Meeting a Writing Deadline
Posted by Jo | Filed under Writing, Novel
Well, NaNoWriMo ends this evening, and as you can see, I hit 50,000 words last night.
Whew.
I had to do quite a bit of rushing and writing in order to make up lost ground and finish on time, which got me to thinking about writing deadlines in general and techniques for meeting them. Here are a […]
Slipping…Ranting…Writing…Profit!
Posted by Jo | Filed under Weblogs, NaNoWriMo
I have precious little blog time. As you can see, I’m still very behind in my NaNo word count. Anyone want to take bets on how much I can write over Thanksgiving? I’m betting that gluttony and productivity are not good bedfellows, how about you?
Sorry, but this post is in no particular order.
I was just […]
Ramble, ramble, ramble
Posted by Jo | Filed under Thanks!, Novel, NaNoWriMo
Well, I’m making progress on the NaNo novel. As you can see in the chart below, I’m still painfully behind, but I am catching up. That’s something, isn’t it?
I thought it might be useful to talk about how I’ve approached this year’s NaNo, and how it’s working. For those of you already well underway, I […]
Still NaNo-ing
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo
Yes, I’m still plugging away, as you can see from the word count chart on the right. Of course, you’ll also see that I’m running terribly, horribly, painfully behind. Tonight was a good night though, so I’ll focus on that.
The novel is also coming along nicely; I’m quite please so far with the results, if […]
Call for Comments
Posted by Jo | Filed under Administration Notes
I also have a couple administrative notes about the blog. I see from my web stats that I’m picking up more visitors lately; unfortunately only the occasional person comments (thanks, Lydia!). I’d like to encourage participation in the blog. Any ideas?
Links, links, and zooming right along
Posted by Jo | Filed under Writing, Novel, NaNoWriMo
Here are a few links you might find useful.
New Novelist This software looks interesting, maybe. The screenshots aren’t very good, so it’s difficult to tell much about it. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find a place to download a free trial.
Story Mind They offer some free articles and classes, but also free trial downloads of […]
Progress
Posted by Jo | Filed under Novel, NaNoWriMo
Yes, I’m roughly 2000 words behind where I wanted to be by this point, but I did spend a good amount of time yesterday planning and outlining, so it’s not as bad as it might seem. Expect another word count update tomorrow morning; I’m rising and shining and getting my butt in gear first thing.
We […]
Objectivity is an illusion
Posted by Jo | Filed under In the news
Here’s an article about Fox running a special this weekend about radical Islam and its desire to attack the US. The twist here is that this serves, in the author’s mind, as “proof” that Fox isn’t objective.
Does anyone still believe any media outlet IS objective?
Some, of course, will argue that they try to maintain objectivity, […]
…and we’re off
Posted by Jo | Filed under Novel, NaNoWriMo
Well, NaNo has begun. The novel will be loosely based on The Betrayed, which is available for download below.
I didn’t make my goal word count yesterday (2000 words/day). I twisted my back and it was misery just to sit still for any length of time. Wish me better luck today. For the first time, I’m […]
NaNo dilemma
Posted by Jo | Filed under Novel, NaNoWriMo
NaNo starts today, and I have an interesting dilemma.
No, I’m not without a plot. I’m with TWO plots, and that’s what makes it an interesting dilemma. I need to get busy and get to work, so decision time is now.
The first option is a novel based very loosely on The Betrayed, which is available for […]
