Time this week has not been my friend. Getting back into tutoring shifts, preparing for some travel, starting dance competition season, etc have absolutely taken over and working toward my goals has taken a serious back seat. This is a huge issue and the most important thing I can do to work through it, is … Continue reading Working with the Time Available
Writing
Free Writing…or not
I gave myself permission to follow any ideas that came to me the last few weeks of December, as a way to relax and enjoy the freedom of not hitting deadlines after NaNoWriMo and before the intense work of revising manuscripts begins in January. What did I free write you ask? One short story. Have … Continue reading Free Writing…or not
Goals for Quarter 3
Quarter 3 for my writing goals cover December, January, and February. My focus at the beginning of this quarter marks a major shift from what I've been focusing on for the past year and a half. My main focus leading up to this point has been on creating content. I knew I wanted to have … Continue reading Goals for Quarter 3
Reflections
Reflections on NaNoWriMo 2018. The NaNoWriMo challenge this year was quite a different journey than last year. There were a lot of differences in my personal life that contributed to that (going back to work, my youngest starting preschool, my oldest in more dance classes and starting dance team) that definitely constricted the opportunities to write, … Continue reading Reflections
NaNoWriMo 5
Day 26-Daily Word Count- 1,832. I broke 45,000 words! Less than 5,000 to go! Day 27-Daily Word Count- 786. Short and sweet today. I wrote one scene for two of my main characters and wanted to take my time to create that scene. Tomorrow it will be time for them to move on and we … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 5
NaNoWriMo 2
Day 5-Daily Word Count- 1,732. I had to break from one chapter to the next today. Typically, I try to write one chapter per day, but I had to do it differently. Tomorrow I will continue the chapter I started today. I didn't know the full motivation for why my main character is doing what … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2
NaNoWriMo 1
Day 1- Daily Word Count- 1,937 words. I was able to go back and reread the whole thing because it wasn't so late. I don't know how many days I'll be able to keep that up. 😳 Day 2- Daily Word Count- 2,051 words. I fought myself A LOT tonight on trying to get the … Continue reading NaNoWriMo 1
NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 4
This week, I framed out the notes for the three acts of my story for NaNoWriMo. I followed the exercises from chapter two of Fast Fiction, and was able to flush out more of the unknowns. One of the things I love to do when I'm planning to write a story, is ask questions. It's … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 4
NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 3
November is shaping up to be VERY busy. We've got a lot going on for every member of the family, but NaNoWriMo will happen. Oh yes, it WILL happen. Having a complete, 50,000 word first draft of a novel in thirty days is a gift you give yourself. It might come at the cost of some … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 3
NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 2
Two things about the story I will write for NaNoWriMo are certain so far: who my main character is and the setting of my story. The setting of the story is set as far as where I want the story to start and where my main character will be most of the time in this … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Prep- Week 2
