A DREAM – A STORY – A JOURNEY
Day 15: 4,046 words. I pushed through to catch up to where I want to be and crossed the 30,000 word point, which means I am officially halfway through my word count goal for this manuscript. I did take some time to write out notes for these chapters, but then veered from the plan pretty... Continue Reading →
Day 8: 2,218 words. The story is just at the end of act 1 and about to ratchet into act 2. The point of no return hasn't happened yet, but the incident that feeds the point of no return has. It's happening, like things always do, differently than I expected, but so much better. I... Continue Reading →
Day 1: 2,040 words. I have to say, I'm already surprised with how much is buried in this story. It's a simple chapter to begin with, but it is a rich soil that this story is being built on. I'm hoping to have some time today to go through and take notes about everything in... Continue Reading →
Though this week did not turn out as planned, I did manage to wrestle some time for NaNoWriMo prep. Even though it wasn't as much time as I'd hoped to have, it turned out to be more than enough. I'm finding with this story that I have not done as much prep as I have... Continue Reading →
This week's preparations were all about my environment. I took the time to prep my board, my music, and my Scrivener doc and each step helped me to get ready for this challenge. NaNoWriMo, for as much work as I do to prepare, is really about how I show up everyday during those 30 days... Continue Reading →
Querying for my MS:D manuscript is running in the background and my attention can come completely to the work of preparing for NaNoWriMo to begin on November first. The manuscript I will be writing this year is MS:SOS and I cannot wait to start. First, a brief explanation on what National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)... Continue Reading →
The week before last I hit a huge milestone in completing a revision on one of my manuscripts and it was a really important goal of mine to achieve. That success is a step in the direction of publication, but nowhere near the finish line. I’ll preface this to say that what I am working... Continue Reading →
The final sentence has been written and the completed story has been printed. The emotions I have looking at this manuscript are hard to describe, but the one that rises to the top is pride. I finished this story and I am so damn proud of how it came out. The holes that existed in... Continue Reading →
Three more chapters are all that stand between me and finishing this story. I am so excited to see it come to the end and have found my mind wandering to reflections on the process. I couldn't help but spend a lot of time reflecting on the timing of feedback on drafts of stories last... Continue Reading →
Last week I continued working on revisions and ended the week with only five more chapters to go before this version of the story is complete. It’s always a bittersweet experience to approach the finish line on a project and this one is no different. As I’m nearing the end I keep reflecting back on... Continue Reading →
Nikole Breault 