20,068. That's 2,869 words today because I didn't get a chance to write any yesterday. SO CLOSE to that halfway point! And, coincidentally, so is my story. I knew originally that it wouldn't be much longer than 50K, but I think it may end up being almost exactly that ( Read more... )

I went to my first local meet-up/write-in yesterday evening. It was at the library and there were two other women who came. It was a blast. We did two sets of Word Wars and I not only hit my word count, but had a mini-brainstorming session on how Leia needs to do something with Jason related to HIS interests. It will be most interesting to write ( Read more... )

I'm done for the day at 10,236 words. Whoop ( Read more... )

Warning: whiny post is whiny.

I'm not enjoying NaNo very much this year. I know it's only been 4 days, but it's not like last year at all. I loved writing "Quest". This story...hasn't grabbed me yet ( Read more... )

If Leia Roberts had known what her last first day of classes held in store for her, she would have stayed in bed.

And so it begins...

I have named my--THE HELL IS WITH THIS FONT WHEN TYPING AN ENTRY IN HTML?? MAKE IT STOP ( Read more... )

I just logged on to the NaNo website and "created" my novel ( Read more... )

I'm finally starting to do some actual nano prep work! I'm really excited. laura_josephsen gave me some prompt words, and I think I know how I want to open my story now ( Read more... )

I reeeeeeeally want to participate this year. My job doesn't require any planning time outside of my normal 40 hours a week, so I'd definitely have the time to participate. I'm just stuck on what to write about. I've been bouncing around two ideas since this summer. One would either be sci-fi and espionage or fantasy and espionage. (I can't decide ( Read more... )

So, a story idea has been floating around my head for the past several months. It would probably be a short story or novella, nothing too long. But I'm not sure if it's been done before. It's a pretty vague idea that I could develop a lot more later if I decide I want to go for it. Basically, it's hot, average boy falls in love with geeky girl. ( Read more... )