Monday, February 1st, 2010
I didn't join in the JanNo discussion, just set out on my own to write 50,000 words last month. On Friday, I had almost 10K to go, and with two days left I didn't think I would make it. I told M that I would have to spend the weekend ...
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Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
The last two weeks have been intense for both writing and running. I was in the final stages of training for the Austin Marathon, which takes place in Austin, Texas, on 14 February. I'm in the best running shape of my life. I ran 60 miles the week ending 17 ...
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
Today's word count: 2024
Total word count: 25,348
This NaNoWriMo is beginning to feel more about the backstory of the novel, even just development of the characters, more than the novel itself. I think some of what I'm writing may find its way into a final product, but not all of it. ...
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Today's word count: 2192
Total Word Count: 21,747
Not quite halfway there, and not quite halfway through the month. Looks like taking a day off on Saturday didn't put me that far behind. I'm right on target for 50K by the end of the month. I plowed through my NaNoWriMo tonight so ...
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Thursday, January 7th, 2010
Today's word count: 1769
Total word count: 13,696
I'm nodding off quite a lot while I'm writing. Can't seem to keep my eyes open. I'm not used to too much late night writing, and I've been drinking too much caffeine during the day. It slaughters me at night. Seems to have the ...
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
It's the second day of the new year. Some would say it's the second day of the new decade, but since I know we didn't start the calendar with year zero, we are actually in the last year of the old decade. It's hard to remember because the aughts are ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Oh, I'm having fun again. After a couple of months of not writing anything new, I've spent the last week plotting and working out some character sketches for a book I'm going to start in January. Like my last NaNo, I'm working on an outline in advance. I've already written ...
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
Part of a continuing series of thoughts written while waiting for the clothes to dry at B. Bubbles laundromat.
I'm taking an online writing workshop this month. I submitted my first piece last week, a chapter from my JanNo, Variations on a Theme. The piece is about the main character taking ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Last night, at a little after nine PM, I hit the carriage return on my typewriter and wrote the word "be." Not the best word to finish a sentence with, so don't yell at me. But the last word of part VII of my JanNo, working title Variations on a ...
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
After not so careful consideration, I have decided to up my word count goal for the month to 50K (from 31K). I have been writing every night for at least an hour, and in that hour I manage to crank out at least 6 pages, some nights (and weekends) ...
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