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Day 1 – National Novel Writing Month
It has officially started and I think I’m off to a good start. I started at midnight of November 1st, and since that moment I have officially written my first 3,491 words of the challenge. I might not have to … Continue reading
Day 43
An unexpected urge to be creative came over me and I decided it was time to harness that and put it to good use. I wrote and completed one more chapter. It’s not a long one like the last one … Continue reading
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Day 42
All right so I finally managed to harvest some time and finish up that chapter I’d started last week. I think it’s coming along well. I’m being vague in some areas but with good reason, since I’m about to go … Continue reading
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Day 37
For the last few days, maybe closer to a week now, I’ve had this idea bobbing around my head. At first I decided I would just write whatever came to mind, and then today I continued to think about it. … Continue reading
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Tagged chapters, fun, imagination, manuscript, new story, novel, personal, pet project, rough draft, sick, writing
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Day 36
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last several days of high humidity and high temperatures, it’s that my body gets tired and worn out far too easily. I am definitely feeling exhausted and it won’t matter how productive … Continue reading
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Tagged book, chapter, editing, exhausted, heat, manuscript, outline, rough draft, short, writing
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Day 35
This week has been unbelievably hectic! I wish I had more time to write but I managed to squeeze in some writing time now. I finished up another chapter. It’s really short though which has me a bit discouraged. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 15/32, big events, chapter, editing, fun, manuscript, novel, rough draft, writing
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Day 34
This day seems to be flying by. Finally I’ve had a day without a bit of a headache or migraine. I can honestly say that it feels great, but I’m not going to get my hopes up. The weather has … Continue reading
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Tagged 14/32, chapter completed, chapters, editing, manuscript, notes, novel, rough draft, writing, written
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Day 33
So I’ve had a weird type of migraine building since yesterday. It seemed to get better last night just as I was going to bed, but I woke up with the same kind of pain this morning. After a slow … Continue reading
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Tagged chapter, manuscript, migraines, novel, rough draft, weekend, writing
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Day 26
As it turns out I’m quite sick. I don’t know if I’ll get in as much writing as I did last week during this week, but I’m still going to try my best. Perhaps if I end up being bed … Continue reading
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Day 25
Despite waking up with a bad migraine, an upset stomach, and it taking a long time for me to feel remotely “okay” today, I got around to do some writing. It was tough because I wasn’t sure I could look … Continue reading
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