So, I'm done with Nano for the year.
You might remember that in my pre-Nano post, I talked about my goal of starting my next fairy tale retelling, a western version of Snow White set during the 1870s. What I didn't really say there was that I wasn't aiming for a full 50K this year -- Cowboy says I get too grumpy when I do a full Nano, so for the last few years, I've set smaller goals for myself instead. This year, I wanted to hit 15K, and I also had the goal of writing a western short story that's a follow-up to Cloaked. And start my Snow White story, which still needs a good title.
Anyway, I did that! I wrote TWO whole short stories, one a western and one... not. I'll let you know when those are available, cuz they're both going to be free. And I'm more than a chapter into my Snow White book. Yay!
The NaNoWriMo site lets you set your own goals to track now, so I made a goal of 15K and tracked it all month. Here's what it looked like:
Yes, there were quite a few days where I didn't write anything. Mostly that's weekends you see with no forward progress. But I wrote on fifteen days and I hit my goal, and I'm calling it a win :-)
How about you? Did you do NaNoWriMo this year? How are you doing?
Whoohoo! Great job! I can't wait to read the short stories. :-)
ReplyDeleteI started doing it, but I didn't get any where close. I got sick in the middle of the month and didn't feel like writing. Maybe next year.
Thanks, MC! I'm aiming to have both stories out before Christmas. We shall see. One doesn't need much work, but the other does.
DeleteSome years, Nano just goes that way. I've had plenty of years where I was all gung-ho and then life intervened. There's always next year, right?
Good for you!!! That is super awesome!!! *high-fives*
ReplyDeleteYeah, I can't ever picture myself doing a full NaNo, either; I'm far happier when I can play more of a "slow and steady" writing game. My goal for this month was 10K, and I'm currently at 11K, so I consider that a win!
Plus, I'm at 24500 total for the novel--and I'm almost exactly halfway through the entire story--which is so crazy to contemplate aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggghhhhhhhh.
Thanks, Jessica!
DeleteI've won Nano 4 times, but not recently. That was when I wasn't also homeschooling, teaching Sunday school, and so on. And before I had three kids. The last time I won, my second child was still a baby.
Yay for making great forward progress on your book!
Yup! It's not something that meshes well with having a ton of other responsibilities.
DeleteThank you!!! :D
I'm happy for you! It's definitely a win. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Skye! I'm glad you think so :-)
DeleteWoo! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteTanks, DKoren <3
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