Nano Update Week 2, midweek
Just a quickie to let you know that I have now crossed the 15k word count threshold. I’m pretty proud of myself. This time last year I’d already run out of interest and steam. Of course, I was also...
View ArticleNano Update: End of Week 2
I am coming to what many say is the hardest part of Nanowrimo–getting past the 20,000-word threshold. I am pretty close. I should have crossed it yesterday but I had a translation to work on and I...
View ArticleNano Update: Week 3
Well, this week has been a week marked by sluggishness. Not because I am losing steam. This is sluggishness caused by having the cold from Hell. I should be closing in on 30,000 words by now. Actually,...
View ArticleNano Update, Week 3 redux — Chugging to 30K and new excerpt online
So now I’ve crossed the 28000K threshold–yay me! And the story is rolling along mighty nicely. As of now, I have 28500 words written. I think I could make it to 30K tonight. If you want to read any of...
View ArticleI am a NaNoWinner
That's me! At 6:48AM this morning, something magical happened: I wrote the last sentence of my NaNoWriMo novel. I was so focused on writing that I forgot to eat breakfast. My fingers danced over the...
View ArticleNanowrimo Update Day 23: I passed the 38K mark and Chapter 7 is now online.
Yesterday turned out to be a good day, despite starting off with not feeling well. Sometime around midday I was beginning to feel like my old self again and that’s when I began answering work emails...
View ArticleNanowrimo Update Day 25: 41.5K words and Chapter 8 online now
Last night while making a turkey for my belated Thanksgiving dinner, I worked on Maybe Baby. After we finished eating and then watching an episode of Big Bang Theory, I continued working on my...
View ArticleNanowrimo Day 28 Update: Closing in on the end & Chapter 9 online
So this is it–I have until Friday night to complete Nanowrimo and I am nearly done. I only have to write 2700 more words. I could probably finish tonight if I have the energy, but I don’t want to...
View ArticlePost-Nanowrimo Update: Last three chapters online
That’s me! Now that Nanowrimo is over, I can do useless things like watch TV and do laundry (actually, I managed to do both of these things while I was doing my Nanowriting). It also means I can start...
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