November 8: if you’re on track, you should hit 13,333 words tonight. I’m about 4,200 below the mark as of right now, but I haven’t given up hope! Are you doing NaNoWriMo? Are you on track? Join us in the forums on NaNoWriMo.org!
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NANOWRIMO!
Sorry. Didn’t mean to shout. I’m just all fired up. It’s National Novel Writing Month. We covered NaNo pretty extensively last year, so this year it’s a support party! Are you going to go for your 30 day, 50,000 word novel? Check out our forum thread on Nanowrimo.org or come chat up other Write on…
40 Days Later
It’s been forty days since NaNoWriMo ended. Where are we all now with our projects? For my part, I’m still plugging away at my story. I only wrote about 5000 new words in December, but I did map out the second half of my book, so I’ve got a plan. My 2011 project was a…
NaNoWriMo 2011: Wrap Party
One way or another, it’s December 1st, and for those of us participating in NaNoWriMo, the pressure is off. As I’m writing this, I’ve just validated at 50,084 words. I finished my tenth chapter. I am just past the midpoint of the novel. The protag’s emotional and plot-driven stakes were just significantly upped. I feel…
Happy Thanksgiving! Don’t forget NaNoWriMo between courses.
Eight days and 13,337 words remain as I type. Put down the electric knife and the cooking sherry and write that scene that’s been eluding you. What’s the worst that can happen? Your father in law carves the turkey with a pie server, and your kids fall asleep earlier… no harm, no fowl, because you’ve…
NaNoWriMo 2011: Week 3
They say it takes three weeks to form a habit. I don’t know who they are, but I believe them. It’s our third Thursday of NaNoWriMo, and we’ve been madly noveling for 17 days. Today’s target word count is 28,333. I’m right on schedule as of this blog, and my story is just now beginning…
NaNoWriMo: Keeping Momentum in Week Two
We’re in the middle of week two, if you’re on target to finish, chances are you’ve got about 15,000 words of your novel in files somewhere. I’m going to hazard a guess that all of your writing sessions aren’t as peaceful and contemplative as that guy’s looks. Week two has a reputation for being a…
NaNoWriMo 2011, Day 3
NaNoWriMo, Day 2, 6PM: Had a great first day. Logged way more than my target word count, but was also childfree all morning. Thank you, Preschool. Today, not so many words logged, but I’m still ahead of schedule. Always a good thing when throwing a birthday party in three days. It’s Day 3 now. How’s…
A NaNoWriMo Vlog
We’ve got some fabulous new NaNo community goodies under the new NaNoWriMo tab. Starting today, we have an application here on Write on Edge to log your writing sessions/word count so we can all cheer one another on. When you register your NaNo project, you’ll be added automatically to the Write on Edge NaNoWriMo Blogroll….
What is NaNoWriMo Anyway?
You’ve seen the hashtag on Twitter, you’ve read the chatter in the blogiverse. Here’s the scoop on NaNoWriMo. Hosted by literacy non-profit The Office of Letters and Light, NaNoWriMo is shorthand for National Novel Writing Month. Touted as “Thirty days and nights of literary abandon,” NaNoWriMo challenges writers to produce 50,000 words of new work…