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Day 2 – National Novel Writing Month
As it stands, today is a busy day. So I stole away as much time as I could to get some writing in for the challenge. I didn’t get as much done as I did my very first night writing. … Continue reading
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
Two Days
There are only two days until National Novel Writing Month begins! Well less than that since I’ll be starting right at midnight of November 1st. So I guess it’s more like 32 hours. Either way, it’s fast approaching! Since I … Continue reading
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Tagged challenge begins, discussions, dogs, effective writing skills, first person, nanowrimo, narration, narrative structure, narrative voice, national novel writing month, third person, two days, writing
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One week left
There is only about one week left before National Novel Writing Month begins. I have been making notes, a chart, and using a notebook to keep track of everything I write and when during that month. I am going to … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, excited, fun, good luck, manuscript, nanowrimo, nanowrimo2014, national novel writing month, novel, november, one week, posting, updates, writing
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National Novel Writing Month
I have some good news which I’d like to extend out to everyone. So first off, I am planning on joining (or at the very least following the steps for) the National Novel Writing Month. Basically, you sign up and … Continue reading
Posted in Novel, Outline, Personal, Rough Draft, Writing
Tagged 50000 words, blog, challenge, chapter by chapter, nanowrimo, nation novel writing month, updating, writing
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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
Posted in Novel, Personal, Rough Draft, Writing
Tagged chapter, editing, good, manuscript, novel, rough draft, short, stress, writing
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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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Tagged article, blog post, cafe, chapter, chapter done, manuscript, novel, rough draft, writing
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Day 41
For some reason I managed to write. I got a lot done in about an hour and I’m really shocked by it. I can’t really explain it. I just looked at the next chapter and I just started writing. I … Continue reading
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Tagged chapter, long chapter, lots of writing, more than usual, projects, sleepy, tired, writing
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Sincerely
I have been trying very hard to make time for writing. Over the last few weeks, as I’m sure it’s been clear, I haven’t been getting anything done. There are a few reasons for this: 1. Despite being down one … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Writing
Tagged apologies, bogged down, health issues, sadness, sorry, too much to do, topple over, writing
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