Soooo...Black Friday. Yeah, I don't do the trampling people to buy discount electronics thing. I just sleep in when I can because all of the turkey and the sweet potato pie and the lack of sleep tend to get to me.
How was everyone's Thanksgiving? I hope you all have a lot to be thankful for this year.
I spent my day getting a very little bit of writing done between doing some research and spending more time with family. This is a crazy time for finishing out NaNoWriMo: I'm constantly surrounded by family and I have to vanish into my bedroom to get any work done. I'm sure that my relatives think I'm strange for doing it. I know that my mother is wondering when I'll either get published or give up.
Well, I want to hear how everyone's Thanksgiving was. For fellow Wrimos, tell me what your gameplan is for surviving the holidays.
I'll be posting another excerpt tomorrow. You can read weeks one, two, or three by clicking the links here. I've yet to decide what I want to share. I'm leaning toward the runner up from last week. I loved it and it's one of my favorites, but it's so long that I might put in an alternative scene or a combination of some shorter scenes. We'll see what I do in the morning.
Tomorrow may not be such a good day for noveling. A family friend is in the hospital and I'm not sure yet what time I'll be able to see her, but there's a good chance that that'll eat up a bit of my time.
I will definitely be trying to add a good amount of words to my book tomorrow, though. With only two days left, it's obvious that I won't be hitting 150k. However, I'd be overwhelmingly happy if I can break 100 over the weekend. That will require a lot of writing no matter how much more I'm able to do tonight, but I'm going to try hard to reach that goal.
Either way, I've already come much further than I have before. My longest month-long novel was about 55, 000. My current wordcount is 87, 369. I can't say that I'm not already proud and pleased, but I still have time to push further before I reach that quickly approaching finish line. Good luck to all of my fellow Wrimos! (And wish me luck, too. I'll need it. Or a miracle. Better yet, wish me a miracle.)
Good night, Nanoland. Good night, Blogosphere. Good night, Internet.
--Britni M
Friday, November 28, 2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Nano 2014: Day 27
It's Thanksgiving here in the US, so I don't have too much time for writing. Like most of us Americans are doing today, I'll be spending the day with family stuffing myself on an enormous homecooked meal.
We're getting together pretty early (I've only got an hour before I leave, as I write this) which means that I'm likely done with my words for the day. I've written almost 2.5 already, which is less than I'd hoped for, but more than I'd expected. Spending some quality time with my family, though is enough to offset my word loss.
I won't be doing the whole Black Friday thing, because only insane people trample each other to get discounted goods. Depending on how discount--and how good--they are. Uh, I lost my train of thought there.
Anyway, I hope that all of you Americans reading this are having a lovely Turkey Day and that you have a lot to be thankful for this year. Non-Americans, I wish you the same. Even if you're not eating turkey today.
--Britni M
We're getting together pretty early (I've only got an hour before I leave, as I write this) which means that I'm likely done with my words for the day. I've written almost 2.5 already, which is less than I'd hoped for, but more than I'd expected. Spending some quality time with my family, though is enough to offset my word loss.
I won't be doing the whole Black Friday thing, because only insane people trample each other to get discounted goods. Depending on how discount--and how good--they are. Uh, I lost my train of thought there.
Anyway, I hope that all of you Americans reading this are having a lovely Turkey Day and that you have a lot to be thankful for this year. Non-Americans, I wish you the same. Even if you're not eating turkey today.
--Britni M
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Nano 2014: Day 26
Today was a day full of errands and tasks that definitely interrupted the flow of writing that I would like to have had, especially considering that tomorrow is Thanksgiving. I did get up extra early today so I could get a few hours of writing in before the first item on my checklist, an early dentist appointment. All went well on that front. My teeth are healthy. No cavities or anything, so that's always good to hear.
I unfortunately had to miss the NaNoWriMo write-in today. I'll go back and watch it on Youtube when I get the chance. I'll hopefully use it this month, but the write-in videos are useful for any project at any time of year, really.
Yesterday I spoke about doing novel swaps and Beta reading for fellow Wrimos, as well as the revision pledge I'm taking part it. You can go back and read it if you're interested.
I really hope that we get as many people as possible on board for the revision pledge, but I understand if any of you just feel like you need a break from your Nano novels. I'll be taking a few weeks away from my current WIP to work on some other writing projects before I return to take part in revisions..
When I was speaking to an IRL friend (and fellow Wrimo) yesterday afternoon, I asked her if she'd be willing to join in the challenge and take the revision pledge with me. I'll admit that I expected her to say yes, but instead she responded with something along the lines of, "Sometimes you need a break from your novel so you can look at it from a fresh(er) perspective." Words of wisdom.
Also, in addition to giving myself a break from my novels, I like to have other people (usually friends and other writers, preferably both, as well as some writer friends) take a look at what I've written. It kills two birds with one stone. Not only does it prevent the development of Early Onset Tunnel Vision Syndrom, but it also lets you know how your intended audience might respond to the book. You have one way of looking at things, but there are millions of ways to look at things. Getting as many different viewpoints on your work as possible helps you to see things from alternate perspectives.
Who else likes to take this approach? Are there specific methods that you've found work for you when revising your novel after Nano? In my experience, too much time spent on the same project is detrimental to my writing as a whole. I have a widely varied style and taste when it comes to my writing, and I like to indulge the many sides of that. But what has novel writing taught all of you? Share your own words of wisdom below!
--Britni M
I unfortunately had to miss the NaNoWriMo write-in today. I'll go back and watch it on Youtube when I get the chance. I'll hopefully use it this month, but the write-in videos are useful for any project at any time of year, really.
Yesterday I spoke about doing novel swaps and Beta reading for fellow Wrimos, as well as the revision pledge I'm taking part it. You can go back and read it if you're interested.
I really hope that we get as many people as possible on board for the revision pledge, but I understand if any of you just feel like you need a break from your Nano novels. I'll be taking a few weeks away from my current WIP to work on some other writing projects before I return to take part in revisions..
When I was speaking to an IRL friend (and fellow Wrimo) yesterday afternoon, I asked her if she'd be willing to join in the challenge and take the revision pledge with me. I'll admit that I expected her to say yes, but instead she responded with something along the lines of, "Sometimes you need a break from your novel so you can look at it from a fresh(er) perspective." Words of wisdom.
Also, in addition to giving myself a break from my novels, I like to have other people (usually friends and other writers, preferably both, as well as some writer friends) take a look at what I've written. It kills two birds with one stone. Not only does it prevent the development of Early Onset Tunnel Vision Syndrom, but it also lets you know how your intended audience might respond to the book. You have one way of looking at things, but there are millions of ways to look at things. Getting as many different viewpoints on your work as possible helps you to see things from alternate perspectives.
Who else likes to take this approach? Are there specific methods that you've found work for you when revising your novel after Nano? In my experience, too much time spent on the same project is detrimental to my writing as a whole. I have a widely varied style and taste when it comes to my writing, and I like to indulge the many sides of that. But what has novel writing taught all of you? Share your own words of wisdom below!
--Britni M
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