Day 14, 15, & 16: Goose eggs

I ended up taking three days off in a row. Eeps! What happened to my stride? Things got busy. That's what happened. That coupled with feeling sick last night. Now it is after midnight Friday night, into Saturday. I sat down with the intention of writing at least 1,000 words to give me a head start for Day 17. And with a sudden burst of inspiration, I was able to write 2,052 words in just under an hour. Whew! Hooray for sudden inspirations!

Tomorrow, or rather later today, I plan on writing some more to double that for the day. Or perhaps if I'm lucky inspiration will strike again, and I can stamp out a few more thousand than that.

I'm still looking for a clear direction with this story. Slowly but surely though, it will come. And suggestions for strange things that could happen in a futuristic sci-fi circus are welcome! Leave me a comment. :o)

Words to date: 23,052
Words to go: 26,948

End of Day 13

Ah! A fairly good success at last. I wrote a little bit more tonight to get me to an even 21,000 total, having written 2,657 words today.

I am still just barely shy of being officially caught up for the day, but I'm not worried because I have broken firmly into the 20Ks. And that makes me happy.

Words to date: 21,000
Words to go: 29,000

Day 13: a lucky day

My original plan had been to write tonight after the kids had gone to bed. But that really hadn't been working out so well of late. So as it happened, both kids went down for a nap this afternoon. What an opportunity!

So instead of sitting on the couch and watching cooking shows for the next three hours, I decided to sit down and write. I managed to get a total of 2,310 words during my little impromptu writing date. Not only this, but it was probably the best scene I've written so far this month. I absolutely loved it.

Looks like those hints to my Muse to start hanging around here have worked! She was so scared off by what happened to my Inner Editor that I suppose she was a little afraid it would happen to her. Well, welcome back, Girl! It's GREAT to see you again.

Words to date: 20,653
Words to go: 29,347

Writing time extended

By a series of unfortunate events, I'm not going to my writers' group tonight. However, I am dead set to use that time instead to catch up on my NaNo novel. Every day that passes puts be further and further behind. :oops: It has even passed through my mind for one second that perhaps I won't finish on time this year.

But the thought was fleeting, and I'm feeling that old determination again. Onward to ever-higher word counts!

Highest Day

Alright. I did a little more writing and finished at a respectable 4,017 words today. It wasn't quite enough to get totally caught up for the day, but hey, 4K is nothing to sneeze at. Day 11 has been my most prolific day yet this year. I've had 5 and 6K days in past years, but this is good.

The story has been laying flat a bit over the last week, but I'm determined to find that golden streak in there somewhere. Tomorrow, I'm going to do as the experts suggest and write at a different time to day to see if any sparks of inspiration come flashing my way.

Words to date: 17,805
Words to go: 32,196

Day 11: Near Success!

We had another official write-in today, this one at Panera Bread. I ended up hosting it for Nia because she got a new job (yay!), and they called her in for training today. Sarah (ihatepeas/twinkie) showed up later on though, so it was good to have moral support. What a turnout we had! There had to be at least 14 people at one point.

I did write over 3K during that time period and including a couple hundred I wrote just a moment ago here at home on the desktop computer. Sounds impressive, but I still need about another 1,236 words if I want to be technically caught up for day 11. I may or may not try to pound that out after posting here, but I want to upload pictures from the write-ins first. We shall see how I feel. The fog of sleepiness is beginning to penetrate my brain...

Words to date: 17,101
Words to go: 32,899