It seems to have crept up on me. I have a stinker of an assignment due in 3 days, two days really because I want to get it submitted tomorrow night. After that though, I’m going to stop stressing and enjoy myself. Various things have or haven’t happened in November. My novel got to 20k, …
Category Archives: Nanowrimo
NaNoing again
Surely it can’t be November 1st already? And yet somehow, it is… how crazy. I have started my novel with only a slight notion of what it is about. But – I’ve started, and that’s the main thing. 400 and something words typed while the small dude was having his morning porridge I feel so …
NaNo-ing busily
I’m plugging away at my NaNoWriMo novel, it started off really easy but I’m slowing quite a lot now. I’m wondering if I was so keen to start this year that it made me write like a crazy person and get 6,000 in the first two days. Ah well! I’m at 13,000 words now, which …
November wallpapers for fellow novelists…
I found a great link to some beautiful NaNoWriMo wallpapers today. I used the misty river one last year and was really happy to see it again! Thanks to ShatteredByRain for updating them for 2007. I still haven’t fully formulated a plot for November, but I’m getting there. It’s starting to form in my mind …
It’s that NaNoWriMo time again…
Well, almost! Starting on the 1st of November really, but I’m already on the forums again. I need to think what to write about this year! I have a few ideas for 2nd characters but no plot or theme as yet. Argh. I’m bound to come up with a plot and structure in a month, …
Won NaNoWriMo 2006!
I can’t actually feel my own bottom, I’ve been sitting on my bed for so long, But I have won NaNoWriMo! It’s a really nice feeling, particularly bearing in mind the last month or so and how it’s been. Talking of which, I owe this blog a VERY long entry, because I’m getting insanely behind, …
Just a general update
I broke the 20,000 mark today on my novel, which feels great! I wrote over 4,000 words today alone, but wasn’t expecting it to be easy. I think that’s because I allowed my characters to take over completely, resulting in a (second) massive fire and then a rather sweet scene where my MC gets to …
Mess (or lack of it)
‘Your room looks tidy’ my mum said just now, when she came in. ‘have you tidied up?’ I looked around. ‘Not really – I just haven’t had any time to make mess lately’ I replied. Hahaha. And oh so true. My word count for NaNoWriMo is looking very respectable though. Which is nice…
Character & Plot Realism
A classic example of why I love the NaNoWriMo forums – the Character and Plot Realism Q&A one is bursting with fantastic titles like: If You Have Your Tongue Cut Out, Can You Still Swallow? I need a fatal disease! What kind of stunt would kill you AND the horse you were riding? Is it …
Dangle dangle, sudden carrot
I’ve found an incentive to complete NaNoWriMo 2006! The idea was mailed to me this morning actually, it’s affordable and yet something I want very much – a Moleskine City notebook. Lurvely. They do a London Moleskine which is the one I crave, click the image above to have a peek.