2,189 today, 36,507/50,000 total. Yesterdays writing included an adorably semi-awkward first date. It's been a year and some since I had one of those, but I remember them (especially the last) fondly. Today, the reader was introduced to the second identified firearm of the story so far, and the fact that the Fae keep armouries including everything from pistols to grenade launchers to runic orichalcum magic swords. We don't get to play with magic swords though. Those are reserved for ... Read more »
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NaNoWriMo Update
Today was a slog to start writing, but once I'd waded through some starting goo a 'first date' scene promptly took form. 2,107 words today, 34,318 out of 50,000 so far in NaNoWriMo. ... Read more »
NaNoWriMo, Motivation, Writing Habits
So, until I started Nanowrimo at the start of this month, I hadn't written in some time. There were a number of reasons for this (and that lack of writing was one of the reasons why entries had slowed to a trickle on this blog), but a big one was a lack of motivation and a lack of a writing habit. I had a lot of story ideas, but it was hard to motivate me to write any of them - I still have them, some have been written down and even had outlines created. NaNoWriMo was a well needed boost to ... Read more »
National Novel Writing Month
So today was one of the days that has been fatal to my writing in recent months. I knew what came next, I figured how the scene would start, but the words just didn't want to flow. It was like fighting through goop, and it starts with getting motivated to write. Most of the time, when this has come up, I've given up, closed Word and gone to play video games. Today, I swung back and forth between games and writing and actually managed to break 2000 words despite feeling like I was wading ... Read more »
National Novel Writing Month, continued
So today is 1,920 words, with a total of 13,677 out of 50,000 - 27% done the goal for the month. And, after eight days, I have some comments on the whole issue to make :D 1) 50,000 words is NOT a novel. Anyone doing NaNoWriMo should remember that. 50,000 words is a long novella or a really short YA or Harlequin. My goal is to write 50,000 words in november, which is a good solid start to a book. Most genre fiction should be at least 100,000 words. 2) 50,000 words is a good solid ... Read more »
NaNoWriMo Update
After four days of the National Novel Writing Month, I'm at 7,516 words on the story, tentatively titled 'Changeling's Fealty.' A weak changeling leaves the Fae-controlled Deep South for the city of Calgary, but mortal politics have their reflections in immortal politics. There's something in Alberta's oilsands - and EVERYONE is willing to kill for it. ... Read more »