Category: NaNoWriMo 10

  • Slowing down

    Forget dreaded Week 2 — I need a cheerleader to drag me through Week 3 here. As expected, I’m adding to my NaNo word count much more slowly now that I’ve run into the “sagging middle” of my story. I’m not giving up, though … and I definitely plan to finish. It’s just not coming […]

  • Oh, the irony!

    Remember the trouble I was having getting Kenny and Kristi to do the deed? Well, I finally managed to get them into bed — yes, I was writing @ Starbucks at the time — and now I can’t seem to write them OUT. A NaNoWriMo write-in begins in less than 20 minutes at Barnes & […]

  • Halfway there

    Isn’t that a song title? More importantly, it’s where my NaNo novel is as of tonight. Yes, I crossed the 25,000-word mark … important because 25,000 is half of 50,000. See, Ma? Even though I’m a writer, I can do math! 😉 That’s important because it means I’m halfway finished. My stats, so far: Words […]

  • Facing facts

    Sometimes, the timing’s just not right. After trying again — unsuccessfully — to get Kenny and Kristi to cooperate with my plan, I decided they just weren’t ready yet. I moved past it, getting them off the couch. Now the story’s flowing right along. I already have 1,000+ words for the day. Hope to get […]