NaNoWriMo 2014 Letter To Myself
Dear Middle-of-November-Sheryl, You decided to indulge in the madness that is NaNoWriMo. You’ve done this before, and you’ll probably do it again. You question every time if it is worth doing....
View ArticleStarting Week Two And I’m Behind
For the most part I been on schedule for NaNoWriMo, chugging away at turning out my 1667 words. Sometimes I have managed to produce a little more. I have been consistent through Wednesday of last week,...
View ArticleWeek Three: Dropping Out Of NaNoWriMo
This year, I made it as far as the 14th before I decided to drop out of NaNoWriMo. It’s not because I was horribly behind or ran headlong into writer’s block, or I decided I hate the story. I have...
View ArticleWeek Four: Restarting(?) NaNoWriMo
This week has been overtaken by kitten related duties. Julius and Sherbert are settling in and slowly learning that we aren’t huge monsters about to eat them, no matter how we nibble on their adorable...
View ArticlePost NaNoWriMo Letter To Myself
Dear Post-NaNoWri-Mo Sheryl, You didn’t complete a rewrite that came out to 50,000 words. You didn’t “win” NaNoWriMo. And that’s okay. You did complete over 25,000 words, which is still quite a lot....
View ArticleTo NaNoWriMo Or Not To NaNoWriMo?
First of all, congratulations to Kim Holliday, who won the crochet pumpkin I was giving away as part of the Snarkology Halloween Hop. I’m writing this Sunday night, November 1, 2015. I am attempting...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Week 1 In Review
I have completed week one of NaNoWriMo on schedule. It helps that I outlined the sequel to Chaos Wolf, tentatively titled Chaos Hunt. I’m on schedule with word count slightly over the average of...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Week 2
Week two of NaNoWriMo and I’m still chugging along. In fact, am slightly ahead of pace, having cleared 25,000 words on the 13th. I expect to lose a few days as we get closer to Thanksgiving in the...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Week 3, AKA Kersplat Against The Wall
My odds of hitting the 50,000 word mark for NaNoWriMo have gone down considerably. I hit a wall. Or rather, a large wall collapsed on me. This week I have been dealing with a stressful week at work,...
View ArticleNaNoWriMo Week 4 – Crossing The Finish Line
50,435 words. The novel is nowhere near done, but I’m stepping away for a while. The beginning of the week was going well. The new outline seems to be working better. I’ve identified a few holes in...
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