NanoWriMo Update: 11/21/2015

Word Count

42,282 words! 2,229 words written. Saturday is TWOsday!

Let’s get to the sausage making, my lovelies.

Writing Advice: Becoming a “Good” Writer

Becoming an author for the money is like becoming a stand-up comedian for the dignity. Writers are viewed lower than assistant grips in the Hollywood nesting tree, in which the higher-up birds poop on the next branch down. Why? Everyone thinks they can become a writer.

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NanoWriMo Update: 11/20/2015

Word Count

40,053 words. That’s better! It looks like the first draft will speed past 50,000 words.

Writing Advice: Death to Mary Sue!

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NanoWriMo Update 11/19/2015

Word Count

37,459 mother-lovin’ total words. 2,342 words written today. I should have pushed it to 2,345 words, but come on… really?

Let’s rip this playhouse down with…

WRITING ADVICE: Being A General in the American Civil War

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NanoWriMo Update 11/18/15

Word Count

Aaaaand, we’re up to 35,117 words.

I originally felt accomplished when I was writing 1,667 words a day: the minimum needed to get to 50,000 words by November 30th. Now it feels like I did a half assed job because my numbers are so low.

WRITING ADVICE: Writing the In-Between Times

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NanoWriMo Update 11/18/15

And we are up to 33,388 words. This is the royal “we”, of course.

It’s easy to write because I am creating a story I am excited to tell. I’m not giving away any details at the moment.

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