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 […]
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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
NaNo Day 16
Almost 2,000 words today got me confidently over 30,000. Ran out of time due to starting to get back into my walking regime. I’m hoping to achieve more words tomorrow, but I suspect Thursday might be better suited to hitting a 5,000 target. Might even hit 40,000 by the end […]
NaNo Day 15
Will I hit 30,000 words today?, I asked yesterday. Well, no, I didn’t. To be fair, I haven’t had time to write anything until about an hour or so ago. Tipping over the target was as much a surprise to me as it was to… oh, it wasn’t a surprise […]
NaNo Day 14
Just managed to hit the daily target today (maybe 50 words over), but that’s more than I’d planned for. I’m not entirely sure today’s scene will survive the editing/rewrites. Rebecca scenes are always fun to write, but I’m not convinced the scene contributes enough to the story to justify over […]
NaNo Day 13
Phew, I didn’t think I would be able to hit the target I promised myself yesterday. I guess that’s what happens when there’s too much Formula One to occupy your free time on a Saturday. Over 4,400 words today, the best day so far in this year’s NaNoWriMo. Today’s scenes […]
NaNo Day 12
Another 2,500+ words today, continuing one of yesterday’s scenes. That may need to be split into two scenes. It got a bit longer than I’d imagined. I’m not yet sure how much of the last 20,000+ words will end up in the final story, but at least it’s progressing now. […]
NaNo Day 11
A much better writing day today, with over 3,000 words done thanks to two different scenes. Finally, both main characters have got to grips with their part of the story and everything’s starting to come together. Thanks to writing over 3,000 words today, I’m over a full day ahead of […]
NaNo Day 10
As planned, today turned out to be a better day for word count. Over 2,000 words today for a fun scene (or as much fun as slavery can be) which brought together two key elements of the story. I’ve been agonising how to make that happen for the last few […]
NaNo Day 9
After pulling ahead yesterday, today I’ve dropped down to target. The good news is that I’ve had a good plotting session about how all the various story parts come together. That should make the next several thousand words come together much quicker. Wordcount : 13,411 / 50,000 Target : 13,333
NaNo Day 8
At last, I’ve been able to pull ahead slightly – all thanks to one of my supporting characters. She did this earlier in the story, and now she’s taking charge again now that it’s proving a bit difficult to do more than the target word count every day. I’m not […]