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Hey! November is finally over, so it's time for me to finish sharing my word count progress! Last time I left it at Day 24 so we'll go ahead and jump in at Day 25: Day 25Word count goal: 41667Words written today: 3596Total Word Count: 40000 Day 26Word count goal: 43334Words written today: 641Total Word … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
It's the final countdown! We're about to enter the final week of November and more importantly - NaNoWriMo. This week we should* be entering the realm of the 40k. *I say should because that only applies if you've chosen/managed to stick to the 1667 words a day rule of thumb. Not everyone does, some people … Continue reading The end of Week 3 – NaNoWriMo
Hey! So we're 4 days into NaNoWriMo and I'm a little ahead of my word count so I thought I'd squeeze in a little update before I crack on and do a bit more. Day 1 Word count goal: 1667 Words written today: 1667 Total Word Count: 1667 This morning I got up as usual … Continue reading NaNoWriMo is upon us
Usually when writing, we favour quality over quantity. Sometimes you can spend weeks trying to formulate the perfect opening sentence. You might agonise over the right word to finish off your sentence. During NaNo, you need to take that mentality and throw it out the window. Find a box, get a lock and pop your … Continue reading One last thing before NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is a marathon 30 days worth of writing with a view to writing 1667 words a day, totalling up 50,000 words total for the month. It's hard and can be gruelling at times. You might be tempted to skip important things like meals, showers, or sleep. Please don't. Yes, your word count matters. Yes, … Continue reading Self Care During NaNoWriMo
Though saying that, sprinting can actually be a fun and productive way to boost your word count! There are many different types of sprints available to you, and I'll list the ones I know here! On the NaNoWriMo website, there's a whole forum dedicated to word sprints: Word Wars, Prompts, and Sprints. Inside you can find … Continue reading NaNoWriMo is a Marathon not a Sprint
In the final days of #NaNoPrep I thought I'd share some of the NaNo forums I find the most helpful. Whether it's for procrastination reasons, or research or even novel ideas, there are forums for pretty much everything. I fully recommend having a nose around them all now, so you don't need to be rummaging … Continue reading Helpful NaNoWriMo Forums
As well as having the graph on the NaNoWriMo website, I also find it helpful to change my computer desktop to one with a word count. Usually in the theme of whatever TV Show/Film I'm currently obsessed with. Feel free to use any of them for yourself! Most of them are 1920x1080 but some are … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Desktop Calendars (img heavy)
With NaNoWriMo rapidly approaching, I thought I'd finally get around to posting this. I had originally planned to film this as a youtube video, but I've been struck down by a cold/flu type nasty and none of you want to hear that. So here we are, in blog form instead. Sign up for the NaNo website. … Continue reading 11 steps of Preptober
A small flashfic I wrote for Billy Owens Jr based on his character Freddy from his WIP novel The Seven. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Every night before Freddy went to bed, he paused by the medal on the mantle. This time, instead … Continue reading The Medal on the Mantle
Lisa Stapleton 