I feel lost... Camp NaNo has officially ended for April and now I'm not quite sure what I'm doing with myself. It always feels this way after one of these months; like I'm supposed to be doing something but I can't quite figure out what. I feel like I should still be making a mad dash in … Continue reading What’s Next?
Camp NaNo April 2016
Winner! But Not Done Yet
That's right! I made it, baby! Camp NaNoWriMo April 2016 WINNER! 28 days, 61,060 words (61,038 after validating), 128 pages, 6.5 chapters finished, and one more chapter started. This is the highest goal I've ever set for a NaNo month and I made it! I'm quite proud of that. It's been an interesting month to … Continue reading Winner! But Not Done Yet
The Final Countdown
Now I am panicking. Well, sort of. There is five days left to April's Camp NaNo -- counting today -- and I still need 11,991 words to hit goal and validate. Why did I set a goal of 60k? Why didn't I just leave it at a nice 50k? Why did I even wish for … Continue reading The Final Countdown
Back on Track Just in Time
Eight days left... It's getting closer and closer to the end of NaNo and that countdown has begun. I'm not panicking. Yet. I don't think I'm going to panic,actually. Okay, maybe I'm a bit worried and internally freaking a little, but I think I'm going to be okay. Remember me saying I had seemed to … Continue reading Back on Track Just in Time
The Clock’s Ticking
I'm running out of time. There are eleven days left to the first Camp NaNo of 2016 and I have completely fallen apart. I don't think I burned myself out on writing, I just...don't have any heart or motivation to write right now. I was doing really good and then as always emotions got in the way … Continue reading The Clock’s Ticking
Work Roadblock Behind, Full Steam Ahead
It's been three days of me not writing a single word. Wait, let me rephrase that: It's been three days of me not writing a single word for my NaNo novel. I did get my Wednesday Words flash fiction bit written and up on both my blog here and on Wattpad, so I did do … Continue reading Work Roadblock Behind, Full Steam Ahead
New Goals, Planning Ahead, and Difficult Characters
40,131... Forty thousand, one hundred and thirty-one... Forty thousand words... Ho-ly. Shit. Are those numbers for real? I've written 40k for Camp NaNo in eleven days? (More like eight because I did not write for three days this month.) I am on a roll! I wish I knew what my secret was for this month … Continue reading New Goals, Planning Ahead, and Difficult Characters
Word Count: Goals, Hopes, and Insanity
I'm not sure if it's just the maddened excitement of NaNo, or if it's my excitement of getting closer and closer to finishing this book that has me writing like crazy. Or maybe it's me setting more personal, higher goals than what my actual goal for one day is. Whatever it is! It's definitely working! … Continue reading Word Count: Goals, Hopes, and Insanity
Sick Days, Disobeying Characters, and Plot Detours
So day two and three of Camp NaNo were total busts for me. And I mean Complete. Busts. I came home from work Saturday evening feeling like death warmed over, again. Just as I had back in February, I was running a fever, achy, cold, shivering, my throat felt like it had a permanent lump … Continue reading Sick Days, Disobeying Characters, and Plot Detours
The Descent to Madness Begins!
Or is it ascent for me? Well, either way: Hello Camp, Goodbye Sanity!! Camp NaNoWriMo for April has begun! I started writing last night as soon as midnight hit and got in 3.5k words before I turned into dreamland at about 4:15am. I had already requested the day off from work so I knew I … Continue reading The Descent to Madness Begins!
