NaNoWriMo · Writing

NaNoWriMo – The Halfway Mark and an Extract


Today it is the 15th of November which means it marks the halfway point of National Novel Writing Month. It means that people all over the world are aiming to hit and break the 25,000 word point in their novels. I'm almost there, it's only lunch time and I have 587 words left to write… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – The Halfway Mark and an Extract

NaNoWriMo · Writing

NaNoWriMo – Update


Day 1: Found it hard to get going today then suddenly got into the swing of it and rattled out more than I expected. Day Word-count: 2,150. Total Word-count: 2,150 Day 2: Enjoyed one of the scenes I wrote today - nothing like a bit of drama to help the word-count along! Day Word-count: 2,244.… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Update

NaNoWriMo · Writing

Dreading November


It's November on Thursday. That means I have to start writing 1667 words a day. Every day. For 30 days. Starting on Thursday. THURSDAY! How is it so close? November is ages away. November happens just before Christmas and that's not for months yet. Right? I have the NaNoWriMo jitters. I was all hyped up… Continue reading Dreading November

NaNoWriMo · Writing

NaNoWriMo… ish


I keep meaning to do this. I said I was going to one year - I signed up on the forums etc etc and then wrote slightly less than 100 words. This year I am using it to try to finish my WIP. I know it's supposed to be a new project that you start… Continue reading NaNoWriMo… ish