NaNoWriMo for the win: two for the price of one

I have one NaNoWriMo for the 5th time out of 5 years. It was a bit closer this year due to being ill. Harder to get that word count in. So it was slow and steady wins the race instead of finishing mid-month. Two Works in Progress For this NaNo I had two half-finished WIPs…

How to survive NaNoWriMo sane

Okay so writing 50k in a month seems like and is insanity. But we do it because we are nutbars. But how do we stay at least a little sane? First analyze your actual level of sanity. Are you nutty nutty nutbars already? Then cool, it won't affect you at all. And if it does,…

And so it is: NaNoWriMo is over for the year

Last day writing total for Nanowrimo: 91588 Words per day average: 3052 I enjoyed Nano this year. I thought I wouldn't be able to do it with all these vestibular symptoms lately. In particular the constant dizziness and spaced out feeling. But I wrote after my morning and afternoon meds kicked in and got into…

NaNoWriMo: In for the Win

Today a couple of minutes ago I surpassed 50,000 words and won Nano at 50, 105. Average words per day 3748. I wrote in the morning and evening after taking my vertigo medication. Any other time, too woozy and dizzy to really write. And even as is it will be riddled with errors I will…

NaNoWriMo: the slump

The slump In Nanowrimo, I always hit the slump. That part of the novel where I just do not know directly where I am going with it, or need research, or just fall out of the groove. And the word count goes down. I get frustrated. I just want to move it along the path…

NaNoWriMo: one mistake not to make

There is a flaw I found one year on Nano working on a novel. I would write 3-5k a day. I can do it regularly. I am doing it right now. Except for today where I was laid out by illness. Such days occur as a disabled writer. Annoyed the hell out of me. But…

NaNoWriMo: a taste

On Twitter, writers are tagging to post your favourite lines of your current work in progress. I always find it hard to pick a section. So I picked the first death in the novel. Errors and all. It is the first draft. 😀 Other NaNoWriMo Posts: Nanowrimo: WIP images Nano: Progress report Nano: so it…

NaNoWriMo: Work in progress images

  So here are some images on the theme this work in progress is about. A sorcerer learning about her past on a mission for vampires she doesn't even like. All to save a witch she knows well. WORD COUNT: 23,168 NaNoWriMo: NaNoWriMo: Progress report NaNoWriMo: So it begins! NaNoWriMo prep

NaNoWriMo: Progress report

Word count: 13,792 This book is progressing faster than normal. I do tend to finish early anyway, but this is a good leap ahead in the start giving my illness. I do think I know why. This is the second book in a series. I Know this world. I Know this character and sub-characters. I…

NaNoWriMo: so it begins!

NaNoWriMo is when in November writers put pen to paper, clicks to the keyboard, to get down 50k words (Which can be an entire novel although I write fantasy so I get about halfway there). On the site, you track your words. And you could cheat at that but you'd literally just be cheating yourself.…

Blogtober: NaNoWriMo prep

NaNoWriMo is in the month of November writing 50k on a book you have. And in progress book or a new one. A book of poetry if you want. Or non-fiction. Or genre fiction. Anything at all as long as you get to 50k. Then you win and they do have prizes for that. Like…

Rift World: My nano novel is finishing up

I am at around 32k Nano writing, the novel is around 68k so far. And it is getting to the conclusion section. Should be about 90k when done, rough draft. Real rough when I do nano. Tend to be skimpy on details. So have to add all that later. Not sure, but I might finish…

Rift world: NaNoWriMo novel

  I am currently at 16, 988 Description It is actually working out quite well for a rough draft. The main issue is keeping the tone of this character. I am used to rather lighter characters, but she is... not. And her baggage has baggage. I am currently procrastinating on a significant scene. This nano…

Not sure if I will win Nano this year

Usually I choose a new novel to work on for NaNoWriMo. And I could do that this year too. I have plenty of ideas on the back burner. But I also have two novels I want to finish. So I have chosen one of them as the novel to finish. However, it is a slow…

The NaNoWriMo Experience

November is almost over and I have, as I posted, hit the 50k a bit ago. And I am gearing up to finish my novel. What I like about NaNo: We learn what we are capable of: I know for example I am fully capable of writing 2400 works in three hours a day. Well…

NaNo progress

I have breached the 40k mark and currently sit at 43,827 before this night of writing.At this pace I should be done early which gives me some level of comfort. I don't think this particular novel has much more than 50-60k in it. When I edit it might expand a little. I have done not…

Hit the NaNo wall

It was bound to happen and happened later than I thought but I hit that wall at 31,990. The wall of... well, soooo, what happens next then? A big fat blank wall that mocks me with its starkness. I stopped writing because to continue tossing out a word count would just get me crap. A…

NaNoWriMo Progress

So day 4 and so far I am at 12975. I write at night so technically that is my day 4 writing although I will get some in later in the afternoon as well. I so far am averaging 3200 a day. It is easy to do in the beginning of a novel where it…

Reading some tips for Nano

  NaNoWriMo Prep: 30 Tips for Writing a Book in 30 Days Here are some tips if you are going to Nano. The results were amazing. I forced myself to write with a new mindset (no editing, not even for misspellings), and the more I just let the words pour forth, the better my story…

NanoWriMo and planning

I have only ever done one Nano and that was last year. I wrote it like I write every novel... straight as I go. Pantsing. Seat of my pants style. This year I have one of those concepts that I know if I go with it it is going to fizzle out soon and I…