I can’t say for sure when my super first day was. I’ve probably had my super power – if you can call it that – all my life. The day I saw “10191987” spelled out in my bowl of Cheerios, however, was the day I knew I was different. Okay, to be accurate, October 19, […]
What NaNoWriMo Taught Me
Last month I wrote my first novel. In a fit of madness, I decided to use NaNoWriMo as the “perfect” way to ensure I didn’t give up halfway through. Adding to the challenges was the fact that November included two back-to-back long weekend trips and a long weekend holiday. The timing could not have been […]
NaNoWriMo 2009 – Day 29
Day 29 stats: Min. Daily Average Word Count: 1,667 Word Count Goal: just over 3,000 Actual Word Count: 3,045 Daily Word Count Score (words in excess of min daily average): +1,378 Total Word Count Score: 50,067 Chapters complete: 21 With a day to spare, I inched my way across the 50,000 work goal and promptly […]
NaNoWriMo 2009 – Day 28
Day 28 stats: Min. Daily Average Word Count: 1,667 Word Count Goal: 2,500 Actual Word Count: 2,101 Daily Word Count Score (words in excess of min daily average): +434 Total Word Count Score: 47,022 Chapters complete: 20 Wrapped up the climax chapter, but I’m still staring down a 3K work final chapter, which feels long. […]
NaNoWriMo 2009 – Day 27
Day 27 stats: Min. Daily Average Word Count: 1,667 Word Count Goal: 3,000 Actual Word Count: 3,435 Daily Word Count Score (words in excess of min daily average): +1,768 Total Word Count Score: 44,921 Chapters complete: 19 In to the home stretch. Just started the climax chapter, which leaves a chapter for wrap-up. It won’t […]