Okay, maybe I could have done several thousand words today and got myself to the half-way point but, foolishly, I decided to do a 16 mile walk instead. It didn’t exactly get the creativity flowing, but I’m sure it’s done wonders for my recent lack of exercise. I have managed […]
wordcount
Averaging just over 2,000 words a day at the moment so I’m managing to keep almost two days ahead of schedule. Today’s 2,009 words were helped in no small way by writing over 700 words on my Android phone. I’m using Textmaker, part of the Softmaker Office for Android – […]
NaNoWriMo 2012, Day Eight
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
Over three thousand words just to walk through a cave? Surely not. That must have been a very interesting cave. Yesterday’s wordcount increased the story by 3,429 words, with the total now running at 178,318 words. It’s odd how you think of the story in your mind, and the words […]
When the weekend doesn’t end the week
How to add 2,000 words to a scene in one easy step – – throw a character to the lions. So there I am, struggling with a simple scene of getting a character from ‘A’ to ‘B’. It’s a necessary scene. He needs to get there, and we need to […]
Fancy meeting you in a place like this…
Still on the path, but only another thousand or so words today. The build-up to the final action scene begins. Trying to tie up a couple of loose ends while keeping the pace up is proving a little tricky, but it seems to be working out. Total wordcount actually runs […]
Another 1,013 Words…
After a few months away from NaNoWriMo and this novel that seems to be taking ages to finish, I think I’m finally back on the path. I’ve been able to squeeze out a few hundred words by pecking at it over the last several days, but today I’ve finished the […]
Back on the path
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 […]
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