Day 24 of NaNoWriMo

I'm almost at the end of the 24th day, and I'm only at 28,181 words. I should be at 40,000. I had a few days where I didn't contribute anything to the word count because I was working on a contracted writing project.

November isn't the healthiest month for my family. We've had snargly noses, coughing, and lots of orange juice. I've pumped garlic into the family at least one meal a day (if I can). Okay, maybe our blood could ward off a few vampires, but it isn't doing a great job on the cold germs. We've also been taking plenty of vitamin C and a little bit of echinacea. I thought I had this cold licked, and then my hubby and the boys came down with the sniffles and sneezes again. I give myself a week before I slip up and catch their colds. Hopefully, I'll have finished NaNoWriMo by then.

To finish on time, I need to write a little over 3000 words a day. So far, I believe I've gotten further than any of my past attempts. I will finish this novel, but it may not be in a month's time.

Still Behind in Word Count

I've reached the end of day 14, and I'm still behind in word count. As of midnight my target word count is 25,000. Can you hear the little voices inside my head laughing? Really, I am kind of catching up, but I kind of feel like a cat being teased with a ball of yarn. The strand dangling from the ball gets closer and closer, and then at midnight the NaNoWriMo people yank it away.

I am making progress though. Each day, I've been able to write a little more than the projected amount needed per day to finish on time. So, if I can keep it up, maybe I'll make it this time.

As of midnight, November 15th, I have written 17,478 words. My seven-year-old told me he's very proud of me.


edited to add --
On another note... you know you're tired when you are zoning out more than you're typing. Off to LaLa land for me as of 2am.

Catching up

I've completed my 11th day writing a brand spankin' new novel for NaNoWriMo month. I'm still behind, but I wrote more than the minimum number of words expected in a day, so I'm counting the 11th as a success of sorts. Right now, I'm at 11,242 words, and I think I'm going to call it a night.

It's amazing how much my brain goes to mush when I'm under pressure to finish something. Of course, I did critique a chapter of a friend's thriller and revised a short story. I also helped my seven-year-old write his first email. He has a friend who moved to Korea after kindergarten. I guess having a penpal is much cheaper nowadays.

Sloughing Along

It's now nearly 3am. Don't believe the time reported below.

Saturday was filled with kids, karate, and Cub Scouts. I worked the bake sale at the elementary school's craft sale. The kids were a tad bit bored. My kids both had karate, and while my husband took his karate class, the kids and I went back to shop at the craft show. I bought books and stamps (the rubber stamps you use for making cards and scrapbooking).

I did a little NaNoWriMo writing and a lot of revising (on a non-nanowrimo project), so I'm feeling productive even though my word count only reached 8926 during my late night stint.

Sleep? What's sleep?

Falling Further Behind

I haven't been feeling terribly well today. After the kids went to school, I slept. So, I didn't do much to add to the word count.

We also had an unexpected visit to the doctor for my older son, and then after dinner, I had the Cub Scout Committee meeting.

I'm at 7,934 words, and I'm not sure if I'll be writing more tonight.

And by the way, I'm not sure what time zone my blog is on, but I posted this at 1am on Friday.

Progress, Diversions, and Chocolate

I made a little progress on Wednesday. I'm not sure what time this will post for me, but it's actually a little shy of 2:30am here in LaLa land. The kidlings and husband are in bed, sleeping, and I've had a nice mixture of writing and procrastination.

Is it procrastination if you are keeping updated on the writing world?

One of the hazards of writing alone is the lack of checks and balances (ie. hubby catching me raiding the kids' halloween bags for chocolate). It keeps calling to me, "Eat me." So, I do, and then i feel guilty, but not really.

So it's creeping up on 2:30, and I only have 7,352 words. I guess it's better than nothing. Tomorrow, I have errands in the morning, so I won't be adding to the word count until after the Cub Scout Committee meeting that I need to go to.

NaNoWriMo Crunch

I'm officially behind in my word count for my NaNoWriMo novel. This morning, I started with 6,329 words. I have two hours until my youngest comes home on the bus, and I've only reached 6,500.

I had a few other distractions this morning. I should be at 11,667 words today. Until yesterday, I could have caught up in a day. Now, it may take more than that.

Okay. No more procrastinating. Back to the novel.

Sleepless in Rochester

Okay, so I didn't write more of my NaNoWriMo novel Monday evening, but I have a really good excuse.

I spent a busy afternoon with my five-year-old, who decided we had to build walls using empty egg cartons (imagine three dozen egg cartons stacked like bricks). Then, we picked up my older son from school and his friend on the way home.

While my younger son was in his karate lesson, I helped my older son with his homework and made sure his friend studied for his math test.

During the older two boys' class, I entertained the younger one and his karate center friend. IMHO, two hours at a martial arts dojo can be a little much sometimes, especially when you are inhaling ode de smelly feet and sweaty armpits. At least my seven-year-old didn't shut himself in a locker in the boys' locker room this time.

After the kids went to bed, I revised a short story for an educational company that is interested in it, I'm hoping to send back to them soon. So, even though my NaNoWriMo novel has fallen behind in word count, I had a productive day.

NaNoWriMo

During the month of November, I'm participating in NaNoWriMo. In order to reach the 50,000 word count, I should be writing 1,667 words a day. I have other writing things that need to take priority, so this month may be a challenge.


What am I writing? A dark, tween, contemporary novel. I'm at 5,629 words this morning, and I'm trying to catch up.

Wasting the Day

Yesterday was a rainy, cold, mucky day here in Rochester, NY. My husband took the kids out running errands so I could spend my time writing. Although, they were gone for a few hours, I can’t put a finger on what exactly I did while they were gone. I know I sat at the computer for a while and then wandered into the kitchen for a late lunch (I ate in front of the computer). I muddled through some revisions of two picture books, but I don’t feel like I accomplished much at all.

So, my theory is that my brain got sucked into a time warp that ate two and a half hours of my life, while my body idly sat by and watched it all happen.