Word Count: 15,595

I'm catching up slowly. I banged out a new chapter last night and will continue to work on it when I get back from class this afternoon. At this point I am now only behind in my word count. All my schoolwork is caught up. Sort of. I need to get ahead on the two papers I have to write before the month ends. Blegh.

This chapter is ( Read more... )

Word Count: 12,750

As far as being on target for the day, I'd say I'm now about 3,000 words behind. Yeah, eek. Bad decision on my part not to work on it Saturday or Sunday night. Saturday night I was with my honey, Sunday I was just exhausted. It's a good thing I've been trying to get ahead so that in rough spots like this I can make it up quickly ( Read more... )

Word Count: 11,487

Paultry, I know. But I feel I have a good excuse. There is a very sexy man asleep in my bed right now. :3

I doubt I'll get much done with my honey up here this weekend, but I'll make it up on Sunday and over the course of the next week. I was at yet another good stopping point in Chapter 5, and I'm trying not to push myself. Also, ( Read more... )

Word Count: 10,896

Yeah, I had a fairly good night. Chapter 4 is done, Chapter 5 is started. I found a good stopping point, so I decided to leave it there for me to pick up tomorrow. I'm much more pleased with Chapter 4 than all of the previous chapters. I should point out now that I realized as I was writing Chapter 4, there was a discrepency ( Read more... )

Word Count: 8,779

For all intents and purposes as far as writing is concerned, I should keep going. I'm on a roll. But it is also 12:30, and I don't want to go to bed at 2am. Seriously, if I get on a schedule like that it will just kill me. I'm at a good stopping place for the night in chapter 4, so I feel confident I can pick it up tomorrow morning ( Read more... )

Word Count: 6,955

Fuck fucking fuck fuck. I managed to finish the chapter but it's like 2am and I'm tired and rushed. The excitement of the election killed my writing buzz, and I've now made the coming week about 10x harder for myself. I suppose I work better under pressure, but  I really have to stop inflicting it on myself.

Goddamn it, I'm tired. ( Read more... )

Word Count: 5,135

As far as the averages of where a NaNo-er should be, I'm slightly above the curve. To complete a novel in 30 days you need an average of 1,667 words a day. After three days I should be at 5,001, so I'm just barely above the average. I really wished I could have written more, but some happy news really killed any ambition to write. ( Read more... )

“Always remember, son. You were born to serve those who are more privileged than you, and who play a bigger part in this world. It is what you will always do, until you draw your last breath. Embrace it, and you will live well. Fight it, and it will only bring you pain.”

Goyle lay awake in his bed, listening to the loud snoring of Crabbe and the ( Read more... )

                Children and their families bustled around her, eager to get themselves or their loved ones settled in before the train whisked them off.  Luna noticed the new students first, the fresh faces looking around in awe and just a little scared of leaving for the first time in their lives. She remembered her first trip to this platform. ( Read more... )