Category Archives: NaNoWriMo2010

This was part of today’s e-mail pep talk. It’s from author Dave Eggers. At this point (50,064 words later) he sums up my experience better than I can. But, before we get to Dave, a sincere thank you for supporting … Continue reading →

Word count: 44,252 Words to go: 5,748 Today’s surprise: the Space Needle helped one of my characters feel in control of his life. The Space Needle has been a recurring symbol in the novel and I’m pleased with this final … Continue reading →

Word count: 41,892 Words to go: 8,108 (that’s less than 10,000 for anyone who has trouble — like me — with math!) Confession: I really, really, really didn’t want to write tonight. But, I knew if I didn’t get my … Continue reading →

First of all, congrats to my friend Kim who has reached the 50,000 word count ! What an inspiration. Woot woot! Here at my writing desk, I feel like I’m still on track, and I’m also getting a little anxious … Continue reading →

So, NaNo ends in one week. At the beginning of this journey, November 30 seemed a long ways off. And now it’s just seven days away. Word count: 31,019 What I’ve learned thus far: I still like to write fiction! … Continue reading →

Boo ya! Word count: 28,142 Words to go: 21,858 I feel like I’ve turned a corner. Earlier today I broke down the daily word count goals and attached scenes to each of those days/word counts. Having that new map to … Continue reading →

Seven days since my last post, and seven days since I’ve worked on the NaNo novel. Eeek. I have a new plan for how I’ll reach 50,000 words in the next ten days…2,443 words per day. Wish me luck! Current … Continue reading →

Motherlogue readers may have noted that I’ve hit a bit of a downward slump here at NaNo central. I haven’t written a word in my novel for three days. This is big when I consider I’ve written every other day … Continue reading →

Today’s question for my NaNo-writing self: Where is this plot going? I think I now understand what authors are talking about when they say that characters and events kind of take off on their own and the writer just goes … Continue reading →