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<title>You Can’t Write If You Can’t Relate</title>
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<h1 id="youcantwriteifyoucantrelate">You Can’t Write If You Can’t Relate</h1>
<p class="author">wrimo-writer.py</p>
<p class="auth-desc">for nanogenmo 2014</p>
<p class="source">source code at https://github.com/moonmilk/nanogenmo2014</p>
<h2 id="chapter1">Chapter 1</h2>
<p>Thus die I, thus, thus, thus. My backup machine ate my last chapter. Any ways I can help out my fellow writers? Cannot think of how to write this scene, so I’m going to catch up on Sailor Moon Crystal and have lunch. This brings me up to 25,552 for the month of November.</p>
<p>I’m not doing anything but writing today! While I let that sink in, gonna make some play money. And I NEED to read this book. i’ve destroyed my plot by trying to outline it and fill in the holes.</p>
<p>I always end up like this. I did it! I just hit 25879 words! Yesterday hiccups sidelined me.</p>
<p>Does anyone want to wordsprint with me? I am DOING it! I CAN do it! " I say.</p>
<p>But I like it! Now to figure out if I can do Book 3 in this month as well! Didn’t think I would get caught up but, yay! This is the fourth scene I’ve written where a conversation is taking place over a meal. But my characters need me.</p>
<p>BUT HOW ELSE CAN I WRITE??? Doesn’t work and my baby know it’s November??? " Am I in danger? Come watch me write! I think I can do it!</p>
<p>Give me your words, then break for 10. I literally vant mm not tuopst. As if I was going through the motions. I do.</p>
<p>What am I? It looks like I’m working tommorow. And now I’m closing my browser and I’m gonna write. The 1K words I wrote yesterday, might be the biggest breakthrough I’ve had in over a year. I’ll listen anytime you u need to talk!</p>
<p>Thought I hit a wall. Time to get another 2k in on my novel. This is my last sprint with you guys, so let’s make all the words count! I intend to write like the wind…</p>
<p>Oh I forgot to tweet! To avoid getting sicker, I just guzzled the last of my Hydrocodone. Can I push through to 2,000 words tonight?! But after writing 11k in 2 days I’m starting to catch up so maybe I can do it? I MAY have done enough research to bullshit the hell out of the science in this book.</p>
<p>It’s been 21k words since my last chapter break. I don’t have a clue. I’ll take it and I’ll take my bedtime as well. I’ll take it!</p>
<p>I had a crisis during my writing time and then life happened. I am DOING it! About to hit 25K on my novella tonight.</p>
<p>I’m used to writing then editing a short story. …Oh look, a speck on my wall, guess I’ll have to sanitize and wash the entire planet. I dont even like dogs. But I did and got over the 1667. AND I broke the 23k mark!</p>
<p>Haven’t hit 25k yet but on my way. I take a lot of comfort from it too. I think that’s a record for me. Let’s see where I arrive tonight.</p>
<p>I’ll talk to you tomorrow! I need a spark. Another chance to make up my 10k word deficit? Friday night and I’m at World Coffee writing. Just 600 words, but it brings me up to 23,000!</p>
<p>So tickled with myself and my Gilda. 25,000 words for me, and there are still three hours left to write at the Evening of Scribing Recklessly! It thinks I’m listening. Go me!</p>
<p>I can’t find it anywhere. If I can get back on par with word count I’ll post something that shows how I used to connect myself with writing. hurts my spirit. The word “chortled” sticks out like a sore thumb to me.</p>
<p>Now I need to crawl out of my hole and go 2 my day job. “ I prefer the term ”power nuggets. For me?!? Everything I wrote yesterday is lost.</p>
<p>1st writing session of the day gets me over 25K words. I feel like I am at the doorstep of the the darkest night of the soul. In my defense, I’ve had a lot of life to contend with. I’ll have to power through tomorrow to beat you. I have a feeling a lot of this backstory will be edited out…next month, when I do a rewrite.</p>
<p>Oh its just research, I said. Fingers cramping means I’m making progress! I may try to be an ML next year and am looking for resources. I somehow managed to reach my word count for today after getting no sleep last night and running around all day. I wrote 7,000 words today.</p>
<p>Which character will slubber I wonder. I pledge my word! But I might make it anyway.</p>
<p>I can’t believe it. The characters are in control of the story and I’m just chasing them around with the cursor. I want to break five figures by midnight Sunday.</p>
<p>I’m now up to 14,611 words. So I’m at a point of no return. Daughter is now taking a bubble bath while I try to write. Therefore I will be staying in my Marvel pj’s and having a stream of hammer horror films in the background. If someone said I’d still be doing this 2 weeks in, I’d ask "why would you say something like that?</p>
<p>’ Officially’ ending my word count today on 4322 (39135 total). Finally broke 10K on my novel this month! I’m not convinced. I guess I’ll get some morning words in. Work with me, brain.</p>
<p>I almost got sucked into Pinterest. I intend to reach 30,000 words this evening. I just used Uff da in my novel. 3100 words until I hit my goal.</p>
<p>I still have around 14K words to write, but gaps and holes to fill, too. All done cleaning the bathroom, and now I’m gonna show my novel who’s boss. I don’t care if it’s decaf, I just need it.</p>
<p>Wish me luck. I don’t care, internet. I DID IT! I SURRENDER. Another 7000 words and I’m on track at last. The last thousand should always be the easiest but yet I have 729 words to write and I JUST WANNA SLEEP.</p>
<p>If you see me on Pinterest or Facebook, give me a virtual slap. I’ve hit the halfway mark! I’ve written 5,131 words tonight. Bye bye wifi, I need to disconnect you or I’ll just procrastinate alllllll day when I could be writing my novel. I’m all about the word counts, bout the word counts, no edits. Just realized I skipped lunch in my bid to catch up on revision.</p>
<p>Just gotta write, I’ll b goin to 1159am 2 make it. just have to keep reminding myself why I started. I feel like banging my head against the keyboard. I DON’T KNOW.</p>
<p>I will rise up. Well, I didn’t see that coming. Time to start going back and adding all the stuff I accidentally rushed last. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. I shall catch up.</p>
<p>I’ll probably have close to a novel by the end… (see what I did there?) DM me. No power in the verse can stop me, except running out of tea.</p>
<p>" I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! And that’s what I do. How and why did I end up in a sword fight scene? 45 minutes ago I said I was going to bed. Nothing else to do but try, I suppose.</p>
<p>Maybe I’ll try this approach again tomorrow! I want to write everything but my novel today. I’m hooked! Trust me. (Would I make earrings all damn day if I had enough findings and sufficiently diverse beads?</p>
<p>XXIV : WHAT DO I EVEN DO NEXT IN THIS PLOT. I’ m… 1230 words on my WIP today. Still short of where I need to be but the night isn’t over yet.</p>
<p>By tonight, I will have written 25,000 words. OMG writing this tiny, jewish mambo from queens is killing me! If you are signed up for my newsletter, check your inbox.</p>
<p>I see you, finish line, and I’m comin for ya. Noveling makes me hungry. Will just have to redouble my efforts tomorrow. I’m writing at : 30.</p>
<p>I haven’t worked on it since Thursday. Now if I only knew the rest of the story… I had to stop twice to relieve a…cramp.</p>
<p>I can’t decide what to do. You never glare at me anymore. Gonna write my 2000 and catch up this weekend. Time to put it aside and finish that short story I was working on in October.</p>
<p>Writing in the morning brings out my productive side. I don’t know why, but every word feels like a struggle tonight. I don’t feel like writing today… What have I done?! Before you chain me to the computer like a slave again…</p>
<p>I just can’t. I can’t remember the last time I started writing before 10pm… If I write 1000 words every day, I make wordcount. I am stuck at 20k. How the hell did I manage 2,400 words across 10 A5 pages?</p>
<p>1k before I get a cup of coffee? I just wrote my way from Cyprus to Halicarnassus. I like writing romance in middle grade, I’m finding. I can make that up.</p>
<p>In case anyone was wondering : Sir Bedivere is my dude. I guess I’ll be writing on my phone for the rest of the night? I’m a writer, just keep on writing! " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days!</p>
<p>Gonna hit 50K words if it kills me! Soon, I will have to write some romantic scenes. Alright, I’ve brushed my teeth and reheated my tea. 6500 words today and I just hit 30,000.</p>
<p>I’m at 71k and i need to be at 90k by midnight tomorrow (or done with the book altogether.) Tonight I started at 44,019 and am ending at 46,029. Did I mention that words are happening? " If you don’t want to lose me, TELL me.</p>
<p>I AM SUCH A SLACKER. I worked on my book today. I have a goal for the end of this book, you are not included ma’am. Can I do it? I’ ll.</p>
<p>I woke up today with an urge to lie in bed all day and write. i need someone to motivate me. One of my characters is changing and I don’t like it. I feel like it’s eating my life. Someone talk some sense into me, please?</p>
<p>To make myself write I told myself that if I wrote 3k in 1.5 hours I could watch Legend of Korra until I didn’t want to anymore. Trying to reach 6000 words before I go to sleep, stay with me brain!</p>
<p>Sunday is actually my fave writing day. my word count is at 16,230 today. 365 for me. " I say.</p>
<p>Off to get my word count in for the night! 370 on my last sprint. On the cover of this book, I’ll include a warning : "Do not read if dieting. I am 1K away from being all caught up. p.s. oh yes I’ll be counting those excised words, don’t think I’m not.</p>
<p>Whatever, it works toward my word count now. 26,010 and I’m done for the night! I wrote 1686 train words!!! Dear Monsanch, Whhy in my head do you look like Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises? I shall struggle on.</p>
<p>Now I must sleep. I can do this. Someone force me to be productive. As I leave my character asking a phone sex operator for therapy, my word count is : 14,603.</p>
<p>’’ I think nothing will be spared. I wrote 1698 words today and I have 22,165 total. Go me! The emotion returned, and guided me.</p>
<p>Mopping up my feels now. Now I can cook the kids tea and write! I have no motivation to write at all. I have now surpassed 40k words. 25,002 words at the end of my last paragraph.</p>
<p>At 30k, it’s been 11 days in my novel. Instead I’m on twitter. I still haven’t learned to turn Facebook off when I try to write. I’m moving house.</p>
<p>I need a breakthrough or something. I felt relief, and then blushed with shame at my relief. I can’t be stopped. Ending my procrastination. Now I want cake. My writers tried to warn me but those words you got make me so wordy!</p>
<p>I’m turning off the internet. It was driving me nuts. Last chapter tonight, then I must sleep. For me?!?</p>
<p>Losing my rag here… I reached my goal of writing 5k today. Tell me how your sprint went. I am doing both way and allow my mind pour out. I feel like bursting into song… I have to start writing again tomorrow.</p>
<p>That’s my story, anyway. I wrote 2500 words today. And finish my thesis prospectus! help me.</p>
<p>I need to get some writing in. Check my FB 5songs for others. And another thousand words fill my page, onward! It took 45 minutes by I am now caught up and HALFWAY! And now I stand looking out from the walls of 32k. I think that’s a sufficient amount of Phosothop for today.</p>
<p>Don’t stop me Smee. I need a variation of Tellervo. Back up to having a fighting chance with my word count!</p>
<p>" I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! I’m eating a lot of apple slices and trying to finish these 1,500 words before midnight. I wish fall could be here to stay forever. I am at 40K words!</p>
<p>Maybe I’ll try this approach again tomorrow! Think I will finish it tomorrow. Remember those 47 words I was expanding yesterday? I just don’t have the time to write. I got 603.</p>
<p>I just signed on and saw this! I need words. But I do like the way you add to my word count. “ ”Nothing, my dear Frodo. Planning to write some scenes out of order just because they are in my head now!</p>
<p>I’ve been writing on my phone almost all day, hoping to update my word count with a big number later! Plus I know what happens next! No, I’m not doing any of that. Some nights I only wrote 200 words.</p>
<p>Why does it take me four hours to write 1K words if I start at 9 a.m. and only an hour if I start at midnight? I think that’s a record for me. The plot thickens as my brain mushens. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days!</p>
<p>I’m telling myself that I’m not going to write anymore tonight, but we all know that isn’t going to happen. I’m rocking this. I don’t quit. I’m in the hole 6,000 words, which isn’t daunting at all. I’ll watch one episode then get back to writing!</p>
<p>Let me count the ways, 1, 2, 3 oh look, Twitter! I definitely need to get caught up on my WC, either way! I have 3800 to go to reach 30k today… If I get to 4000 today, I’ll meet Tuesday’s goal already. I’m only about a quarter in.</p>
<p>I am such a 90s child! Still have the afternoon ahead of me. Got my 1,738 I was looking for. Why didn’t I make it to 10,000 words?</p>
<p>I wrote 3638 words in an hour… And I have a twist I’m about to throw in. Now I need sleep. Oh hey, I just passed 25,000 words on my second book! I am DOING it!</p>
<p>I just put my headphones on so I wouldn’t disturb the cat. I’ve suddenly decided to take up French again. In two chapters, my protagonist went from eating croissants to suffering from gangrene and eating roadkill. I did it.</p>
<p>Question : What three things are in my NaNoWriMo novel? Hi ho hi ho it’s off to plot I go. My MC is falling in love with the wrong character, but I’m just going to go with the flow. It’s writing time and I don’t feel like it one bit. I’ve written over 20,000 words.</p>
<p>Working on one of the final scenes in my novel! I literally have a gun to his head and I’m having second thoughts. I got this! I just hit a 20,000 word milestone, yay!</p>
<p>Now I’m going to try to make it to 100k and the end of the story. I told a friend it took two hours to write 1k words. People in my hall need to stop slamming doors. If I have all day, it takes all day. I have nightmares that cliches are coming to get me.</p>
<p>What if I’m just a rock?…I’m going to try anyway. I think my appetite is gone… Contact me.</p>
<p>I have a feeling a lot of this backstory will be edited out…next month, when I do a rewrite. Managed to get my daily target WC in before midnight. She sounds like my daughter. Man, I need a nap.</p>
<p>Typed it all up and my word count is 14,673 as of now. I did, it, clan! I’ve passed the 11.5k point. I think I’m going to finish and edit it!</p>
<p>I might just have to go for it and finish 50,000 by tomorrow. I go drink some alcohol now. I make a point of trying to put aside my editing during it. I need to transfer my anguish to my characters. Let’s see if I can crank out another 2.5K words again today.</p>
<p>Now I can veg out for a bit. Wondering if I could reach 50k today… I’m still at 20k. I got two choices y’all read the review or ignore so I’m not gonna bounce my pedal to the floor…</p>
<p>I will I will I will. With every WIP I have to go through a process of telling myself that no one will ever read what I’m writing. I made it! REPEAT : I HAVE PASSED THE HALFWAY POINT.</p>
<p>I don’t know how I’m supposed to get him and his car home. I’m at a stopping point. And then I accidentally made my 2 mc’s adopted sisters and my entire plan for this story came to a screeching halt. I will go to bed in 24 minutes.</p>
<p>50K, here I come! Maybe I need to sleep on it.</p>
<p>Can you give me some words? (Never thought I’ll say that!) I am going to bed. At this point I need several Allnighters or several 10k days… Work and life getting in the way of getting my word counts up!</p>
<p>Maybe I’ll do it next year! I want to know! I think I’m going to be doing that “Three months later” things movies do. Cut me.</p>
<p>I’m not participating but am cheering for those who are! I managed to catch up! Come join me! I need a nap… SO unlike me.</p>
<p>I tried. At this rate, I will be ending the month at 40K words instead of 50K. Before I write another word Javert! Finally decided what I want for Christmas.</p>
<p>The career author beat me. Know what I haven’t put in a story in a while? I hope it doesn’t clog the drain. It’s 2am and I’m already ahead of par for today! as of 11.59pm tonight I’m supposed to be on 25k. Nag me or inspire me…</p>
<p>I need motivation. I fully intended to skip tonight, but somehow I got in over 1700 words! I am DOING it! Before you chain me to the computer like a slave again…</p>
<p>Writing the end scene is always the hardest, I think. Got my cacao nut latte, got my tunes, hordes are outside playing. I don’t think I’m going to hit 50,000 words for National Novel Writing Month but I did just pass 15,000. Wish me luck. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days!</p>
<p>After 14 days my dog has learned he’s not getting fed in the morning until after I write 1,667 words!. I cranked out 2028 words tonight. So, I’m bringing my laptop to a restaurant, and literally sit there while my family chat. I feel energized. Taking a break then trying to get 6958 I need to finish.</p>
<p>Don’t they understand I have a word count to attain. Stared outlining from the middle on this piece, realized I was way out of sync. I’m not even a quarter of the way through yet.</p>
<p>If all goes according to plan today I’ll hit 25K words aka HALFWAY DONE! Conundrum : I have tonight to myself. Who’s with me?? Universe trying to tell me something? I’m not out of the race yet! 20882 total for me.</p>
<p>I’m sipping wine and reading a book. On the upside, I get to spend all of December watching my November DVR’d shows. I write. Wanted to to 2.5K again but am losing my temper. Now I have five.</p>
<p>Need to finish my current book. I celebrating tonight. Come join me! Can I hit 20k before bed?</p>
<p>Without my permission, I swear! I give myself a stern nod in the mirror. I might still write, but at a slower pace until I go to sleep. Word sprints are in my future!</p>
<p>After a lax weekend I need to write 4,000 today. I got this though! Did not hit 10k but my goal for today is 25,000 words. Wish me luck because I WILL FINISH.</p>
<p>I started off pantsing. Today is one of those days where I want to bang my head against the keyboard until the novel writes itself. added another 4k to my word count today. I’ve lost my writing momentum.</p>
<p>Gonna go kill all my characters off, bye. I wrote 10,012 words today at our midway party! and i think that’s all i have in me today. Might have to have my cookies as a bribe to keep going rather than a reward. Not making my word goals, but writing every day.</p>
<p>I only wrote 744 words today but that was enough to pass the halfway point! Tomorrow : need to build a word cushion so you and I have big plans after Mass. Write and write my Wordlings. Don’t tell me if it’s the last one, I’m a giant baby.</p>
<p>Why do I dread writing tomorrow? I’ve never gotten emotional over a character before. That’s what I get for choosing to continue a started book.</p>
<p>I blatantly need more tea. I won’t give up! I’m Boss Level at Being Distracted. I’m going in. Makesstrange sense to me now.</p>
<p>I’m hitting my stride as I approach 30,000 words, but could use a foot rub and a calf massage. I might actually make it with this novel! I am DOING it!</p>
<p>I’m feeling another 5,000 words on the tips of my fingers! Shake them fingers and toss me those counts. I wish my tweets counted toward my word count. Thought : Maybe if I had wine NOW, writing would be easier.</p>
<p>Write for 30 minutes, meet me back here! If my tweets this morning are any indication on the quality of my sleep deprived writing… I have some ideas for the next bit too. I did I! I thought we were pals! I WON!!</p>
<p>Maybe I’ll introduce smurf unicorns. " I have writing to do, A WORD COUNT TO MEET! Oh my gosh!!! I have passed the halfway point. I think I’ve earned a day off, don’t you?</p>
<p>I reached par tonight and my word count goal. I MADE IT, I’M HERE, I SURVIVED THIS DAY. No work for me today! I caught up!</p>
<p>If I have all day, it takes all day. I want to hit 25k today! Looks like I’ll finish before vacation starts! I’m outlining a short dystopian! Who’s with me?</p>
<p>My eyes are getting fuzzy, so I’m going to call it a night… I just wrote about Yelp in my WIP. And it took all day but I made it. Guessing this won’t be the year I’ll finish this novel. It’s like I’ve crossed the event horizon, and I can’t make my way back. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days!</p>
<p>Can I do it? I might actually finish this thing! Yelling at my characters when they start derailing the story. Yes, I did just feed my child Pop Tarts and a pudding cup for dinner. Now I wish I knew how to play an instrument.</p>
<p>Or I’m just in a funky part of my MS. Maybe I’ll just skip to arc three after this scene. Of course when I want to get some writing done my computer just doesn’t work. Damn you, sickness, thwarting my plans!</p>
<p>Why did I do this to myself? Trying to keep writing and stay up until my husband gets home from work, but this rain is making me sleepy. I’m off to bed. My computer’s power supply is gone, so I’m writing in my notebook like an animal. Say, I passed the 20k word mark today in the WIP! I am DOING it!</p>
<p>I just passed the 25000 word mark! It uploaded on my phone yesterday, but never showed up on the internet. finally, a sentence describing my plot that makes sense. I had no idea what to name two of the lands in my story, so I’ve been calling them Minaj and Drake. I think that’s a record for me. Whom has set this next book I’m writing INSIDE that home! Did I?</p>
<p>I wish I had already written all that stuff that is jumping around in my head. Otherwise I might weep. almost halfway to my goal of 30,000 with 14,886 words… Hear me roar.</p>
<p>Not that this means anything as my personal target is wildly different. I’m only at 19,900! Ten minutes left in the day for me and I just hit 20,000 on the spot! Write for 30 minutes, meet me back here! Maybe I shouldn’t? I will cross 25k today.</p>
<p>Think my book needs pirates in it. I must. Why am I so inspired by anything except what I should be writing? cause it so speaks to my novel.</p>
<p>I’ll sleep on it and finish tmrw! I’m looking forward to rewriting! I so wish I had written last night, but I’m finally back on track with my word count. Because I am always facetious. Inner editor and inner critic : I do believe you were both placed on leave without pay until the end of the month.</p>
<p>21 K. I will reach 25 K today, and I am going to finish this thing next weekend if it kills me. And my brain is so frazzled, I almost didn’t make that connection. I have pjs on and earplugs in and manuscript open. I find it easier to write about murder than to describe my MC’s living room.</p>
<p>My word count is crawling along today, like I’ve suddenly defied the laws of mathematics. I have a feeling the word count is about to be easier than ever to achieve! Over 2000 words written today and I’m still going! 488 words until I reach the day 16 target. On my way to 38.000!</p>
<p>Does my novel even have a plot anymore? Don’t know if this counts for anything, but my story is now 60 pages!! 1700 words at lunchtime brings me to par for today.</p>
<p>Yeah my mama she told me don’t worry about your edits… Getting my writing groove back. 671 words that sprint and my 1st words of November. I just had my story pass the Bechdel Test. NaNoNaNoNaNoNaNo is just running through my head to the tune of 60’s Batman.</p>
<p>I have made it to 25,000 words. I lured him outside with bits of granola bar. Submissions for magazine short stories coming in and I can’t get enough!</p>
<p>All I do is write and overthink stuff. Do I have energy to write words to night. I am doing this. Novel excerpt : I now had my trusty fork.</p>
<p>Today I’m going to put a dent in the word count. However, it does seem to be 25077 words of total poop, so I may need to take the next year to edit. “ I shooky my head ”and“ balzer ”instead of blazer. Just take my money. I’m not sure what to do with a first draft that’s not begging to be written.</p>
<p>I managed to write 12,185 at my last write in, putting me over the hump of 90k. Yes I have caught up my word count, but I now ache everywhere. At this rate, I’ll be done in six days. Had another 5k day and my word count just cleared 60,000!</p>
<p>I just have one question… 700 words before I sleep. Think that I have what it takes? I have rediscovered my dream.</p>
<p>All my words are still there after the reboot and updates. End of the day, I’m at 17,215 words! I wish I could just sit in the library all day and write… She is quite the conflicted slave, I must say.</p>
<p>I’ve had a cocktail, you see. Do I sleep or do I write? To Do list : 1) Everything that has been distracting me from writing. I suggest you hit Blonde’s Pizza in Berkley before you leave.</p>
<p>I wrote 8 one page stories today. I can’t feel my butt. I’m not even participating this year! Rounded out my day 12 total with 42k. I don’t fee like writing today. I need a NaNoWriMo nap.</p>
<p>I regret this scene. I got a lot written just then. I have done this. About to hit 25K on my novella tonight. I am DOING it.</p>
<p>I just made a really big decision about my storyline. (My goal is 15k by the end of today, but maybe I should increase it…) I don’t know if I can do it… Dear Life : Please see my rescheduling attempts re:December. I am so inspired by her and ALL of my clan!!</p>
<p>I’m close to 5,000 words. I do a lot of handwriting in my notebook that way I can type like a champion when I get on the computer. At my desk and everything! Beat my 800 word goal.</p>
<p>I should hit 25k by Friday. Now I may go cook some. I give up on going back to sleep. I am DOING it!</p>
<p>If you’re sprinting with me I’ll see you at the : 55! I know there isn’t but I want there to be. I have done 10k in a day. I’m on fire! I onbuttoned the vidscreen and browserpopped to twitter. Thoughts for my story?</p>
<p>I haven’t slept yet… Send me your word count and your Hogwarts house, so I can award house points! Do you think I can do it? Running a spell check so I can see the grade level at the end?</p>
<p>I like what you’ve done with your hair. 12k on my novel. I’m gonna make 1k yet! I recommend the Squirrel Feeding Procrastination Technique.</p>
<p>Only 888 words to go until I’m at 35k! Today my characters are captured and brought to a camp who’s leader is a dictator of sorts. A BEAST I TELL YOU!!! Time to focus on my screenplay after this! I might just have to go for it and finish 50,000 by tomorrow.</p>
<p>I just lost 3000 words. The emotion returned, and guided me. You get me to write! What should I be doing?</p>
<p>One of my chs used paleography and hist bib to work out where the mysterious book had come from… You are not going to make me cry in Starbucks! The one I started in November 2012 but still! I’m gonna stop writing for now and mourn for his sacrifice now…</p>
<p>Maybe I’ll start a nrw story. Oh by the powers vested in me… After being too chemo to write yesterday, I’m back writing tonight. Uping my word count while on the bike at the gym using Goigle Docs on my phone! Guess I’ll roll with it.</p>
<p>If one word could change your life forever, I know what it would be. And now I’m caught up. Or maybe I’m not, but it’s going to happen this afternoon regardless. Now I am too.</p>
<p>7k words from par and I’m still writing! Should I kill myself? This tale’s got control of me. At 9,051 words for today and 21,118 words total, I’m officially caught up! I can’t write….I am out of ideas….help?</p>
<p>I can’t wait to start writing again! I broke 20K! Looks like I’m pulling an all nighter..this story needs to get done. 45k, I am totally in you. I need to get writing.</p>
<p>I am DOING it! Hit my 100k then kept on writing. Archangel reveal, here I come!</p>
<p>“ I think I’ll try to get to 50K words today, ”I thought after waking this morning. Today I am shooting for 20k words. I’m not finished either!</p>
<p>NaNoWriMo Day 12 Written Today 9,306 Total Words 45,006 Can I finish 2morrow? No word wars for me tonight. I managed 1,132 words during that sprint. Using coldturkey to ensure that I get writing done.</p>
<p>In last night’s dream I turned Neverland into Candyland by eating antimatter. HAVE I WATCHED VERONICA MARS. And my focus. I would’ve gotten there last night, but migraine.</p>
<p>1AM and I just smashed the halfway mark. I suppose I will open Word at some point during the day. Now if my mutinous Trigeminal nerve will let me. I just reached 25,803 words. Within the next hour, I shall hit and pass the halfway mark!</p>
<p>Just passed the 35000 word mark on my novel in progress. Today I managed 2509. This is what happens when I don’t outline a climax and ending. I will need a month or so to edit it. Wordcount has now reached 80,015, which means I’m still on par for 150k!</p>
<p>Repented for my sin of not writing anything for the last 3 days. I have the energy of a dishrag soaked in Valium. Today is my push day. On migraine day 3 and I smell like an apothecary.</p>
<p>Go me. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! I am back to hand writing on paper.</p>
<p>I’ve totally got this. My fingers are waiting, but my brain is not transmitting… And I’m all caught up with time to spare. I wrote sixty words. I’m a novelist.</p>
<p>Something in my fridge was growing mold so I wrote a short story about it. I think a 100:1 ratio of potential to putrid prose. I MUST! Broke for pizza, put kiddo to bed, and now I’ve lost all momentum.</p>
<p>I know where it’s going, but the path changes. Now to attempt to write another 2k before I sleep off this headache! I’ve got this. I am DOING it! But I’ve got 2000 words to go, so I’m going to shun you all for a bit. I’m 16k behind and I’ve dug a hole so deep I can’t see the light anymore.</p>
<p>Finished my freelancing project for today. I made a mistake about 10 pages ago. “ MC : ”Are you talking about me or the bed? I feel like I’m not gonna finish in time. Then I can do all the reading and Lego LOTRing I want!</p>
<p>I’ll try to remember to link you when I’m done. Might quit while I’m ahead. I’ve never written so much in such a short amount of time in my life. I hit 2,000 words for tonight (that’s 24k total, if you’re counting).</p>
<p>I contemplate giving up. The blue dye is in my hair. I do have 2K words ahead of me I want to write. “ I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! I caught up to par! Time to procrastinate, all the while complaining about how I didn’t ”have enough time" for this. Also, I reached the end of what I’d actually plotted out before hand.</p>
<p>I hope it stresses the reader. I’m just over 10,000 words away. I’m finishing a WIP and then moving on to something else. Which means I just need to write about twenty thousand words today to catch up.</p>
<p>For the next 15 days, I’ll only work on book 4, which I’ve been neglecting in favor of book 3. Once I write 2,000 words today, I shall reward myself with the newest Sailor Moon Crystal episode. I might be plotting things for the midway party on the 16th… I am dreading the day when I reread this…</p>
<p>I’m getting to a juicy part in the story. How would I feel if the events were happening to me? Looking at what I’m going to write today and lulzing at myself. I will double my word count by Monday… I’ve written some words.</p>
<p>Perfectionism is my fiercest inner demon. Here’s hoping I can get it up to 22,000 before bed! So back I go… I like the voice of my MC. I’m psyched.</p>
<p>I’m almost reaching 1K, but boy has it been excruciating. Feeling like I’ve climbed a mountain. As I write this I’m constantly thinking does this character have a strength or dexterity check for this? I need to get back on the writing horse. Starting my day of writing.</p>
<p>And that’s what I do. Does anybody foresee a copyright issue with my story about an Australian boy wizard named Barry Cotter? tbh I can’t get myself to write.</p>
<p>Next section is worked out, but don’t have it in me to write it now. I’ll take it. Had to meet my word quota for today and I did.</p>
<p>But I wrote 2,000 words today. I made it halfway! I can do this! “ ”Nothing, my dear Frodo.</p>
<p>I’m actually developing a plot now! I’ve decided November will my month of decadent indulgence. I don’t know.</p>
<p>When you don’t physically have shoulders cuz you’re a ball of slime : “You can cry on my, er, lack of shoulder. ” My imagination never gives me a choice. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! And I wouldn’t mind a three book contract too.</p>
<p>But I still do it. I was SUPPOSED to split this big chunk between yesterday and today… I hope. AND I SHALL. I am doing this.</p>
<p>I’m FINALLY writing! Do I make 25k tonight? I’ve had a couple of 2k days and I’m almost caught up! But to do it all I a smartphone…. I’d thought when I started if I just kept writing, sooner or later something would come to me.</p>
<p>I hit the halfway mark, and I finished ch. This was not what I had in mind! I’ve been writing for two hours, but still haven’t cracked 2K in that time. cleaning my apartment. Titled my novel today! I think.</p>
<p>Is this my novel’s way of telling me I need a life? Stopping at 10,189 words, exceeded the count for the day, even if I haven’t begun to catch up. I know tons of work for the sheer amount of people. These twelve hour days at work are hurting my word count. I can do this!!!</p>
<p>I’ve topped 30,000 words now and I’m like, How am I going to end this with just 20k words left? I am DOING it! 26k words in and I JUST figured out my plot twist! I wrote 1,479 words AND I hit 40k overall in the process!</p>
<p>Can I stop time for a day so I could catch up on my word count? Almost to the end of my outline though… ’ I’m with you on that Hemingway. Got my word count to 26,763 today. Today’s the day I’m halfway to 50k! I might do it again!</p>
<p>I am writing a book at midnight. In the process of rebuilding my website, essentially from the ground up. But I have the week off, so writing away! 21314 words in…only 3686 left till I hit the halfway point!</p>
<p>" How about we meet at Local Coffee at 5, and I’ll take Caldwell grocery shopping and you can write at Local? I might just have to go for it and finish 50,000 by tomorrow. aka my kitchen worktop. If this rate keeps up, I’ll be done by November 30th after all. I miss writing my airport time travel story though.</p>
<p>I gotta a gaming itch. I’m doing well. I’m halfway there!</p>
<p>Only wrote 800 words today, and it’s all history, not story, but I think I’ve rerailed the train before it could crash. Literally every time someone walks into my room while I’m writing, I lost my train of thought. Yes, I’m hearing that the Fortress of 25k has crumbled! Ugh. No idea where I even found the strength for that session. Need to do some further chapter plans tomorrow I think. So I gotta catch up tomorrow! I crossed 40k.</p>
<p>I lost 1,000 words. " I can take this with me. Just killing my darlings… Except I called it a forum, so nonline people get it too. Wish me luck.</p>
<p>I started way before. And I’m halfway done!! “ Since you obviously don’t speak girl, ”Maddy says," let me translate for you. 1731 words and I’m gonna come up for some air.</p>
<p>I am DOING it! I aim to write 15k (hit 25k) by 12am Sunday. Getting closer to my 50k! (And yes, I see the irony…)</p>
<p>I just don’t know! Wish me luck. I think I’ve become way too attached to my characters. My goal is 10k words today to catch up to where I should be. And I got them out of the hospital!</p>
<p>I’m shooting for 3K today. Have recovered from nauseating headache (I think). I’m just working on getting 200 words written at a time. I’m starting a 30 minute word sprint on Write or Die now.</p>
<p>I’m thinking maybe write for 40 mins? I will never skip a day again. Thank god I am ahead on my word count. 1,800 words tonight and I’m calling it quits. I wanna write with ya!</p>
<p>AND I did HOMEWORK. I have got to get faster at writing fiction. I’m going to write like a maniac tonight. I like the voice of my MC. And that’s what I do. I’m off to write it!</p>
<p>Racist Pages keeps trying to autocorrect my character’s name from “Shonda” to "Rhonda. I’ve sidetracked myself with this subplot. Wish me luck! Let’s see if I can bang out another 1500. I am DOING it!</p>
<p>I don’t know. My tummy decided to make dying whale sounds to remind me. Tomorrow my goal is to break 21,000! basketball is my life.</p>
<p>I’ll try for 5,000 though. Just my tea and me…and my novel! …and then I needed to remember the name of the gang in the coastal town nobody’s visited in the book yet. Ultimately, I want to write a book, where my readers are so engrossed, they forget all together, that it’s a story… I need another thousand words in the next two hours.</p>
<h2 id="chapter2">Chapter 2</h2>
<p>I’m ready to write some words. Going to pretend I’m writing Groundhog Day and just copy and paste the whole thing a second time. Just when I’m ready for all my rowdy friends to settle down, I discover they are growing mustaches and writing novels. Is there any chance I could get it all done by Thanksgiving? I ended up with 489.</p>
<p>I sometimes can’t believe I’m doing this…but I am. And y’all, my brain, omg. I really need to buckle down and get writing for my novel. Nearly 6pm and I still have to start peeing 5k words… The end is in sight, but I’d really rather have a nap.</p>
<p>I finally did some outlining. I have officially PULVERIZED 30k. I think my heroes might be walking into a trap… Writing, writing, writing til my eyes bleed, writing when it’s easy, writing when it’s hard. I’m not in love with my novel and I keep emotionally cheating on it with all the other novels I could be writing instead. Fast forward to this year : I just got IN bed.</p>
<p>I am DOING it! I apparently write pretty functionally on 5 hours of sleep… I am DOING it! I had the last two days off and managed to do three days worth of work in two so I’m going to take today off.</p>
<p>Anybody want to sprint with me at : 30 for 25 minutes? At 37k and am hoping I have a few more words in me before bedtime. I’m scared! I’ll be starting my first 5k sprint tonight at 10:30 UTC if anyone wants to join me.</p>
<p>Not sure Gorgon City is the right music for this row I’ve been avoiding. If I write 9k today I’ll be completely caught up. I don’t know why, but I have an urge to play video games today… I’ve been procrastinating too much today.</p>
<p>I’m such a wimp. I wrote nearly 5000 words today. I lost the tiara. I took two days off so have pretty much put myself behind where I wanted to be. During NaNoWriMo, I’m having more trouble keeping to my normal schedule than ever.</p>
<p>Still a bit behind but I can easily catch up at this rate. I’m at 1,341 words for the day so far. I feel like I should be screaming, "IT’S ALIIIIIIVE! It’s a miracle I got that much done.</p>
<p>That’s why I use them. That’s 900 words I didn’t have written this morning. One day I’m going to spell reminiscent correct the first time round. I’m up to 657 words so far. I had to kill someone I had really grown to like this morning.</p>
<p>three pages of my two main characters discussing why aliens wear clothes and if they have naughty bits. So far I have Sumerian, Sanskrit, Latin, HIndi, Welsh, and Arabic influenced names in my novel. I must have written 10,000 words today. I am going to regret this so much in the morning.</p>
<p>Bed was very tempting, but I managed to make quota. There’s a possibility my characters need to stop getting ready now and actually get to the party they’re going to… The words, they elude me! I noticed you haven’t updated the website recently!</p>
<p>Ended up with my total word count at 32323. I’m a frickin genius!! Really busy day, but I managed to write 1209 words on the bus, during my lunch hour, and during my break. I didn’t realize how much time has passed I was so in the zone.</p>
<p>I think I’m done. I just wrote 697 words today. I’ve written all the exciting parts of my story, now I just need to fill in the gaps.I’m low on inspiration.</p>
<p>9,671 words until my novel is officially finished. Maybe I’m inspired to add a few more… Does anyone know if I’m allowed to mention brand names in my book? Hopefully I can get a few more words in before I go to sleep.</p>
<p>somehow managed to not notice that I changed a character’s name until now. I despise coming back to reality. Realized today that with 31k under my belt so far this is the longest single piece of fiction I’ve ever written solo! 23,498 is my word count so far today. I’m not proud about my word count, but I’m proud about not having given up.</p>
<p>I really need to have a big day to boast me up a little. It tells me I’m not writing fast enough! Got a lot going on today, but still managed to bump my word count to 10,563. I’m learning, if I write straight through it, I can do about 1k every 20 minutes.</p>
<p>I’m gonna. Just lost about 1k of my word count, which means I had duplication in my “complete” file. Making it to 40k is my goal for tonight. I just can’t decide if this is a real problem or not.</p>
<p>I feel torn between trying to get another 1000 or going out to have beer and scotch. 25,645 is my word count so far. So I know what to do with Luke. Now to REALLY build a cushion so that I’m not noveling in a tryptophan haze.</p>
<p>after an awesome night of writing dangerously, I am up to 43,334. It was my lowest word count so far. But, I’ve written myself into these 3 characters being together. I wrote 641 words this morning! And then I keep writing.</p>
<p>The break came SEVEN words before I finally would have passed 25K! I’d like to hear some interesting things that get other writers motivated. I think that’s enough… Somehow I managed 1,705 words today!! I have no idea what’s happening anymore, but I’m very entertained.</p>
<p>And my time. I actually have another hour because I’m going to see the oral surgeon today. I’m writing a paper for school and got three sentences typed thus far. It concerns me a bit, but I’m not behind, so that’s a plus.</p>
<p>I hope that means everybody didn’t quit. I got my 25K badge tonight, and though I’m excited, I’m still only halfway. She has memory problems, so I don’t think she knows. I will not turn the Wizard into Malcolm Tucker. I’m ready for CH 15.</p>
<p>I rastled almost 2k words out of my brain today, bringing my total to 19019. I keep forgetting I’m doing 3k a day instead of 2.5. Actually working out of my real office today. Thanks for helping me try.</p>
<p>I should try to churn out 3k tomorrow as well so that I get ahead of the curve again. I wanted to finish early as well, but who knows? I HIT WORD COUNT! Sooo, 292 on THAT sprint, but I finished a scene and didn’t know how to start the next… Hope I can do a few more this evening.</p>
<p>I like this book too much to leave it alone. I was too far into my WIP to try this year. I’ve got about an hour to write before bed so shooting for… I might just have to go for it and finish 50,000 by tomorrow. And so do I. In my grave.</p>
<p>(do you think those 350 want to come to me. It was Michael and in my defense it’s been 70 pages. I’m at 25,783 so far. I was proud to represent District 5 at the Lust Game.</p>
<p>Who wants to sprint with me? I’m nearly caught up. I made a dent today. I’ ma go do the thing. Nein, because I’m German.</p>
<p>which reminds me don’t forget to stretch between sprints!! I just had a really good idea for my novel but if I did it I would be forced to write a sequel. I guess that’s a sign I should be writing instead. I will write today! I’m rather stunned that I haven’t exhausted myself yet.</p>
<p>If only Tormund Giantsbane were here to help me climb over it. But, the hangover is now receding just in time for me to make an early start on Day 16. I am DOING it! I really needed some me time tonight.</p>
<p>I knew the Wizard would get me going! 6:36 am, can’t sleep even though this couch is super damn comfy, and just had a major idea come to me. I’m on a roll! Just wrote the scene that inspired my WIP while listening to the song that inspired my WIP. I think I’m ready to call this chapter done.</p>
<p>I am 350 words off 30k! I might tear off a big chunk this weekend. I’ve just been so busy… I don’t think I’m getting much writing done today.</p>
<p>I need coffee. As I said, names are TBD, so far I have Jane, Janet, John, Joe, Jamie, James, Jeremy, and Cadence. I can’t force any words to come out… And with that, I’m going to bed. I’ve finally hit a bit of a groove to my story, it’s getting exciting and stuff is happening.</p>
<p>" I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs… I broke 10K! Not even nearly there, but I’m optimistic. I’m just suffering from too much meh and ehhh.</p>
<p>I hit my word count goal yesterday, and I’m on my way today. How have I forgotten how to do things in here? I’m at work, smiling and feel alive. I’m embarrassed to have so much real life in my novel.</p>
<p>there is going to be a dog in my book? I hear the young people would say "the struggle is real. Time to roll up my sleeves and dive back in. Don’t know why it took me so long to realise this, but writing goes a lot better and faster when you know what’s coming next.</p>
<p>" How was I supposed to process this? I started off just’ building a busy day buffer’. Mom and dad are ushering me to log off. Gotta sit until my word count gets back on track. So far this month, it’s been much tougher to get my writing done on the weekends.</p>
<p>I’m ready to write some words. I doubt I could write professionally as the deadlines would turn me into a monster. Who’s writing with me? I have! I think I can do this thing…</p>
<p>Who’s with me? “ I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! I swear I’m not ignoring Twitter, I’m just writing, working, or sleeping. Getting to my word count goal was so hard today, but I made it : D. Actually got in a couple things I liked. ” I “counts just as much as” sesquipedalian ".</p>
<p>I just needed to talk the story out a bit. I feel an intense action scene with battle axes coming on. I’ll just have to keep going, then! I am both immensely proud and absurdly jealous.</p>
<p>I really didn’t feel like writing, had to push myself. I’m gonna be the kind of slacker that dribbles in a few words here and there, then writes an entire novel in the last two weeks. Each day I decide if this is the day I take off. All but two of my characters disappeared last week and haven’t been seen or heard!</p>
<p>I’ve been painting and I slept in after no sleep in the hospital the night before. I don’t care. I might not get to 50000 by Dec, but if I can manage double figures by the end of tonight that’ll be something… Not that I’m anywhere near halfway done with my novel. I had so much to do.</p>
<p>Hit 35k while I did it. Pretending it’s a snow day so I can stay inside and write! I don’t think I’m getting much writing done today.</p>
<p>I just wrote 5k words in 1 hour 45 minutes. San Francisco, I am in you! Who thinks I am capable of bullshitting 9.5K of words today without any actual plot to work on? I think i took on too much this month.</p>
<p>I am writing so much every day that the November dates seem to creep forward. Sometimes I look at this outline and think "you people are going to hate me for this in the best way. Join me if you want! Dun dun duuuunnnnnnn I currently have 38,600 words!</p>
<p>It’s that time of year when I am always either checking my twitter, eating candy, or writing. Listening to my daughter play clarinet and procrastinating. I didn’t plan it that way, but it’s that way so far. And I’m ready to walk out the door to church.</p>
<p>Basically I’m writing about writing. Now I feel like I should just keep writing anyway but I need to be up early tomorrow… 1,841 words written today, giving me a total of 23,231. " How fast do I have to run?</p>
<p>I’ll fix it to fit later. I’m at work, smiling and feel alive. 2,317 words of the 3,000 I had wanted today. When I don’t want to write, I make myself write anyway. My eyes may fall out of my head in my sleep.</p>
<p>I’m ready to write some words. I’ve dragged myself up to 10,500 words which isn’t great but beginning to warm to it now. Couldn’t have done that if I’d tried. I have fleece pants, two dogs, and 400wds to the halfway mark.</p>
<p>I’m either working or wanting to nap this month it seems. Well, so far I’ve done 1,869 words and I’ve got to stop to get ready for work. 30K is begging for me to make it. I just breathed new life into my story by giving it a new one!</p>
<p>Guess I’m writing in silence. I’m at 2,609 for the day. Slowly but surely I’m getting there. I’ve really found my groove.</p>
<p>But it burns me out even when muse is in a frenzy. Until later :) I’m going to procrastinate a little. I caught up on a lot of paperwork at work. I’m now at 26,868 words. To get my word count in for today (and go a little over), I drank 2 cups of coffee which is 2 more than normal.</p>
<p>I really want to make a map of my city in To Look Skyward. And I have to get up ridiculously early tomorrow. Today, I am putting some chains on it in hopes I can pull it out. RS : And I’ll post them here so you can all see. I have been studying death whilst feeling like death for days.</p>
<p>I haven’t written much today. I just printed out my novel so far. Because I cut myself and had to bleed. I’m in a shame spiral with my writing today. I blame you.</p>
<p>I just reached 30000 words. On second though, I think I’m going to write just a little more and take a nap. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! Have I atoned for not writing much this week?</p>
<p>…well now I’m not at 40k anymore, that didn’t work out the way I thought it would! 956 words to go until I am completely caught up. So close I can taste it! I was ready to confront the Sky Kraken.</p>
<p>I’ll check it out. But the responsible part of me says I should write words. I am never missing this again. Though I admit, I’m in need of a shower, which I hope to do when I get up tomorrow, before I write on my project! Woke up in my office chair. Sometimes I feel like the only thing I’m good at is pushing through on difficult writing days. It’s been harder to make time this week but I did make sure to write something each day.</p>
<p>I know I’m not going to make 1667 today. 25k here I come.. I think I might be writing a short story right now, possible novella. I did not accomplish as much homework as I wish I would have.</p>
<p>Yay me! I wrote 4,260 words today! I’m 499 little words away from having 15,000 and it’s more than I thought I’d have at this point.</p>
<p>I’ve just finished the sentence started yesterday. I wanted to get a little more ahead today, but it was not in the stars…</p>
<p>I really need someone to bring me a Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks. I will have a girl run off to SF my heroes nearly run off the road on the way to Santa Cruz. Argh. Not going to make my word count goal for the night. Par here I come. I wonder if I can get to 40k tonight.</p>
<p>Will I try? Ugh, so far for the night, i’ve cleared about 3 thousand words worth of my obstacle. My desire to edit is getting in the way of my desire to write… I BELIEVE. I really want to read a book instead of write one, just for a night…</p>
<p>Won’t try to annoy you guys too much with reminders of my contest. I’m thinking of keeping word count challenges year round for friendly competition. I wrote over 4k words today. And I need to write 5K today to get back on track…</p>
<p>Suddenly, I feel like I can reach my protagonist. It’s just now occurring to me that I should have planned the timeline of my plot a little better. I’ll be on for the next 40 mins. I’ll be starting my first 5k word sprint in about 10 minutes!</p>
<p>Had to meet my word quota for today and I did. 2,213 words so far today, bringing me to 27,677. I wrote 8924 words on Day 12! I think my hand is going to fall off. Thought I only had 24K words but really am at 28K!!</p>
<p>Not looking forward to one that I know takes place later on. I’ve got chips, I’ve got salsa, I’ve got wayyy too much peppermint mocha… No snow day for me… I need coffee. I hit 45,000 words on the train, but I am fading fast.</p>
<p>353 words left to achieve my’ official’ target… I only wrote 1,087. My male MC just told my female MC that his grandmother is Lady Luck. So far, I’m plugging along at 34,511 words. Where has this been my whole life?</p>
<p>that’s a wrap for today, my friends! I’m surprised my face isn’t burning. The thing I like about daily writing is the intensity of your story consuming your thoughts. Feel like I’m really making progress today.</p>
<p>I wish I was a discovery writer. So with tears in my eyes and Blackbird in my head I’m going to write. “ He texted : ”Love you to“ So I sent : ”Too" Seriously, I couldn’t help it. I guess that’s why it’s important to write every day, so I know where I left off at.</p>
<p>Need to play catch up today in order to make it to my goal. Now as soon as I write 1,000 words, I can get some. Anybody want to tell me what burnt skin smells like? " And besides, if I were there when she came back out, she would have certainly started asking questions. Now how to get from one scene to the scene I eventually really need to be at…</p>
<p>forgot that I’ve written so much today bc I’ve been squeezing in bits in pieces all day. Getting closer to my 3k goal for tonight. Just saw my Word document hit 20,000!</p>
<p>And yes, dear reader, I did take a look through the pages and had a peek into your soul. still behind but I’m catching up. Then I figured out how I could fit this with an earlier plot bunny about finding a lost dog and it just works. So I’m doing something to try to sort it out. I have about 20 000 words, which is still slightly behind, but not terrible. Writing at a more relaxed pace for now so that my mind can wander a little bit.</p>
<p>So much writing to do, but do I get a day off soon. And me, I’m going to study. Monday I shall conquer!</p>
<p>Now I get to go do some yoga and catch up on Agents of Shield! Cause I’m young and I got story arc issues and my pacing’s real slow…do I look like a mind reader sir? I have to catch back up today. But that doesn’t mean I’m going to give up.</p>
<p>I will not rest until I hit 20K. I’m going for 40k by the end of the weekend. Can I make a request that every time I open a new bottle of red, 1000 words magically get added up?</p>
<p>I finally figured out where my novel is going! The Packers won and I just had a burst of energy, busting through 30,000 words. Finally hit my daily word count goal for this first time this month. When I acquired this bacteria that took up real estate in my respiratory system, I simultaneously lost ALL motivation.</p>
<p>can I leave the EoSR with 25k? Conceivably, I could do 100K at this rate. Almost to the halfway mark on my word count! Fourteen days and 21,846 words in and the story has changed so much since I planned it.</p>
<p>Bit much for my series for what to call “kitten” anymore. But I’m going to, because I’m a fucking professional. Need to get my butt in gear to reach 25,000 tomorrow!!! I can haz GPS? Let’s add on to my word count at 20 after 4 in the morning.</p>
<p>Was about to fall asleep when a really important plot point in my novel finally came together. I never had “Siri” before on my old phone! Early morning start on my only day off. Of course, I have yet to write the middle… However, I will also read… Also, in case you were wondering, my current noveling music is Backstreet Boys…</p>
<p>I literally have a Token White Male. Tomorrow I can work on my outline. I wasn’t expecting to hit this major event so early. I’ve spent most of my day hiding in Mom’s room with my laptop doing so much writing.</p>
<p>I’ll probably get to 10k before it’s over. I just wrote a scene that I KNOW will get completely cut out during the revisions. I won’t let the 2nd week slog prevail! Guess that means I’ve earned the right to log on for WoW tonight!</p>
<p>hey, remember that time I wrote a novel? " Maybe it’s the old Purloined Letter trick daring us to spot it like saying are you on my same brainwave? This isn’t great, but with exams and such, I’m pretty proud to have hit 10k words. I’m a maniac. I have a lot of work to catch up on! I’m barely at 24k today. And my heroine is just starting to figure out that her sainted mother is actually a super bitch.</p>
<p>I regret nothing! AND my MC is embracing her truly epic self. I’m going to play with some plotbunnies instead. No words so far today, but my garage has a floor for the first time in years!</p>
<p>I’m not worried though. I still have a lot of story left to write. Good thing I got ahead yesterday, sick husband today so I didn’t get much writing done! aaaand my main character has been stabbed by an umbrella!</p>
<p>I’m back on track! I am a masochist. Here we go my Wordlings. but then again it is 03:19(am) here, I don’t know if that makes it better or worse than your situation. To be clear I’m not finished the story yet I just reached 50k! If I keep this pace up, I’ll certainly make 50,000 words by the 31st.</p>
<p>Blog post to come, but I will not ensure its quality! I have one almost complete shirt and one almost complete pencil skirt. Maybe I can do it? I regret nothing. I’m still above the Total Word Count Goal for today, so I’m not TOO worried (mostly because I am soooo sleepy.</p>
<p>sitting here with my headphones on and my family members are making faces at me. After one hour of constant writing, I feel like my word count is actually going backwards. I hope the second half goes as smoothly. I hear it’s super busy.</p>
<p>Super early morning writing with tea by my side. It’s really a miracle that I’ve lasted this long. 15 minutes left and I’ve only written about 700 words!! I probably should have started writing today before now.</p>
<p>I am writing a masterpiece. Any writers want to sprint with me now? Few more minutes, then I’ll get ready to leave.</p>
<p>I predict severe overcaffeination today. I’ve got a midway goal to meet! Glad I hit the wall with a high count and sixteen days left.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m gonna write me some pirates. I dunno that I’m a pure math class sees me outside the art of… “ ”Nothing, my dear Frodo. The ones on my head, not my face. Only 1,205 words written today (though it’s better than 0), putting me at a total of 26,255.</p>
<p>Just hit 24,000 on my WIP. I hope this is not a harbinger for today’s word count. It was only a matter of time before I started questioning whether or not I’m really a writer and if fiction is worthy pursuit. Okay, I’ve been super distracted this morning but I’m going to attempt to write for half an hour then head to work.</p>
<p>I think it’s doable. I’ve hit the halfway mark! And, that’s all my head can take today. I wrote NOTHING. I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but I reached 50k at 6:50am mountain standard time. In order to finish this book on my birthday, my new per day word goal is 2.4k. 79 full pages I smiled…because I’ve never gotten this far..</p>
<p>Or as close to that as I can get, anyway. What I am doing : calling HMRC about expenses. I should bake cookies. Words are starting to flow out more easily, though I just hit a particularly sad turning point for MC. Good result considering how I couldn’t write the past two days.</p>
<p>I love it when everything lines up and you get little hints from the universe that you are on the right path! Not bad considering I had to get up a few times because of kids and cats messing with things. I did it! Guns and fcking Roses is currently blasting on my theater.</p>
<p>Alright I’m going to shower, and then write towards 25,000 words!! Words are starting to flow out more easily, though I just hit a particularly sad turning point for MC. I can go to bed in peace. After 2 pm my brain is pretty much like writing?</p>
<p>Countdown to thanksgiving break means thinking about how to get my wordcount to 50,000. Thinking I should be writing. Yea, though I work through the rough first draft, I will fear no trolling, for words are with me. Yeaaaah, Madame Barista, I’m TOTALLY, DEFINITELY FOR SURE giving this second, free Starbucks drink to a friend.</p>
<p>Yes still need to focus on my 1600 words today. Why yes, I did just teach myself to blow smoke rings for writing research. who’s up for joining me for a 25min sprint starting at : 20? I’m a bit behind but still writing :) I will not be discouraged even with a very busy weekend ahead. Slightly below my goal, but that just about 3 times as many words as yesterday!</p>
<p>I’m now writing monologues. Finished my novel, starting a new one from almost scratch! For some reason, I’m ready to wrap up the whole novel by 40k. if I get to 1000 words I will thank the writing gods. ’ It took me far too long to figure out why Microsoft Word had it underlined… Only 2K more to go to reach my daily goal!</p>
<p>So there is a large surreal moon in my story. So my new reward is I only get to play it after I get my word count goal done for the day. I’ve stopped. I’ve got this.</p>
<p>So close I need to make sure I don’t go too fast or miss anything big. Still nowhere near the actual point of the novel and I can’t even begin to explain how unexpected I find this. I figured out the problem!! Going back to the editing I was doing.</p>
<p>I need a sprint partner to keep me motivated! I can make that up, though, yes? The only good part about it snowing outside is that it is also snowing in my story and my MC is contemplating it.</p>
<p>Last year I had to write 8K words on the November 30th. I’m havinf a week two struggle mostly thanks to my work schedule but next week I’m off for 8 days so I should be able to finish. I must follow! My husband is out of town and I can write to my hearts content. Totally stuck on how to start this chapter and I’ve only written 300 words today, so I gotta get a move on. I spent a day happy dancing, then went back to the keyboard.</p>
<p>Only wrote about 700 words today, but I was really excited about those 700! Tell me how far you’ve come! I hate it so much when main characters get just dreadful,which is why I feel like I actually love my main character tbh. I just wrote 6,000 words today, and I’m still not caught up! Feel like I’m going backwards. Need to hurry my ass up…</p>
<p>Now I’m mobile!! One thing that keeps me from writing, The Sims. I could get a lot done in 2.5 hours. Have decided to drink some water, since all I have had is coffee so far… I’m really struggling right now.</p>
<p>I like writing stories about women. I hope so. I had several ideas for new scenes an hour ago!…Now, what were they?… Must complete 10k before my birthday at midnight!!!!</p>
<p>I am going to spend today through Sunday having 5k word sprints. I am pleasantly surprised. Must take a break from sprints to put something in my belly. But I can do this!! Wait, did I just decide to amputate my main character’a leg?</p>
<p>I haven’t written any more words since the last word count update? Things I’m good at writing : dialogue, descriptions of weird things, the middle bits of stories. I’m hoping tons and tons? Day 12 : Beginning to suspect outline doesn’t possess 50k words of material, I’ll have to start describing stuff.</p>
<p>That’s all I ask. I am officially over halfway to the end of my goal! I’m now at 14k. I can manage 1000 words a day, but for some reason, more than that really starts to drag me down. 28k mark :) Reaching that next thousand pumps me up every time!</p>
<p>I’ve crossed the 19k mark!!!! I think I was typing too fast. I had a habbit of skipping a set up. Holy shnikes, an even 43k in my master file. he gave me nightmares with Christine and paranoid about cars, haha!</p>
<p>Think I’ll take the rest of the night off and rest up for a big weekend push. Thanks for link, will take a closer look as soon as I’ve completed my 50,000 words for November. Wish me luck! I should check on some possible promoting options then write. Not my best in terms of daily word count but I’m finally getting my groove back.</p>
<p>5 more lines left to write then I have to count my words up. Still on track and I think I have the major plot points worked out to the end. I hope… " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days!</p>
<p>Think I can make it to 40K before I go to bed Sunday night? I thought it was backed up! The MOST far behind I’ve EVER been… I no longer the Knights of NaNoWriMo is overly pretty, the slavers are a pantser’s plo…</p>
<p>I mention a subreddit in my novel, too. For the 1st time since Nov 1, I did NOT write yesterday. But the words amuse me! I’m around 23K, not as far as I’d like, but family has been keeping me busy this week. I’m all caught up for the first time in about a week.</p>
<p>A winner is me! 13,800 words in, I throw my main character out a window. Hopefully, I can keep it up after today. Having my nails painted seems to make writing more fun when it gets slow.</p>
<p>I am definitely starting to feel that week 2 block. Can I reach 14,000 today? What does that say about me? I’ve never came this far before, i’m freaking out. Cthulhu help me when I have to edit this first draft…</p>
<p>I’ve just been attacked by a rogue story idea! Do I use narration or dialogue? I’m halfway through this book, and the major plot hasn’t even happened yet. Dropped my first Jane Eyre reference 21,000 words in.</p>
<p>Welp, I’ve fallen back in love with my story. I’m writing a whole section of my book that I have no idea if it will make the final cut but whatever. Take my hand and we’ll make it I swear… If so, I’m Princess Alethea. Now I’m back on track.</p>
<p>Argh. Up to 19,039 words and I just want to sleeeeep. I think I’ll try topping 30K after sunrise. I need some cheerleaders! Maybe I’ll have a new story ready in time for next year’ s. Ready for my writing day tomorrow!</p>
<p>I am. Aw man, I’ve never been so far below that line and still pulled it off before. I just might make it halfway today. Oh please, imagination, don’t fail me now.</p>
<p>About to listen to some Queen and work on my novel. I have great ideas but actually pulling the words out is killing me slowly… I am SOOO close to 50k. I just killed off a main character, something I have never done before.</p>
<p>I’m worried that my excitement for writing has tied itself to the Spurs season. Hubby came home from work early so I could write. Come on, dammit, I’m playing catch up here! Pretty sure I just passed the 23k mark with that last sprint.</p>
<p>I don’t know how I did it.. I really need to get up earlier or something to get a jumpstart on this. I’ve written 2.5k but ride isn’t here yet. " Well, my love, now you’ll taste the privileges of being a White!</p>
<p>I’m hardcore slacking. I passed the 25,000 word mark today on my MG comedy. And yes I’m supposed to be writing instead… I’m still behind but am a lot closer to winning now! Also, I really want to share Part 2 of my story with you!</p>
<p>I could write 500 words and hit 45k, or I could shower and start planning my next novel… Alright I’m on a push for the next two hours. I don’t know if I’ll do any more, but I’m slowly getting caught up! But I was determined to stick with 3rd no matter how many times it got away…</p>
<p>I did not want to write today. But I’m ready to go again. I HAVE TO write tomorrow! Do I have to go to the Gala for work tonight? Oh, man, I just noticed my first plot hole…</p>
<p>Really didn’t want to write tonight, but my goal has been to stay ahead! I’ve written nearly a thousand words so far today. Hoping to get my last 10k done on Sunday. Way to close the gap me. Been nesting at my desk.</p>
<p>Almost done with my first story. I need at least 3 more days like today to catch up. Mapping out chapters instead of just seeing where the story takes me. can the rest of my life stop now so i can finish this…? Hit my personal NaNo goal!</p>
<p>That’s exactly what my story needs. I got 2 new games for this. I just instantly knew who my character would be played by in a movie Wow. I am DOING it! Hurts my elbows. After days of not making time to write I’m shutting out the world today to write. Send me your word counts and Hogwarts house!</p>
<p>I have sparkling water to chase away the sleepy eyes. You think I should go for 22k before I go off for tonight? Will be looking for a few sets of eyes to beta read the first chapter of my novella soon! I’m going to take a break first.</p>
<p>I added 6,425 words today after writing nothing for 5 days straight! Apparently, I can type 2000 words an hour. Managed to write my amount of words for both thursday and friday. I got this.</p>
<p>I had a whole folder in Scrivener not being counted! I have zero focus and zero willpower apparently. I’ve got 20K and 10 chapters. I have an hour then I gotta record the listening test.</p>
<p>I am starting to love what I am writing, but unearthing all this is making me crave talk therapy…or whiskey. I think my main character just fell in love with the wrong person. I HIT 25K WORDS!!! " I think, therefore…</p>
<p>I think I’m done with writing for tonight. Okay, back to pushing myself in my writing for my last 2 hours tonight… I see the end in sight! Makes me glad I added a 2nd blanket to my bed last week!</p>
<p>May write more later if the mood takes me. This year I have 1 who is a complete mystery. Just me? I wish my derriere was big so I didn’t have to work on my novel. I can do this…</p>
<p>my simplified character and conflict formula : what does he want? I’ve written 6K today and am NOT stopping until I hit 40K. I named two completely separate characters the same thing. Starting on 23280, so let’s see how many words I can write today.</p>
<p>skipping a scene that I probably shouldn’t. I vowed to never use’ ephemeral’ after a particular episode of Teen Wolf, yet I finally found the right place for it. I need words. I can’t reach my word count! I like making my main character do chores.</p>
<p>I made it! I’M NOT, I WON’T! That was a nice little groove I got into. I shot my protagonist in the face and I still don’t know where to go. I hope so. Now, if only I had artistic talent…</p>
<p>Today should be the day, though, when I hit 50K! I have lost my damn mind. I thought this would be a Middle Grade fantasy but I might end up making it an adult one. That’s exactly what my story needs.</p>
<p>I just need Two. Maybe I should start killing characters. Alright muse, I’m gonna need you to cooperate. I think i going to step away for a hotel. Just barely made my 1k word goal today. But today I broke through to new inspiration. For the first time in a while, I’m in the word count range I need to be in.</p>
<p>Scraped together some time this afternoon to write and hit my daily goal! So I know what to do with Luke. I was really getting into it, too!</p>
<p>Already hit my word count for the day, but I’m on a roll. Wrote 5,000 more today which means I only have like 15k left to write! Wish me luck. I just realized I don’t have a main goal for my main character and I’m 27k words in.</p>
<p>If my characters can beat the odds just in time then so can I! I have to, there is no other option. I think I’m hitting a major turning point in my story :) Are you liking yours so far? I’m starting to think I might actually finish this thing. Have written over 5k words to get up to 26.6k and I dont think they’re too shabby either. Mainly because I lost time this morning going to the dentist.</p>
<p>Maybe I will finish on time. Not as many today because I had to have actual human interaction. I WILL arise at 5am tomorrow to get in an hour of writing before work. Why is it more difficult to write at weekends when I have more time?</p>
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<p>5K in four hours might be a stretch, but I’m going to try. Scrapped my whole novel and I’m already celebrating the new draft. I KNEW I SHOULD’VE STOPPED EDITING! But It’s a whole new chapter and I should leave it until tomorrow.</p>
<p>hey I havn’t had the time to tweet, I have been with my novel. Writers’ block feels like sitting in the dentist’s chair, a drill whirring in the back of my mind. After a couple of days of not writing thanks to my new job, I’m aiming for 26,000 words today.</p>
<p>Finished my first NaNo story at 40,851 words. why do I suddenly have the maturity level of an eight year old? Well it’s finally happened, as I knew it would. I meant 5,747!</p>
<p>I thought about stuff I needed to add to my book while I was sleeping. I have 39k so far. I somehow managed to reach my word count for today after getting no sleep last night and running around all day. Who’s with me? I just decided I’m gonna be destroying a character by the end of this book and I’m super excited to do this.</p>
<p>I need rest, the spririt is willing, but my hands are spongy and bruised. It’s very or there, and I’m curious to see how people take it. I’m so sleepy. After that…final exams get at me!</p>
<p>Only 519 words for yesterday and I find : I’m ok with this. I am as well but my girls have me busy. 4 minutes to midnight and I hit the 1,700 word count for today! I got over the 25k mark!!! So one of my characters, who is already in a relationship, is sorta flirting with another character.</p>
<p>I got my word count up to 8,733. I’ll have a lot more late nights to come for this book. I am going to study for a while as I contemplate the next steps. I want to do more today, but I need to think about what’s next first.</p>
<p>I needed it. I’m about par. Tony had to run to a cottage and met a new character that I didn’t even know existed!</p>
<p>I am closing the window and getting to work. Around 4500 words in the race to catch up, and feel I’m creeping closer…but not today. Thanks to that monster 30 minute sprint I’m over halfway to 50k!</p>
<p>I just spelled “exasperatedly” correctly on the first try. I have 5k words so far. 8,000 a day isn’t unattainable if I just do nothing but write. Omg. I cannot write in this weather. I am DOING it!</p>
<p>I did it I reached 50k! I wanted to hit 40k today, but decided to socialize. And apparently the iPad doesn’t want me to write. Going to take a break to watch my favorite YouTube stuff, then back at it.</p>
<p>Day 15 and I have written 23’584 words for NaNoWriMo! I bought a new pipe too! I WON!! I already finished my 50K word first draft of my novel…2 weeks early.</p>
<p>And that’s what I do. I am feeling particularly clever tonight. I did it. Well now that the big wurm has attacked, I need a cool way for our heroes to defeat it…</p>
<p>I WILL make 50,000 by Sept 30. “ ”Nothing, my dear Frodo. For me, writing nirvana exists somewhere between 3 and 4 glasses of wine. 22,550 for my word count so far. instead I’ve got to focus on the first book, SIGH.</p>
<p>Just thought I’d hit my first 1,000 words for the day. " If there’s a God, I pray he forgives us for this war. I know the goal for today is over 21k, but I’m chuffed that I finally reached 10k!</p>
<p>I will push out these words before bed, I will. Not that I’m anywhere near halfway done with my novel. I’d like to have a 10k weekend. Or is that just me? I’m back up to date, and I could do more but real life is calling me back!</p>
<p>I should be around 23k today but I’m stuck on 21.6k. I don’t know if I can finish this. Apparently my two MCs. Only like 2K more of writing and I am DONEEEE.</p>
<p>I passed the 20,000 word mark. Not that I’m anywhere near halfway done with my novel. I’ve gota feeling… Didn’t think I’d get much writing done on vacation in Florida, but I just hit 30,000 words!</p>
<p>I was on a writing roll then I stopped for lunch and now I’m stuck again : A novel by me. I’ve been given a word count target of 2500 this evening. I wrote 1300 words on my phone. Somehow I’m already 607 words away from hitting 15k. And now that I’ve got the world fully set up it’s just making all the main action happen. If you’re stumped, ask yourself,’ What inspired me in the first place?</p>
<p>I just booked a dental appt for 7AM SATURDAY. Works for me. Was hoping for about 1500 more, but alas I could not pull it from me today. I’m determined to write my first 1000 words for today before I go to sleep.</p>
<p>935 words tonight and I feel so done. Not that I’m anywhere near halfway done with my novel. Tomorrow I shall start anew! I was just on a site with’ funny pictures’ in the domain name.</p>
<p>I sure hope we both end up at the same spot. It just figures that now I’d be struck with an idea for a new book. Yes, I’m running behind, but I’ve a chunk of free time tomorrow! I need to get on it! I’ve got some days to make up for. I’m thinking it’s a swimming break time and then back to hit that 37k or possibly 38k. I have a feeling a lot of this backstory will be edited out…next month, when I do a rewrite.</p>
<p>None of my writing buddies are getting together tonight… Halfway through November, you count your words, and I forget to write mine, 25,000 seems so far away. I’m halfway to 50k! but I’m so close to being all caught up. Funny thing is, still have that skip day from early on that I didn’t skip.</p>
<p>Only wrote 500 today BUT I did write. I’d get more words in if I didn’t insist on handwriting everything down initially. I WANT TO SEE THOSE WORD COUNTS FLYYYYY! I’m ready!</p>
<p>I’m very interrested to see what you’ve been writting about! I did it early on but never got an email or anything. Enough problems for me tonight, that’s all folks. Writing meant everything to me back then : l. Then I have a buffer if I start lagging during the week.</p>
<p>I passed 40,000 words last night. I fear I may be procrastinating… Question : would changing my reward threshold to 500 words be better or worse motivation than 1000? 300 more words to hit minimum count for my next day.</p>
<p>Finally, I got to write about something exploding! Shake them fingers and toss me those counts. If I focus for a couple of hours, I can do it. The goal today is to get to 35k, and it seems much more attainable when I break it down into smaller sessions. My novel is meandering because I can’t create the plot as fast as I can type!</p>
<p>Any of my writing buddies writing today? Much like me! Let’s see if I can hit the halfway mark today! I feel like I’ve hit a brick wall… Speaking of discipline, I wrote a grand total of 53 words today.</p>
<p>I’ve got stuff to take care of today. let’s just say I need to get writing! I got my 25,000 words badge. Not quite as much as I’d wanted, but DAMN WELL CLOSE ENOUGH FUCKITY BYE. Almost to the Pivotal Scene that spurs my third act.</p>
<p>So what did I do? Would I be pushing it if I hoped to reach 15,000 by tonight? Can I get a WHOOP! I feel torn between trying to get another 1000 or going out to have beer and scotch. So far : over 28k of 50k words written in my new novel! the abuse Winter hurls at herself during her anxiety attack is almost exactly what I say to myself during mine…</p>
<p>This is my’ get ready’ tweet cuz tweeting costs me a minute of my life! I love when I throw random crap into a story and think OH MY GOD I’M A GENIUS because it’s suddenly perfect. Not what I was hoping for. I don’t want to do anything else.</p>
<p>I got this! I’m pretty sure 1500 words in less than an hour is a new record for me. I put yellow Do Not Cross police tape around today. Yeah it’s pretty clear, I’m just on page 2, but I can write it, write it…like I’m supposed to do…</p>
<p>But a break for now I think. I didnt quite reach my 6k words goal for today but 5600 is pretty close. I’m off to attack my WIP with a vengeance! 8,000 words into my 10,000 word sprint for the day. Thank you very much constipation advert, ruining my train of thought in my chapter.</p>
<p>I will not turn the Wizard into Malcolm Tucker. Is it just me or are these revisions taking FOREVER to get through?? Going to try to break 30k before I head to bed. Even though I have to be up early, I think I’ll keep writing. I’d love to go back to bed right now, but, you know, this novel won’t write itself.</p>
<p>Word goal : 3500 before I sleep. I have an hour and forty minutes left before having to get ready for work. I’m thinking 5,000 words today? …But then this whole 2014 has been about rebuilding my discipline and getting out of my own head and back onto the page…</p>
<p>So glad I’m working on a very short book right now. Well, kind of, since I’m still behind! Spinning Santaur is going to visit me in my dreams tonight. tore my excerpt to pieces.</p>
<p>I know you can hit goal. I broke 25K! I’m way behind but glad I took the time I needed. Though good news, I’m over the half way point if I wanted to go for 250K.</p>
<p>Got my tea, my laptop, and my chocolate. that means I get an evening off to watch QI yes? Not of writing, just tired and wish I had more time. Also happy to report that I FINALLY broke 10,000 words last night!</p>
<p>I know next to nothing about Facebook, so imagine my joy when it suddenly became a feature in my novel. Wanted to be farther along, but I guess for a daily total of over 3.5K I can live. Now I’m googling if the strip club, Jilly’ s, was opened in Toronto in the 1960s. I need alcohol.</p>
<p>Today’s “Word I couldn’t spell right on the first try” : "Ecstasy. I am DOING it! I am DOING it!</p>
<p>BTW, I’m at 21,285 words. I’m excited, I think I’m finally understanding one of my main characters. I have a sign on my door that saws’ quiet please novel in progress’ but does anyone listen? Writing deadline looming, but I had this sudden urge to clean off my desk.</p>
<p>" I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! Why do I let myself get so far behing? I have no clue. I hate MOST of my first drafts, so its always nice to write a sentence that makes me happy.</p>
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<p>Finally, I got to write about something exploding! Redoubling my writing efforts tomorrow. I CAN MAKE THAT UP. Never thought myself a writer until I started writing. But I don’t want to do the writing part. I have my tea back! On track to break my goal of 100,000 words this month.</p>
<p>Question : why isn’t my novel writing itself? All set up to write with the SQUID OF DESTINY and my Nebula bobblehead. I’m so sleepy but I continue to write… Wrote 532wds on the bus on my way to work today!</p>
<p>Ending tonight with 28.2k words, so close to 30k that I can almost taste it. But how would I know since I don’t have time to read it? I have a novel to write!! I’m getting a lot of’ feels’.</p>
<p>Ooo my beta reading has been brought forward. I only plotted one chapter of Book 3. I can’t believe it. I’m shooting for 3K today.</p>
<p>I cleaned three houses today…for my day job and still managed to meet my daily word goal of 1667 words. I think you’ve just invented a "thing. I already can’t wait to edit it. Now’s what I’m talking about.</p>
<p>My novel just turned into a thriller like I wanted, but couldn’t manage! So, since 20,004 is my goal for today, I’m caught up!! But I don’t want to be panicking last minute.. Ordered numbers are my downfall. Almost 9k now, should I make it to 10k before I sleep?</p>
<p>Let my characters share my misery. San Francisco here I come! I will not let the virus get the upper hand until I got there. Off to get my word count in! Worked for Sidney Sheldon, who I am paraphrasing.</p>
<p>As if I was going through the motions. I am a quitter. Going to end up relying on Thanksgiving leftovers to power me through at the end. I wrote 5006 words today.</p>
<p>I couldn’t concentrate on writing so I thought COFFEE but now I think it was because I was already too hyper… I can’t believe it! By the time I reach today’s goal I’ll be on the floor.</p>
<p>I am going to spend all of NaNoWriMo editing. Wish me luck! I’m at 24004 words and I’m grateful. Ended my day at 2358.</p>
<p>I’ve already won over 5K words, plus I’m honing my writing discipline. I had a 5K day. I am DOING it! Wish me luck! I hope everyone has a productive day!</p>
<p>I’ve written myself into a corner again. I’m at 17,666 words when I should be at 23,333. I was on a writing roll then I stopped for lunch and now I’m stuck again : A novel by me. My story has been on my mind all afternoon!</p>
<p>I might just have to go for it and finish 50,000 by tomorrow. Determined to get 2,000 words before I have to go out tonight. I keep losing my am writing session. I am DOING it! Wish me luck!</p>
<p>I’m outta here! I’m gonna try for 5,000 words today. I didn’t hit 25K today. I’m going to write like a maniac tonight. I managed to get my word count up to date 5mins before midnight.</p>
<p>I always burn them while I’m writing and now I’m almost out. I’m not ashamed of my low sprint count! I’m officially jumping around to different scenes in my novel. Was aiming for 1100 in 30 minutes as part of a challenge I’m following.</p>
<p>For every 1k words I write, I seem to be gaining a lb in weight! I said I couldn’t break 100,000 this weekend but it is looking feasible!! I wrote 168 words in the bit of time I carved out today. I don’t think I’m going to finish the scene before I have to leave. Think I can do it?</p>
<p>I’ve nicknamed my two MMCs asshole and sasshole. I’ll try to get chapter 8 done tomorrow. There was a scene I expected to write two days ago, and nearly 4,000 words later I still haven’t got to it. or I guess their body count? I needs da words. Why do I even try? puts me at 2K for the day.</p>
<p>FOUR WEDDINGS has given me an idea for a scene. And it only took 3 hours (not counting the time I tried to write this morning!) I wanted to include champagne in the historical side of this but I wasn’t invited until 50 years later. Think I’m going to rest now. I have finally figured out the conflict of my novel! Finished my word count for the day, but now have to make up for skipping yesterday. Now just one problem : How to shut my mind up while I have to work or sleep?</p>
<p>And yes, I’m plinking away at my word count on my phone. I write fairy tales. I just want to go back home and hide in the world I’m writing about. My hand is killing me so I guess I’m gonna stop at 40k tonight. Nope, my novel won’t allow it!</p>
<p>Halfway there to my word goal for 4000 for the day! I typed “the yare” instead of “they are” and discovered that “yare” is actually a word! Come join me! Every day I expect to see George R. R. Martin logging into the NaNo forums and saying, "Help! I can’t even spell anymore.</p>
<p>Looking like I will take the rest of the week to catch up. Yes, but now I have a reason to wake up tomorrow. Oh man I wish I had done this earlier!</p>
<p>This is the moment when I hit 25K words! There are no goats in my novel. I’m at 24339 for my word count tonight! I just passed the 25000 mark!!! Now as soon as I write 1,000 words, I can get some.</p>
<p>Wondering if this comfy seat drains my brain’s ability to remember things… I feel like it’s eating my life. I am DOING it! " I have no sense of time, but in November I always know what day it is.</p>
<p>You may think I’m avoiding writing my story. A thing that may or may jot be making an appearance in my story soon : the Pear of Anguish. Guess What I’ve been doing all night? I don’t feel like writing.</p>
<p>I’m still going to try to make it. This song revolves around my NaNoWriMo story. Now I’m just sleepy af. So if I want to make up for my missed words yesterday, I have to write over 3k words today.</p>
<p>I think it helped me find out about Marcie and her mother. I think. 900 words to go, and I am feeling the pressure. Maybe I should start on the sequel? So lost I’m my writing I forgot to eat.</p>
<p>Tonight I’m heading to a write in. And with that, I finished my goal of passing the 23,000 word mark. Tomorrow, so help me, I’ll start the catch up process. I wrote 6898 words today.</p>
<p>Is that the end I see in the distance? I did it ma!!!! That’ll work for my universe… I wrote 6656 words today. I’ve got a lot of work to do.</p>
<p>I CAN DO EEEET!!! Just occurred to me that I’m writing this book out of order and didn’t know it. I hit 30.000 words yesterday. Maybe I’ll start one. She sounds like my daughter.</p>
<p>I just hit 15,000 a bit ago… 16,000 words on my project. Monday I shall conquer!</p>
<p>Wish me luck! In my story, I have one word that isn’t said. In any case, I am almost done what will probably be the longest story in the collection. I’ ll. I can go to bed now…</p>
<p>This has not been my month. Officially hit 50 pages in my manuscript today. Can I get a WHOOP! I passed 25k today!! I don’t even like cake.</p>
<p>I found the darkness and my inspiration again. And suddenly I’m in the mood to write. I HIT THE 25K MARK I AM FEELING ALMIGHTY!</p>
<p>Behave yourselves while I’m gone. I WILL catch up today. Think that I should make writing my career! I’m at 25,000 words! I can almost see the climax from here! Ending my second night on 8,689 words.</p>
<p>Another 1151 and I will be all caught up for the day!! Wish me luck. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’ve run into the person who was the inspiration for my story the last two weekends. I need some adderall.</p>
<p>Mentioned I skipped 2 hanky panky scenes to write later. I’m going to close my eyes and count to five. THIS is the book I’ve been trying to write for a year now. For my characters’ sake I must intercede! Now I think I deserve some chocolate. Finally broke my writers block! Now I gonna go collapse…</p>
<p>I wrote 5k without checking my word count. 34,106 and I’m done for the night. Halfway to my goal. but I did manage 400 words on the way into work!</p>
<p>Hear me roar. I feel torn between trying to get another 1000 or going out to have beer and scotch. I can’t believe straightforwardness is actually a word. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days!</p>
<p>I’m going to attack you later tonight. Well, I am FINALLY caught up. Current thoughts : My MC is…not doing what I want her to do!</p>
<p>Sheesh, guess I’m just a passenger on this drive. I think so! Well that scene just gave me chills. just over 1500 words until I reach 50k.</p>
<p>3,000 words into my goal of 6,000 for the day. Another 1107 words to help get me back on target. To think I almost gave up earlier today bahahahaha. Tomorrow will consist of my bed and MacBook.</p>
<p>I managed 1500 words with a headache and one eye shut. I am a novelist in distress. Con : Boyfriend’s going to stop me from writing’ til sunday. I might just have to put this song on repeat until I finish this draft. Since I don’t write on Sundays I wanted to be at 40k today.</p>
<p>I wrote 1300 words on my phone. The hubs and I are settled in at either end of the “dining room” table. Since I can’t even get that done. 15 minute WARNING my Wordlings.</p>
<p>I started with a novel I started LAST year.. You don’t understand it, how can I explain? I can totally do this.</p>
<p>Passed 20K in my manuscript! Took everything I had to hit word count today. I think it still counts. I am halfway to the goal I set for today!</p>
<p>SLEEPING What am I doing? " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! Sis1 is begging me to watch a movie with her?</p>
<p>I knew this was coming. I can’t feel my hand anymore… But my characters need me. I’m already thinking of next year. I can see the completion of the 1st draft of my 1st novel on the horizon! I am not about to lose!</p>
<p>Writing til my fingers fall off. The tension is killing me. I am DOING it! Besides I got my 25k badge tonight!</p>
<p>One of my characters was murdered. Report those words, my lovelies!!! Yes, I know I should be over 26,000 by today. Writing throwaway scenes until I hit something I like. I just lost my entire book. And now, to editing my novel!</p>
<p>Did my character just introduce a plot twist out of left field? Look out, here comes my train of thought! Listening to Jeff Buckley as I write.</p>
<p>Now I can drink beer and watch football without the guilt trip. Trying to find my mojo. I wrote over 1,600 words yesterday, bringing my total to 45,690. I’m failing today.</p>
<p>I have a sore wrist from overuse. Passing 21k and feeling like I might be approaching a wall… I’m on track! PLOT TWIST my MC just got thrown into jail.</p>
<p>Feel like I’m picking up steam again, though. Did I write my 1.5K words? Just wish they could fall into my head in the daytime. Watch me finish by next week! Just realised I now have 25k written!</p>
<p>I’m three days ahead. Wish I could be in San Fran tonight, but the Writer’s Place in KC is rocking tonight, too! I want the boy gone. I’m out! I think there was coffee???</p>
<p>I think if someone had explained to me that writing is a lot like playing god, well, I would have started this years ago. I think I’ll call it a night. Ugh. I haven’t written in days. I have earned one sticker today. Opened my Word doc to discover that 17,544 words is really only 64 d.s. pages.</p>
<p>Don’t think I can finish. Let me spend my Saturday night with you. I like the voice of my MC. I only wrote 1955 words 2day. I wrote a throwaway line that resulted in a 4,000 word plane hijack sequence.</p>
<p>I’ve typed till my hand hurts. Gotta kill my word count this weekend! Maybe I’ll give it another go next year, hmm… I think I’m pooped for the night. I think I may have exceeded expectations this month. I only have to write 200 words at a time.</p>
<p>I just have 1,000 to go and I’ll have my count for the day. I WISH I could remember how I imagined this conversation this morning. tiny girl won’t get off of my lap. I stroke out the bullets as points are written in or discarded. “ ”Nothing, my dear Frodo.</p>
<p>I turns out I’ve written over 2K today. Hopeful I can get over 10K done but Im running out of scenes to write! I will make 20k words today.</p>
<p>My favourite writing tool is my red pen. After a decade working on it, I haven’t the foggiest. Going to edit my manuscript from now until bedtime. Related : I HIT 25K WORDS!</p>
<p>2000 of my words didn’t save last night. And I hit a block… Thinking I will make the final 17,529, I suck, I suck, I suuuck. I’m trying to hit 25,000 tomorrow in order to catch up. I am DOING it!</p>
<p>Today I reached 17K! Do you think I can do? We’ll see if I can do it! It’s SCREAMING at me to write it! Think I’ll make that my target and then get some rest.</p>
<p>I do not like novel writing on my phone. That’s the only way I have a prayer of finishing… I feel like the answer is no… Who’s with me? Things I did yesterday : Hit the 25,000 word mark! let me know the deets!</p>
<p>Maybe I should get a puppy. I will write another time… I might just go get me an ice cream cake! Trying to get back into it so I don’t lose a second day. I passed 25k words!</p>
<p>Now she’s getting punished…why do my characters do this to themselves? “ I equate writing it with ”vomiting. Been waiting for this since I started writing. My story isn’t done but I hit the minimum!</p>
<p>I needed a break. How do I block a hashtag? Somebody go out and buy me a candy bar. I figured out the problem!! Thought I’d got over this hump on Monday. If I could just…</p>
<p>There is something I must write! But I have to keep going through the sludge. Today is my day for getting back on track! Tomorrow I need to hit 25k to be back on track.</p>
<p>I’m running out of synonyms for deformed… Let me spend my Saturday night with you. I needed a night away from writing over 2k. But I will definitely hit it tomorrow.</p>
<p>I might be hitting my tipping point though. I need to… And will continue on with my Sunday. I’m so close.</p>
<p>My head hurts and I only got out 500 words today. Wohoo I’m at 50k, I should be at 57k by the end of this day. my characters are going to bed, but I have to stay up. And yes, I feel just as itchy about that one extra word as you imagine.</p>
<p>Stretch goals, I have them. I’m trying to matter. I’m back on track! After I put my laundry away, I am FINALLY start writing. Now I’m mobile!!</p>
<p>After not writing for two days, I would like to reach 30k today. Why am I here?? I am starting to have a legitimate fear that I will not finish in time this year. After I eat and take a nap.</p>
<p>But I’m writing. “ the giant announced, handing me a broomstick. But now that I’ve been fed and watered, I feel motivated to write! ” I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days. I can’t catch up from this…</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what it feels like to be shot by an arrow? Everything I get now will be over 1667! Now to bullshit my way through a million and one appendices. " I HIT 25K!</p>
<p>Away from me, ye stouthearted, that are on… she’s so big that she crashed my work computer… Even tho my dad died Nov 6, doing funeral stuff,family I just gotta write the novel. " What if I don’t find any gems? I have finally crossed the 35,000 word threshold.</p>
<p>Pausing in my current crawl to eat lunch. I feel like I’ve been writing forever and I’ve only written 800 words. Why must I have such a competitive nature? Even though at times I have no clue how to start.</p>
<p>I broke 26,000 words! I’d have to write 5500 words today to get caught up. I’m closer and loser to my 7k goal! I can’t wait to hear what you think of it. I’ll go again in 27 minutes.</p>
<p>I did end up writing 1024 words bringing me to a total word count of 20045, so I’m still on tract. Time to FINALLY get my writing on! I’m getting started on my writing. I still have to catch up from missed days with the migraine. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days!</p>
<p>I need to find a way to put it in my story. I wrote the word’ funnest. I should see this to the END. I just blew up my point of view character.</p>
<p>I want time to read a book. ewww my characters are kissing.. I need 8,000 words to catch up today. I like this character.</p>
<p>Above and beyond my personal goal : just hit 25.1k! “ I prefer the term ”power nuggets. Literally writing in my sleep. Confession : I dislike writing dialogue. HOW DO I GO ON?</p>
<p>I just hit 25,018 words. I go drink some alcohol now. I am. Let’s see if I can hit 2k! I lied. I need Freddie Roach to coach me through it.</p>
<p>I like the tabs feature helps with sectioning. 30k words today and I have the rest of it all mapped out. I gotta step it up. Well, I’ve written over 10K today… Wish I could go up 1k each day but life starts again tomorrow.</p>
<p>I won last time writing 25k in the last 4 days. I wrote 4K today. Going to get some writing in as I wait for stuff. I’ve got to write 8k tomorrow. Word count hit, and I’m sitting at just over 31k. I’m about at my total for 2013 already. In my Hawaiian shirt Writing my novel.</p>
<p>Can’t remember the last time I’ve heard anyone use it. I’m ahead and I want to stay ahead and have ALL the words. I swear I’ll write…. I need to. Added 2,013 words to my WIP.</p>
<p>It’s morning, and I’m still freaking out about these characters who are kissing without authorization. Alright, today I’ll be rebalancing some on my draft, so won’t be moving forward, but fleshing out. Ok. In 6 minutes, I’m going to start writing. I wish I could just stop. That’s what I’m aiming for today.</p>
<p>I’ll take it. Now it’s time for sleep before my brain turns to jelly. Novel, why do you want to be written NOW, when my battery is low and I have to go to bed soon?!</p>
<p>I have officially hit the halfway mark. Ideas coming faster than I could compose. Hopefully, I will hit 20,000 tonight. I also cleaned the toilets.</p>
<p>My MC just looked and me and said, "Now what do you want me to do? Feel I’ve hit a wall of exposition. If I can manage just over 5k words today I will finally be caught up on my word count. I might just reach that today! I need to work on writing fight scenes.</p>
<p>I made boozy Butterbeer. Do you have any words I can use? I can’t talk to him anymore because he knows who I am. Did my words for today. Can I count going to a writing workshop as my word count for the day?</p>
<p>I got this! I’m going for 25,000 words today. I found the darkness and my inspiration again. I have a novel to write. Actual phrase I wrote today : "tender tendrils.</p>
<p>But I am using November to start my second novel, codenamed “The Forest of Eternal Youth” Who thinks I can catch up tonight? How do I word? But I must resist… But I’m not even close to finished yet!!</p>
<p>The poster only contained one sentence : "Can I eat my songs? Trying to find the place I left off in my word doc and I just….keep….scrolling!! Well, I didn’t hit 2k words tonight but that’s alright. I have yWriter installed. Time to take a break and let my brain figure out what’s happening next.</p>
<p>I am DOING it! wish me luck! I even took a snooze. I’m writing to 90’s pop music. I’m stuck! I have about 4000 words to write today to catch up. Now I know I can handle deadlines.</p>
<p>Go me! Do I have to block him again? Yeah, I can do that.</p>
<p>I am killing week 2! I am so behiiiiiind. Now I must go get lunch.</p>
<p>Guys, I don’t know how to deal with this, I’m usually such a procrastinator. Fixing a scene that I wrote earlier today. Hopefully I can catch up soon… finished three out of eleven pages for my test. listening to “I Know Places” by Tswift while my characters are running from robots.</p>
<p>I should have made it, may not January. I have novel writing to do! Someone give me a prompt! I need storylines. And I like what I found.</p>
<p>I am DOING it! I need 13,328 words to make it to the halfway point. My word count is already at 2500 for the day and I’m not even close to done! I would rather hide under my covers with a book. I don’t know what I’m writing but it will definitely be made out of words.</p>
<p>Teen because I write crappy like one. 505 words but what am I even doing? Partly because of home issues, partly because the YA idea I had needs help with the voice.</p>
<p>Today I tried a chapter in 1st person. It looks like I’ll reach 35K words by the end of tomorrow. It’s a 5k Weekend and I’m almost done. Should do my AM yoga, but my MC still hasn’t gotten to kiss her crush yet.</p>
<p>3000 words, here I come. nothing is going to stop me from hitting 40k words tonight. I will not cry. I shall now be breaking for some Call of Duty : AW. I’m TIIIIRRREEEDDD.</p>
<p>I can do this. That means I have to write like 5000 words today. I made this guy in novel drive somewhere and then drink. I know it’s a slog but keep at it.</p>
<p>I just reached 25k! I am FLYING through this novel! Somewhere along the way, I crossed 40k. What about my wordcount?</p>
<p>The only thing I’m doing for the next two days is writing fiction and reading books about writing. " I am writing a NOVEL in THIRTY days! I can’t even deal, guys. if I can.)</p>
<p>I can totally do this. I’ve finally hit 5 digits on the NaNoWriMo. So I hit 48.2k words today. This weekend a stayover friend is going to occupy my son.</p>
<p>But I’m writing. I will finish this draft! I’m at the turn in the story.</p>
<p>I am DOING it! The story I’m writing has just about every Disney Princess trope possible in it, but no singing. The only words I want to write are "THE END. I need to stop drinking coffee at night. I supposed I could start tomorrow’s count after midnight, but I need to rest.</p>
<p>I’m hoping tons and tons? I will double my word count by Monday. " You can’t lose me. Last year I made a human being. I can do this!</p>
<p>I’m going to take a break and try to deal with my life for a minute. I think so. So it’s no surprise I’ve sent a snow storm into my story. Add me peeps! I have been writing like the WIND today.</p>
<p>Well, that explains my sudden otherwise irrational phobia of shovels. To catch up to the 25,000 mark, I need 10,042 words. I saw this happened to someone else last week.</p>
<p>I’m clearing the decks. I need 2522 words per day 15 days would be 37,830. I’ve written about 3000 words today which is wayyyy below what I need to catch up. I’m over halfway there!</p>
<p>I always had a “rush” problem in my writing. So I guess I’ll keep going. Thank you brain for working while I slept. Today I’m going to try and get those words done before evening, o I won’t need to rush through it like last night. I can do it…</p>
<p>Taking a short break so I don’t burn out. I’ve caught up to the rest of the world. I made it! Now I’m mobile!! I can finally sleep!!!!!</p>
<p>I just don’t know how to write it. I’m really starting to procrastinate with my writing, not starting until 9. Works for me! Of course, now I need to find the time to type so that I can add them to my word count. I have so earned another coffee.</p>
<p>Youngest cat is beside the computer, oldest is draped over my shoulders. Officially writing about an island I never intended to. Now I have purpose. She sounds like my daughter. Someone help me. I’m almost caught up again!</p>