National Novel Writing Month ended at midnight. Technically, I did not write 50,000 words, which is the goal set by the annual November challenge. But I won anyway. My personal goal was to finish the draft of the book. And about a week and a half ago, I did! It’s about 90,000 words total (mostContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Success, on My Own Terms”
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NaNo News Flash
I’ve been remiss about updating my progress on NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. The goal of the challenge is to write 50,000 words of a novel in a month, beginning November 1. My personal goal was a bit different. I had a science-fiction novel already in progress that I planned to work on, expectingContinue reading “NaNo News Flash”
NaNoWriMo Time Again!
If it’s November, it must be NaNo! November is National Novel Writing Month, abbreviated NaNoWriMo, the month when crazy people all over the world attempt to write a 50,000-word novel (or 50,000 words of a longer novel) in 30 days. I’m participating again, as I almost always do. I’m a bit of a NaNoWriMo rebel,Continue reading “NaNoWriMo Time Again!”
50,000 Words
I’ve been doing Camp NaNoWriMo this month, working on a young-adult science-fiction novel. The goal is to write 50,000 words in a month. At 2 a.m. today, I hit 50,000 words. And it’s only April 16. I was rather shocked when I added my latest word count to the website and the Winners’ screen flashedContinue reading “50,000 Words”
Camp NaNo: Ten Days In
It’s the tenth day of Camp NaNoWriMo, and I am speeding ahead with my book. NaNoWriMo is, of course, National Writing Month. It’s officially in November, but Camp NaNo is the more flexible version, and it’s happening now in April. I’m working on a science-fiction novel, which I started some time ago. In fact, IContinue reading “Camp NaNo: Ten Days In”
Camp NaNo: a Good Start
Camp NaNoWriMo started yesterday, and I blew past my word count goals for both yesterday and today. The goal is 1,667 words a day, to finish a 50,000-word novel by the end of the month. I am mostly editing and rewriting my rough draft, so the task isn’t as daunting. Well, it isn’t as dauntingContinue reading “Camp NaNo: a Good Start”
Camp NaNo: April Fool’s Edition
If it’s April, this must be Camp NaNoWriMo! I began work at midnight on this National Novel Writing Month challenge. Yes, it’s true that National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is November, when participants attempt to write a 50,000-word novel in a month. But twice a year, we also have Camp NaNo, a more flexible versionContinue reading “Camp NaNo: April Fool’s Edition”
Editing Update: Plugging Away
I am still plugging away at the latest book I’m writing. I’ve been doing an edit of my manuscript draft, and sending a few chapters at a time to my editor Lawrence (actually, we’ll be listed as coauthors on the cover). And it’s finally starting to come a bit more naturally; I used to speedContinue reading “Editing Update: Plugging Away”
NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up
I posted the last day of November about successfully completing NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, by writing 50,000 words of the novel I’ve been working on. I was what we call a NaNo Rebel; instead of strictly following the rules about starting a brand new project on November 1, I chose to work onContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Wrap-Up”
NaNo News!
Woo hoo! Last night I hit 50,000 words for November and won NaNoWriMo! The whole manuscript is more than that; I’m a NaNo Rebel and was working this month on a book that I already had in progress. But I did write 50K of it this month, as well as editing most of what IContinue reading “NaNo News!”
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