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Day Twenty-One

the-number-21-profile21 is blackjack. 21 is the legal age to drink, and to gamble. 21 is the name of a best-selling Adele record. It is an extra chromosome in those with Down syndrome. That’s what I think when I consider 21. Oh, and it’s also the title of a cool movie about gambling, but its importance to me right now is that today is the 21st day of NaNoWriMo, the novel writing month when writers everywhere try and blaze through 50,000 words in 30 days. Here are my stats through 2:46 on the 21st day of NaNo…

Words written today: 1,044
Average words per day: 2,037
Target words per day: 2,000
Total overall words: 42,787

My story has evolved in several sections since I last blogged about it on day 15, and my two protagonists are several steps closer to meeting. There have been two major reveals since last we spoke as well, one of which is the turning point of the story. Now the characters are hurtling on a collision course of consequences for actions that took place long before the novel began. Here is an excerpt:

“The cloisters were long hallways that branched off into open spaces that looked to be door openings but that had no doors hanging within them to separate them from the hallway itself. The entire place was as drafty as a castle, which is what it most closely resembled in looks and in atmosphere. Continue reading “Day Twenty-One”

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Day Fifteen

I honestly can’t believe this month is already halfway over, and that my novel is closing quickly in on the 30,000 word mark. The last few days seem like a haze, honestly, and as I read over what I had written since the start of this week it was almost like reading something from someone … Continue reading Day Fifteen

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Day Nine

varianceWords written today: 2,334
My average per day: 2,226
Words so far this month: 20,035

As you know, I’m working on my NaNoWriMo novel this month, which means my goal is 50,000 words to be written in the span of 30 days. This is day nine and my objective is to write 2,000 words each day. As you can see by my statistics so far, I’ve accomplished that to this point, nine days in. However, since I completed NaNo last year I do recall that at about the 30,000 mark it got hard to keep hitting my marks every day, especially since my marks are above where I need to be to get to 50,000 in the 30 day limit. In order to get to 50,000 exactly by the end of the month I only need 1,667 words a day. But you know me, I like to put more pressure on myself. Continue reading “Day Nine”

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Day Four

NaNoWriMo continues, rolling into Day Four. Did you know that of the hundreds of thousands of people who start NaNo every November, about half of them drop out after the first few days? And they do that for several reasons, not the least of which is that they didn’t realize just how much time and … Continue reading Day Four

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Day One

Well, yesterday was the first day of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), so instead of foregoing a shave (long story), I spent the larger part of the late afternoon/early evening starting the next great American novel. Or just another novel, who knows? But regardless, I’m writing it, and it has begun. First things first. I … Continue reading Day One

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The 3 Days Conundrum

3 days until National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and I have absolutely no idea what my novel is going to be about. Okay, I will edit that statement. I have way too many ideas of what I think my novel should be about, and none of them are strong enough in my mind to drive … Continue reading The 3 Days Conundrum