NaNoWriMo
I think this says it all: I crossed the threshold and officially validated 50,146 words (Word says I had 50,0205, so I have to wonder what didn’t count). My novel is actually far from complete. I’m not even on final buildup to the climax yet, actually, but I’m still going [...]
A school in my area has also taken on NaNoWriMo as a classroom exercise, something the Office of Letters and Light actively promotes. With my daughter and myself both participating and one son waiting in the wings to do his own version next month (thus easing keyboard congestion), it’s already having an impact on our [...]
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Hey everyone! Yes, I’m still alive! And I’m half-way through National Novel Writing Month. We were supposed to have 25,000 words written by the end of yesterday, and I clocked out with 26,728 after what I believe is my most productive day yet with 3300 words. So, what am I learning? Preparation is important: I [...]
Well, the first five days of NaNoWriMo are in the can (speaking cinematographically, not scatologically), and my word count stands at just over 11,000 words. I’m over 20% there already, though some of that is so that I can take a day off tomorrow. And I also suspect that the plot line I’m working on [...]
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