Well, I sort of went radio-silent after claiming that I was going to beat the odds and still hit my goal on November 30th. The reason? I was kind of busy doing it. You need to see my stats to appreciate what happened in November. I have created a graph for you to observe. No,… Continue reading Recap Time
Category: 100k in 40d
Watch This
100k/40d day: 15 NaNoWriMo day: 5 Total word count: 21,525 Status: lagging 15,975 words I have just finished drawing 290 little circles. I’m alright. I organized the 290 little circles in rows of ten. Each circle represents 100 words. Every 100 words, I plan to fill in one of the circles with a yellow colored… Continue reading Watch This
NaNoWriMo Begins
100k/40d day: 12 NaNoWriMo day: 2 Total word count: 13,662 Status: lagging 16,338 Well, I’m not sure that I calculated that quite right. I counted today’s minimum required word-count as missing. I have not yet begun to write! Not today. I just got off work. The books is going very well. The plot moves very… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Begins
Still Alive After Nine Days
100k/40d day: 9 Total word count: 10,038 Status: lagging 12,462 words Well, to my credit, this is how you’re supposed to start a story—a comfortable while after its actual beginning and with the protagonist already in major trouble. 12,462 words behind? Do you know what that would do to some people’s blood pressure? I’ve heard… Continue reading Still Alive After Nine Days
I’ve Got an Even Worse Idea Than Usual
Well, time to shoot the moon again. For those of you who don’t know me as well, I have a reputation for taking on projects that may or may not be possible and driving myself crazy. It’s funny because when I have some practical task to undertake, I prefer to find some clever way to… Continue reading I’ve Got an Even Worse Idea Than Usual