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Viva La Revolucion! 30 Day Novel Writing Chapter Challenge!

Posted on June 3, 2013

It’s been firmly established that I suck at self imposed deadlines. I graduated from the CUNY Writers’ Institute in May, and since then, I have done absolutely nothing relating to my writing. And I’m not exaggerating, even if you count the time I went to a coffee shop, with the intention of revising my chapter. But as soon as I ordered a chocolate croissant warmed up, it all went to hell. To hell, I say. I’d like to think that the Writers’ Institute has instilled me with some sort of work ethic, but unfortunately it has not. If there is no threat of humiliation from other students and fancy pant editors, nothing gets done. Some of my classmates from the Writers’ Institute, who are…

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Weekly Update For NanoWriMo 2011: Days 1-7

Posted on November 9, 2011

WEEK ONE : TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011 Weekly Word Count Goal: 1,644 x 7 = 11,508 Actual Weekly Word Count: 6,200 Total Words Written: 6,200/50,000 The Good: I am excited that my novel is finally taking shape and that I’m not constantly second-guessing the story, the characters, or the narrative structure of the entire thing. I am also very pleased with the progress and the fact that I am sitting down to write. So, I am at peace with the progress I am slowly making. The Not So Good: My progress could obviously be better. I do need to stop dwelling on refining sentences and move forward with the plot. But most importantly, I really need to carve out time…

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NanoWriMo 2011: Day 6

Posted on November 6, 2011

DAY SIX: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2011 Start Time: 2:30 pm End Time: 3:00pm Today”s Word-count: 17 (no, that isn’t a typo!) Total Words Written: 4,200/50,000 (from Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four and Day Five) The Good: We got to Cape May in good time. The room is lovely as is the beach and the weather is nice. Kavya is thoroughly enjoying herself. The Not So Good: I got so bloody knackered that I completely zonked out when we came into the room. I did sort of work on my writing for about half an hour, from 230pm to 3pm, but I got 17 words that I think mostly consisted of vowels and were refining sentences that were already there. So I’m…

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NanoWriMo 2011: Day 5

Posted on November 5, 2011

DAY FIVE:  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2011 Start Time: 9:30 pm End Time:  11pm Today”s Word-count: 2,000! ! ! Total Words Written: 4,200/50,000 (from Day One, Day Two, Day Three, and Day Four) The Good: Not only did I get to hang out with Kavya during the day, but I put in a major dent into my story. While there was some dilly dallying with refining bits and pieces and stopping to add to the backstory, overall I am quite chuffed that a) I surpassed my daily goal and b) that it seems to be coalescing smoothly. The Not So Good: This is not necessarily a negative yet, but I have a feeling I know what is going to happen tomorrow and the day after.…

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NanoWriMo 2011: Day 4

Posted on November 4, 2011

DAY FOUR: NOVEMBER 4, 2011 Start Time: None End Time: None Today”s Word-count: A Big FAT zero Total Words Written: 2,200/50,000 (from Day One and Day Two) The Not so Good: Kavya wasn’t feeling well, so we kept her at home, which meant I got woken up by Kavya saying hello to me and wanting me to read her one of the gabillion Elmo books on the shelf to her. I also had grading to do, which would have taken me about an hour to do, but ended up taking about seven because Kavya kept running away with my papers or wanting me to take a break and clap my hands like a mental patient. So, basically I was absolutely knackered by the time…

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NanoWriMo 2011: Day 3

Posted on November 3, 2011

DAY THREE:  NOVEMBER 3, 2011 Start Time: None End Time: None Today”s Word-count: A Big FAT zero Total Words Written: 2,200/50,000 (from Day One and Day Two) The Good: I got to hang out with Kavya. We talked about many interesting things, like lava formations on the Big Island in Hawaii; she kept saying “more” and after a pause, “waataarr” then proceeded to get the entire cushion I was sitting on, including my trousers wet. We did some yoga. She knows one move: the downward dog. This is followed by her climbing onto my head. The Not so Good: Thursdays are my full on days where I start at 9am and come home at 4pm. The only writing I did today was while sitting…

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NaNoWriMo 2011: Day 2

Posted on November 2, 2011

DAY TWO:  NOVEMBER 2, 2011 Start Time: 9:30 am End Time: 2:00 pm Today”s Word-count: 1,000/1,644 Total Words Written: 2,200/50,000 The Good: I did force myself to sit down and write. And I am pleased with the progress I am making and with where the story is going and how it’s taking shape. Plus, so far, I haven’t veered off my outline . . . although I’m not moving forward with the plot either. I am trying not to be overly critical and getting too bogged down with the minutia of perfecting my sentences and ideas. The Not so Good: I dawdled a bit too much during my writing time. I had five hours to write, but a lot of it was taken up…

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NaNoWriMo 2011: Day 1

Posted on November 1, 2011

NOVEMBER 1, 2011 Start Time: 9:00 am End Time: 11:00 am Today”s Word-count: 1,200/1,644 Total Words Written: 1,200/50,000 I didn’t hit my exact word count, but so far, so good, athough I did a lot of refining and I did still go back and edit. I’ve actually sat down and written more than I have in the past year and am actually progressing with my novel. So hip, hip hurray for me. I attempted to write my novel during National Novel Writing Month in 2009 (NaNoWriMo or just plain NaNo), and while I would like to blame many things other than myself for not putting in much of a dent, it was through a lack of planning. I didn’t have an outline or even a sense of where…

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It’s National Novel Writing Month, Can I Get a Woop Woop?

Posted on October 30, 2011

Two Novembers ago, I attempted to write 50,000 words – a completed novel – during National Novel Writing Month, most commonly referred to as NaNoWriMo, and those in a love-hate relationship with it refer to as NaNo. It has become a perfectly acceptable verb to use during November: “Are you NaNo-ing?” “How’s your NaNo-ing going,” or in my case, “Sod this Nano-ing. I’m NaNo-ed out of my head. ” Of course, I didn’t mean it. I have mad love for NaNo. But also mad hate. While I was doing it in 2009, it was definitely mad hate. And the whole of last year was filled with mad-guilt. This year, thanks to a great chat with Sona and Dhonielle, where I was forced (literally) to…

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