day 1 – September 26, 2018
Today's NaNo Pep & Prep... Post an Inspirational Picture. Had to include a quote for reference... Ian Fleming working on Casino Royale at Goldeneye, Jamaica. Novel Word Count - 0 (Start Date Nov. 1) Outline/Prep. Word Count - 5549
NaNo Pep & Prep for today... Post a before selfie. Best I could do Novel Word Count - 0 (Start Date Nov. 1) Outline/Prep. Word Count - 4121
More NaNo Pep & Prep - Today's tip is to post an inspirational quote. Novel Word Count - 0 (Start Date Nov. 1) Outline/Prep. Word Count - 3131
Going through some Pep and Prep for NaNo. One of the assignments is to post a pic of your writing space. Novel Word Count - 0 (Start Date Nov. 1) Outline/Prep. Word Count - 2635
So, after many years of hemming and hawing about it, I’ve finally decided to take the plunge and participate in NaNoWriMo this year. That’s today... tomorrow I may decide to abandon the whole idea For those not familiar, National Novel Writing Month (often shortened to NaNoWriMo), is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes … Continue reading The Decision – September 21, 2018
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