A Resounding "No Progress"

No writing done since last posting. Real-world to-dos kinda exhausting my reserves. Determination is a two-edged sword, apparently. Swing one way, and the blade does cut, but I can't use the other edge without removing the first. Trying to figure out how to just twist the blade! :-D

WORD COUNT BENCHMARK

WORD COUNT: 40,264

I finally reached the 40K mark, with a whole lot of busy times when I just didn't write, to a whole lot of times when I could but didn't have all the points clicking, to now when I just got mad and did it. With various distractions this day, most of which I ignored and some with which I will deal in a moment, I'm glad I finally dragged the carcass of my book over the speed bump into full action and adventure from here on out. I'm projecting at least 50K pages, but maybe more, depending, since I'd rather ramble and cut than come up short with content and have to write whole passages during editing.

WORD COUNT

CURRENT: 38,685

PREVIOUS: 38,146

UPDATE!!!

NEW CURRENT: 39,479

I'm finally just 10,500 words away from the NaNoWriMo goal. Ha! :) Just four months removed... Just finished a major section of the story. It's just some rising action, climax and denouement from here. Wait! That's MOST of a story...

WORD COUNT

PREVIOUS WORD COUNT: 36,890

CURRENT WORD COUNT: 37,300

Feeling under-rested. I'll try to do more later.

WORD COUNT

PREVIOUS WORDS: 35,668
NEW WORD COUNT: 36,890

WORD COUNT

NEW WORD COUNT: 35,668
OLD WORD COUNT: 34,233

Day Whatever I Don't Remember Anymore

I wrote some today. Want to write more tonight. Apparently reality has kept me from dreaming lately, but something's gotta give. Where well over 8 hours have been lost until May each and every day, I've got to make up for lost time somewhere. So here I go, avoiding the internet for a while to get some real work done. I miss you, blog, and all 3 of my readers!

GOAL: STAY AWAY FROM THE NOVELIST BLOG UNTIL MY ROUGH DRAFT IS FINISHED!

Phase Two Countdown: Day 17!

I may have neglected this pursuit for the last week. I will have to check my word count and see. It's been a real-world work week, my sister-in-law's baby shower, some family things, and a whole long day of wedding dress shopping with Melody, Ashton, and Melody's mom Wannetta.

I think I can still manage some decent writing in 17 days. I'm really close to the story's climax, and then, quite literally, it's all downhill from there. As for the comic, I have zero progress on that. So I'll let it stay on hold for now, as I've made the novel a priority.

I'm still feeling like I could accomplish something by the end.

Phase Two Countdown: Day 25!

I wrote exactly 2,400 words on my novel today. That brings me up to 34,233 words. I'm taking a brief break right now and may write more later. As far as story goes, I actually got somewhere, finally segueing into the last section of Part II. It's mostly action at this point, so the story is moving along. I'm just hoping I don't hit a brick wall after I conclude Part II. Here's to doing what I love! *lifts Sprite Zero to toast*

Phase Two Countdown: Day 26!

Nothing to report, except I've spent the last few days procuring a substitute teaching position in art. Given that statement, and the fact that there's a lot of work to get me underway at the new temp job, I'm just now to the point of making time for the other things that are important to me. So here I am, entering the last weekend before I'm officially working again (even though it's just for a while), with every intention of not just catching up, but getting very much ahead in the game.

I'll probably log 8 hours or more a day on both the book and the comic on Saturday and Sunday. Perhaps I'll focus on just the novel. We shall see. If I wake up at a decent hour, hide my phone, and jump into the work before I have too long to think about it, then I'll work all day and evening.

All right... Tamara Henson Sucker-Me-Into-Working-On-My-Book-When-I-Should-Be-Prepping-For-A-Job Tactic underway! And good night!