NaNo Update, Week #2

Posted by on Nov 15, 2007 in dish | 1 comment As I supposed, I’m behind. Got some good writing done tonight, though. Amazing what free time and a child-free atmosphere can do for your powers of concentrations. I am really looking forward to having time off next week so I can catch up!
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NaNo Update, Week #1

Posted by on Nov 7, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Week One of NaNoWriMo is ending, and I am already seriously behind. My first two days I was ahead of the curve, mostly thanks to a complete synopsis that I’d typed out and divided up amongst the twenty planned chapters of the book. So the word count is including the synopsis words, which will be replaced by text words as the weeks go on. Fair enough.As usual, my problem is that damned...
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Here We Go Again

Posted by on Nov 1, 2007 in dish | 0 comments Not satisfied with one round of crazy, we embark yet again on the month-long insanity which is NaNoWriMo.Stepping into the batter’s box, Life After Little League–a little romance, a little women’s fiction, a little like me. Sort of. At least, the mom and the baseball part. Divorced, not so much (thank God). Forward into the breach…
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NaNoWriMo Debriefing

Posted by on Dec 2, 2006 in dish | 0 comments I’ve had a day or so to come off my NaNo high, so here are some thoughts about the experience. A 50,000 word first draft in one month is not an impossible task. A 50,000 word draft in a month takes consistent output. Taking notes and thinking quite a bit about the story before starting the writing (following the NaNo rules) was very helpful. When November 1 hit, I was raring to go. Robin...
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I Did It!

Posted by on Dec 1, 2006 in dish | 1 comment Official count: 50,127 words. Official statement: I. Am. Whipped.I’ll post more about the NaNoWriMo experience after a good sleep, since I sure haven’t had much the past couple of days. Can you say, “Procrastinator”?My wrists are killing me! Where’s the chocolate??
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