NaNoWriMo 2020

It's that time of year again! Yes, Halloween has just passed, and yes Thanksgiving and Christmas are around the corner. The weather is growing cooler and we've had our first winter weather event here in Amarillo, Texas. It's that magical time of year we lovingly refer to as NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month began at …

Another November, Another NaNoWriMo

I feel like I rehash this little bit of history almost every year around this time. November 1st begins another NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. The goal for Nano is to write a fifty thousand word novel in thirty days, or around seventeen hundred words a day. It's no small feat. Many try, several …

Nanowrimo: Day 12

I'm so behind, it's maddening. I'm still three days behind, but I was six when the day started, so at least I'm making up some ground. I would like to catch up tomorrow, but that's unlikely. I just hope I don't get further behind. November has been brutal, writing wise. First, I had a presentation …

Counting down

I have no idea what I'm going to write about. Does that surprise you? It doesn't surprise me, but it does have me worried. Maybe something will come around, but what if it doesn't? What if this is the year I lose? I can't lose. I have to write 50K words. I can't fail! NaNoWriMo …

NaNoWriMo 2015: Day 8

I'm still chugging along, somehow managing to keep myself on par. This is probably one of my better writing experiences I've ever had. Today I squeezed out 3584 words, bringing my November total to 14226, or almost a thousand over par. No need to pat me on my back. I've already done so. I don't know …

NaNoWrimo 2015: Day 1

National Novel Writing Month is now going strong, how are you doing? Day one is winding down, and though many are still writing furiously, I'm done for the day. I surpassed my goal for the day at a cool 3017. I'm almost a day ahead! Remind me not to get cocky. I could easily lose …

My Halo

I earned my halo today. I'm an angel! Okay, not really. I donated to NaNoWriMo earlier this evening and now I have my halo on my avatar. Cool, huh? I think so. Though it's free to participate, NaNo depends on writers, like you and me, to help keep them going. I'm sure there are a …

NaNoWriMo 2014: TGIO

THANK GOD IT'S OVER!!!!!! There are not enough exclamation points to express the excitement I feel over making through the roughest NaNoWriMo I've ever participated in. It's over, and though I only limped through the finish line at 50,004 words, I did in fact cross that line. I'm now 4-0 for NaNo. Feels pretty good. …

NaNoWriMo 2014: Day 30 – Limping towards the finish line

It is day thirty of this madness and I'm limping towards the finish line. I slept only a few hours last night and now I'm wide awake, exhausted, and I think..., I don't know what I think. Right now, I'm don't know how to think. I'll give you a few facts first. It's a little …

NaNoWriMo 2014: Day 29 – Oh crap, oh crap

Two more days of this madness: where do you stand? I've seen many of my fellow Wrimos already surpass the 50K mark, and some others are way behind. Myself, I'm behind as well, but not too bad. I'm at 44,481, which means I lack only 5519 until I cross the finish line. That's only 2759 …