NaNo 2017 – Day 6

If you are keeping track you will likely note that I’m missing updates for days 3 – 5. I hope that didn’t frighten you or give you the impression I’m not having any success. Nothing could be further from the truth. I thought I would do a weekend wrap-up in hopes I could give you a truly amazing weekend total. Alas, while my writing totals were good, they didn’t quite hit the stellar levels I’d hoped for. For example, Saturday I set a personal goal of 5,000 words for the day. What I actually achieved was 2,443. Pretty good, but not quite what I was hoping for. That being said, let me give you a brief update of what’s been […]

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NaNo 2017 – Day 2 (AKA I have a chapter!)

An amazing thing happened today – I realized I finished the first chapter of my soon-to-be masterpiece. This is important to note as the very first book I wrote took me twenty-five (25) tries and several months. I have now managed it in one try and two days. Perfect first chapter? Not by a long shot. Written and therefore editable? Absolutely! Challenges for the Day Work. Again. Not that it was a bad day. It was quite good actually but it does take away from writing books time. 🙂 We also had the whole family together for dinner. That is a rare thing with both my kids/young adults/young grownups having their own lives. It was awesome but also meant I […]

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NaNo 2017 – Day 1 Results

I thought it might be helpful to talk a little about my NaNoWriMo journey. To that end, I will be posting my daily totals, not to brag but to show how things are going and maybe motivate you (and me) to bigger things. Challenges for the Day Work. Definitely. It gets in the way of my writing progress while, at the same time, ensures I will be able to pay my mortgage and other bills for the month. Double-edged sword. Also, I was tired. Had to go out for groceries right after work too. Number of Words for the Day:  2103 words A good total. I actually felt that I could have gone higher, but I wanted to leave myself […]

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Just Keep Swimming

Fall is always a busy time. Everything is restarting after a summer of rest (for some). That means, my already full schedule is even crazier than usual. To make things even more hectic, I have a parent who is beginning to fail. That means lots of trips up to deal with all the issues that are arising. Time away from home where I also have things that need to be done. And then, there is my writing. I have two books actively on the go. One is so close to completion I can almost taste it (96% complete as of yesterday). The other, my Wattpad story, is 2/3 done. And then NaNoWriMo is coming fast. I have yet another book […]

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