Done with NaNo for this year, unless a lightning bolt of inspiration strikes. I think I need to do more prep work on this novel, get to know the characters better, and sort the plot wholes in the outline before I get down to write it again ( Read more... )

Only had one good day of writing to be honest, which means I'm almost 10000 words behind, right now. Need to write at least 2000 words a day for the rest of the month to catch up. 

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Wasn't planning on entering NaNo this year - or ever again, quite frankly - but the muse dropped a lovely idea on my brain while I was sleeping a short while back, so I'm going to write it for NaNo. I'm very optimistic about actually finishing the 50 000 words this year, because I love the idea, and I already have most of the story plotted out in ( Read more... )

So, on the first day of NaNo, I came to the conclusion that I didn’t want to write The Hagiographer. Not just for NaNo, I didn’t want to write it, period. I was so enamoured with the structure that I failed to realise that I really had no passion for the content. So I've been dilly-dallying this past ten days, looking at old ideas and playing with ( Read more... )

Here's a link to download my NaNo spreadsheet.


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It's NaNoWriMo Day 1.

Haven't written a word yet, but I do have a spiffy new Excel sheet, with formulas and results that automatically change colour depending on whether or not I've been a good girl.

Hey, when I procrastinate, I do it well!

Have a great month, and a great NaNo run everyone.

And Happy New Year for all of you who celebrate it

Decided to give NaNoWriMo another try this year. Will be working on one of the projects I made some notes for but never got around to start writing.

Title: The Hagiographer

Setting: XIX th century London. Haven’t decided yet on whether it will be Victorian or Edwardian times.

Basic Situation: Serial Killer is murdering his victims in the same ( Read more... )