Nano - day 8
Project: Untitled Alternate World Novel
New Words: 5,577 (This is over the course of several days since I last posted.)
Current Total Word Count: 12,372
Goal: 50,000+ words
Random Sentence(s): Mitra found the girl was nestled in outcropping further down the mountainside. The snow had melted around her in a circular ring. There were not footsteps in the snow leading into the circle and Mitra could not figure how she had got there. It was a most curious thing.
Notes: I fell behind on Friday and Saturday. The staying up to one a.m. several nights in a row had taken a toll and I was exausted both nights to the point that I didn't bother writing. This gave me 4400 words for catch up today. I drove down the hill to a local coffee shop to get some work done, because it was far too distracting to try and write at home. I am now only 1,000 words behind, a more reasonable number, which I should be able to catch up in the next day or two.
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In personal victories, I participated in a fmaily-wide effort to clean out the basement. Much was accomplised and what we refer to as the dirt room (which is a space under the house that is mostly dirt) is now almost entirely box free, the paper work is nearly handled, and my car is loaded with clothing and books to drop at goodwill. Between writing and cleaning/organizing, I have to say that this was a very successful weekend.
I may not have mentioned this, but I will be moving in January or sooner. The whole family will be moving actually and I'm not sure what that is going to look like yet. It probably means that I'll be getting my first apartment on my own, but not until my car payment is finally paid off first.
And now for much needed sleep. Ahhhhhh.
New Words: 5,577 (This is over the course of several days since I last posted.)
Current Total Word Count: 12,372
Goal: 50,000+ words
Random Sentence(s): Mitra found the girl was nestled in outcropping further down the mountainside. The snow had melted around her in a circular ring. There were not footsteps in the snow leading into the circle and Mitra could not figure how she had got there. It was a most curious thing.
Notes: I fell behind on Friday and Saturday. The staying up to one a.m. several nights in a row had taken a toll and I was exausted both nights to the point that I didn't bother writing. This gave me 4400 words for catch up today. I drove down the hill to a local coffee shop to get some work done, because it was far too distracting to try and write at home. I am now only 1,000 words behind, a more reasonable number, which I should be able to catch up in the next day or two.
* * * * *
In personal victories, I participated in a fmaily-wide effort to clean out the basement. Much was accomplised and what we refer to as the dirt room (which is a space under the house that is mostly dirt) is now almost entirely box free, the paper work is nearly handled, and my car is loaded with clothing and books to drop at goodwill. Between writing and cleaning/organizing, I have to say that this was a very successful weekend.
I may not have mentioned this, but I will be moving in January or sooner. The whole family will be moving actually and I'm not sure what that is going to look like yet. It probably means that I'll be getting my first apartment on my own, but not until my car payment is finally paid off first.
And now for much needed sleep. Ahhhhhh.