Research
If I take anything from NaNoWriMo - more on that in a moment - it should be that I should write what I know, at least at this point and…
Day 15: The midway point
So I had some interesting dreams last night. I blame the videos I was watching on Youtube, quite late. Anyway, my dreams did help me to answer some troubling questions…
Day 14: Almost half way
The last two days I've not written a word. I struggle to find a reason beyond just "I can't be bothered". Admittedly the first day I was quite tired; but…
Day 7: One week down
I had a nice, quiet day at home. For most of which I played computer games. And I read an article about procrastination. Yes, I see the irony. I did…
Day 6 – Let her fly!
So at the end of yesterday I was at a point in the story where I felt things were rather dull. This was making it hard to write. So instead…
Day 5 – So much typing, so little written
Quite tired today from a long day at work. My work today involved quite a lot of brain power and typing, and thus when I eventually got home I didn't…
Day 4: Motivation
Motivation fled me today, leaving me deflated like the proverbial balloon from which all the air has escaped. I've forced myself to write, and it's not been bad, but so…
Day 3: Revision before the Wall
I let the beast off the leash today, only a little. On Facebook, the NaNoWriMo crew challenged everyone to post their first sentence, so I did. Here's mine: She found…
Day 2: The Job
Is it dangerous that I think I look forward more to writing these posts than the actual act of writing my novel? Today has been a harder day. However, I…
NaNoWriMo – Day 1: And So It Begins
So, NaNoWriMo 2010 has started. And I've started writing; 2700 words in, 47300 left to go. After a small success I had recently with writing a submission to an anthology,…