The first few days have been a bit of a struggle. No time and no real idea how the story is going to hang together. The last couple of thousand words came a little easier, though. Just give someone a little hardship and now I’m a day in front. Yay! […]
NaNoWriMo
1,056 in the first hour of NaNoWriMo. Only 48,944 to go. Those Who Would Die begins as expected with the robbery. The first scene concentrates on introducing the two newest characters while reintroducing Sebastian. This segment is his story from several years ago. I think I’ve been watching too much […]
NaNoWriMo 2012, Day One
Okay, so I don’t really have the time for NaNoWriMo this year, but I’m going to attempt it anyway. It’s been one of those years in which very little has gone the way it should, maybe I can at least get “the words” to cooperate just this once. I should […]
NaNoWriMo 2012
It may only be March, but it’s already time to start thinking about this year’s NaNoWriMo. Between then and now, I must get the first draft of The Three Deaths of Piper Gwyn finished. I have a number of ideas for this year’s NaNoWriMo but, with this book currently stretching […]
It’ll soon be November
Due to lack of time, I’ve been unable to write any more words for the last three days and I don’t see that changing much for the next three. So, for now, I’ve validated my wordcount on the NaNoWriMo website. It counts me over 100 words less, so it’s good […]
NaNo Day 25
Another difficult scene to write today, but it turned out okay for a first draft. Another >4,000 words and more than 20,000 over target. Everyone’s regrouping for the climax now. Almost time for the denouement before the final showdown. This is the end of the two-parter before the trilogy begins, […]
NaNo Day 22
Writing an otherworldly scene without making it sounds convoluted and clichéd is one of the toughest tasks of my stories, but it’s a necessary evil from time to time. It’s something that’s been missing from these early stories for far too long. Today’s almost 3,000 words all contributed to a […]
NaNo Day 21
Almost 6,000 words today ensured that I blasted the NaNoWriMo’s 50,000 words well out of the water. I hadn’t planned to write so much so quickly this year, having done the whole “over achievers” bit last year. However, now everything’s coming together and the story’s heading into its final reel. […]
NaNo Day 20
Unlike yesterday’s struggle to hit target, today I exceeded 5,000 words for the first time this month. I’m now well over 10,000 words in front and I could complete the 50,000 as soon as tomorrow. Today consisted of two scenes – one involving plot progression on the rebellion, and the […]
NaNo Day 19
I was in danger of making a blog post here about zero words on today’s wordcount, but another eleventh hour session has almost got me to 40,000 words. The scene is another pivotal one, but it’s a bit of a talky. Quite a challenge to have so many characters in […]
NaNo Day 18
It’s been quite a good day for wordcount today. Almost 4.5K – most of which sees our heroes making their way down (yet another) tunnel and cavern maze, facing giant-toothed creatures and other dangers. It’s treacherous down there! How much further do they need to go? Isn’t it odd how […]
NaNo Day 17
Another eleventh hour last minute dash to do 1,751 words and get just over target. Not finished yet, but the day is. Wordcount : 33,113 / 50,000 Target : 26,667