NaNoWriMo Week 3

I'm pleased to say that at the end of NaNo week 3 I've not only reached the fifty thousand word goal and crossed the finish line, but now have a complete first draft of the novel. It currently stands at 54,763 words. I'm hoping to add another twenty to thirty thousand words over the next …

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Thoughts on NaNoWriMo Week 2

Another week of National Novel Writing Month is drawing to a close and I’m still writing and making daily updates. I am currently at 35170 words, which means I am 70% of the way to 50000 words. Ideally, I’ll get the word count up to 75 to 80000 before publication. I am loving writing the …

NaNoWriMo 2021 Week 1 in Review

So I made it through the first week of NaNoWriMo having written 19545 words, and am feeling pretty good about my progress so far. I’ve surprised myself by writing every day for 2-3 hours every morning and even more surprising is that I have resisted the urge to read over my work and edit as …

Nano 2021 – Days 2 & 3

My Temporary Cover Design I seem to be developing a routine of writing in the mornings for three to four hours, usually between 9am until 12 or 1pm when things are quiet and I have time to myself. I find background distractions like the T.V. or the presence of other people, even if I can …

Nano 2021 Day 1-The Blank Page

Today is the first day of Nanowrimo 2021. To say I’m starting with a blank page isn’t strictly true. I have a good idea of my story and what I want to put in it, a synopsis of 12,861 words and I’ve broken the story down into thirty-seven chapters with titles that give a brief …

Nanowrimo 2021

So I've decided to participate in Nanowrimo this year writing the new story I told you about at the end of my last post. I also mention it in my Gothic Beginnings post. The setting for this story is based around the house I spent a great deal of time in when I was a …