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Day 10!

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So we’re now on Day 10 of Camp, and it’s going really well!  Despite some…adjustment issues I’ve had, it’s still been really fun, and I’m so glad I’m doing Camp NaNo.

So, yesterday.  I managed to finish all of my projects, and honestly, I think it’s totally doable to work on my other stuff during NaNo.  Of course, I will be working on two, so the last 10 days haven’t been completely accurate in terms of writing, but I think it’s doable.  Of course, it also depends on how close I am to being done on my different things, but my NCIS fanfic and the Giant Prehistoric Chicken should be done by then.  And Turning Point might be done as well.  I’ll definitely have a better idea by November, so it looks like most of my decision-making will be in October.

I did end up writing for Camp- I wasn’t sure how much I was going to write, but I did know I would write.  At first, I was going to write 667, but I kept writing and the next thing I knew, I was at 17,157!  I’m pretty happy with the amount I wrote, considering I didn’t have to write at all, much less 2071 words.  I was going to try writing more, but at 17,157, I felt bored so I figured that was a good place to stop.   

I’m also hoping that I can work on my plot bunnies this week, because I’ve been neglecting them, and I don’t want to put them off until October.  The sooner I have them done, the better- I know I’ll be glad once I’m done planning everything, because it’ll be one less thing to focus on.  I’m not sure what I’ll work on, but I definitely need to work on something.  That, combined with my plan of doing Camp NaNo in the mornings, and then other stuff in the afternoon, and I should be busy over the next week!

Yesterday Was Awesome!

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I’m impressed because I managed to get the 1667 I need 2 days in a row!  Writing most of it in the morning really helped, because I got most of it done.  There’s not much to report, and I think I might have to change a theory or two.  There’s definitely stuff that I ended up writing that could be a good possibility, so that’s fun!  

As for the million other things I’m writing, I think I’m definitely going to try spreading them out over the week.  My new plan is to do my Camp NaNo stuff in the morning, at least as much as I can, and then go on to my other stuff.  Unless I need a break from Camp, in which case, I’ll do something else.

My word count is 15,086, and I wrote an extra 1750 words!  I’m definitely going to try writing 1667 today so that I have some extra words in case I need them, since I haven’t wanted to work on it too much.  However, I might take today off.  Or maybe I’ll just write, and see what comes out.  I’ve mostly been doing just enough so that I’m not too far behind, because if I’m going to be behind, I want the gap to be manageable.  I hope that makes sense!

Yesterday, I wrote a total of 3949, if you count the 2 other novels I worked on, so I managed to get a bunch of writing done.  Honestly, it feels good to be ahead in my word count, and I hope I can keep it up, even if it’s just a few extra words.

I also got some reading done yesterday, so hopefully I’ll have a couple book reviews sometime next week.  I’ve also been doing some cooking, and I really am starting to love the whole idea of checking cookbooks out of the library. 

I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!

Just Writing Away

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Yesterday was another day in which I didn’t want to write.  I managed to work on a couple of my HP fanfictions, and I managed to write a lot more than I expected for my NCIS fanfic.  I kept telling myself I was going to stop at a certain point, but everytime I got to that point, I decided to keep going!  I really hope I can stay on track, but I’m not holding my breath.  When in doubt, throw in Agent Fornell because he boosted my word count!

Speaking of word count, I’m at 11687, and wrote 2319 words yesterday!  Working on a couple of my HP fanfics was a nice break, so I might work on them throughout the week, instead of two diferent days.  Since I have so many different things I’m working on, it’ll be really easy to write a couple hundred words each, plus the 1667 for Camp, which is very manageable. 

I can honestly say this whole Camp NaNo thing is really relaxing, and it’s nice to do things at a not-so-frantic pace.  I kinda miss the frantic pace, so I’ll definitely be going back to that in November.  But I can definitely appreciate both.  I still need to work on previous nano’s but that’ll be easy, and I can definitely split those up over the next couple days. 

I still haven’t worked on anything else, although I suppose I should at some point.  I’ve been focusing on Camp, of course, but these ideas aren’t going to magically write themselves.

I think that’s about it, and hopefully I can be productive today!

What A Day!

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Yesterday was weird. I finally get caught up, and decided yesterday I wasn’t in the mood to write. I managed to write for one of my HP fanfics, and did write for my NCIS fanfic, but I just didn’t want to. I didn’t want to get too far behind, so at least I wrote something, which is better than nothing.  I wrote a lot more than I thought I would too. 

I saw something where most of the mole plot is going to be wrapped up in the season 9 premiere, and now I’m thinking that 2 of the people I thought it was can be eliminated.  It’s definitely someone we recognize, according to one of the executive producers, and I think that wording is pretty important, because it seems like it’s someone who made a guest appearance or two.  I wish I could find that link now, but i think there’s a few articles where it’s mentioned. 

So I’m at 9368 right now, which means I’m 634 words behind.  Honestly, if I don’t hit my word goal everyday, it’s not the end of the world, because I am writing everyday.  Once I get going, I’m usually fine, but at the same time, ending where I did worked out okay. 

I’m pretty sure I’ll get back on track today, and I’m also going to work on my other stuff too, just to give myself a break from my official Camp project.

Word Can Be Very Evil!

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Microsoft Word is evil!  Evil, I tell you!  Yesterday morning, I managed to write 800 words so, saved it on my flash drive, and when I went back to work on it later…the document was corrupted!  It was really frustrating, but thankfully I backed up my novel to dropbox after I finished writing yesterday, so I only lost 800 words.  I think I managed to cover most of what I wrote in the morning, and I’m pretty sure I forgot to throw in a few things.   Besides, I got the important stuff back in there, so I think I’m good to go! 

Let this be a lesson: always back up your work, because you never know when you might need that back-up copy.  I’m definitely going to keep a text file saved, just in case.  I’m pretty good about backing up my work, because if I ever lost any copies of my novels, I’d be so sad!  And honestly, it worked out a lot better, because I got to expand on a couple of pretty important things.  The re-write pretty much doubled what had I written in the morning, so that was awesome!  Plus, I liked this version a lot better than the one I previously wrote.

I was on such a roll that I’m almost completely caught up!  I’m glad because I can worry a little about getting to where I need to be.  It is weird writing one novel, because it’s been a while since I’ve worked on one novel.  It is a lot more relaxing, but at the same time, I really like having more than one thing to work on, which I do…it’s definitely interesting though.

So, my word count is 6412, which means that I just need to write an extra 256 words.  So I should be able to catch up today, which makes me happy.

Day Two Of Camp NaNo!

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Camp NaNo started yesterday!  I’ve been waiting and waiting for it, and now it’s arrived!  For anyone who’s not familiar with it, it’s NaNo…year-round.  It’s great for people who can’t/don’t want to do NaNo in November or for people who want to do more than one novel in a year.  While I’m a big fan of multiple novels going at one time, I know it’s not for everyone, so it’s a good way to get all of those ideas out.  Plus, last year, I learned that 2 50k novels is the most I’m willing to do, so it’s perfect for me!.  This month, I’m doing an NCIS fanfiction, and it’s based off of the season finale.  The timing of Camp NaNo is perfect, because I’m hoping to have this thing (mostly) written by the time the season 9 premiere rolls around in mid-September.  I think it’ll also be a good test run for NaNo, because this month, I’m planning to keep up with my other novels while writting a 50k novel.  I’m not sure how completed they’ll be by November, but at least one should be done, maybe 2 or 3 if I’m lucky.  Anyway, it’ll be good to see how it works out.

It’s off to a really slow start, and my own theories about what’s going on aren’t thought out at all, so I’m winging it.  I’ll definitely have to write those down as soon as possible.  I’m not sure if it’ll reach 50k, but I’m going to try!  And if I have to word-pad, I will.  Since I didn’t do any planning, I am having some trouble with it, so once I come up with my own theories, it’ll (hopefully) get easier.  I think part of it is because I’m so used to doing Harry Potter fanfiction, and it’s a lot easier to reference Harry Potter than it is to reference NCIS.  I’ve seen bits and pieces of the first 7 seasons, and only the second half of season 8, so I’m not completely caught up on it yet.  I feel like I have a good handle on the characters, but still, I feel like I’m missing a few things.  There is this fan wiki site which looks like it’ll be really useful, and I’ll probably refer to it quite often this month.  I’ve already learned something: if you’re doing a fanfic based on your theories on what might happen in the next season, it’s a really good idea to write them down before you starting writing the actual fanfic!  Since it’s only day 2, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

It’s strange to novel in a non-November month, but it’ll be a good way to narrow down the field for November.  My last (and only) attempt at doing a novel that’s not during NaNo failed- I did get 10,000 words or so, so it wasn’t a complete loss.  I definitely got into the mindset that November=writing, but I’m slowly trying to change that, so maybe I’ll get farther along in noveling the rest of the year.  I can do it!

So, yesterday, I wrote 1746, which was rather surprising, considering how much I didn’t want to write.  I struggled with the first 800-ish words, and after that it got slightly easier.  Maybe today will go better.

Winner!

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That’s right, I’m a winner for the 5th year in a row!  It’s been a great month, and yes, frustrating at times, but I think this is my favorite nano ever!  I’ll be doing a wrap up for each novel, plus a general wrap-up post as well over the next few days.  

Secret Service: 50,255; I was listening to Use Somebody by Kings of Leon when I hit 50k, at which point, I screamed and jumped up and down.  I finished this one today!

Harry Potter: 50,707; got to 50,000 and decided to write an extra 700 words.  I was listening to No Way from A Very Starkid Album when I hit 50k.  This was the first one to reach 50k, and I screamed and did a happy dance.

2006 Sequel: 50,023; This was the 2nd one I finished.  I was listening to Wildflower by the JaneDear Girls.  Not much celebrating for this one, just me saying Yay! when I hit 50k.

Grandtotal: 150,985; I was glad I had an extra 700 words for the harry potter fanfic, because when I went to validate, the validator had me at 149,800, which almost a thousands words off.  I added a couple hundred words to my secret service novel, which brought me up to 150k.  Since I was validated and had saved my winners certificate, I entered in my true wordcount.  It was quite the scare, because I’ve never remembered the nano site being that off, but oh well.  I still have my 150k, which is all that matters.

And as a side note, I was listening to Days of Summer from A Very Starkid Album when I validated the 1st time.

Validating

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I’ve had a debate going on with myself the last couple of days.  Do I want to validate now, even though I don’t have 50k, to be on the safe side, and then revalidate when I get to 50k?  Or do I want to wait until 150k to validate my wordcount because that’s how I’ve always done it?

I think I’ve settled on doing the official validation when I reach 150k, because it doesn’t seem right to validate before that.  50k or bust is my unofficial motto, after all. 

I have learned today that writing while sick is not fun.  All I want to do is sleep, although that nap I did take earlier should help me out.  And if I can stay away from the couch cough medicine until I’m done writing for the day, I should be good.  I hesitate to stop writing, mainly because I’m very determined to reach 150k.  And besides, I’m so close to it that I might as well finish.

Secret Service Novel: 47,726; I’ve decided I want to stretch this one out, because not finishing something on November 30th feels weird.  Kiora’s back in school, she’s friends with luna, and she’s realized the gravity of what she and Dustin did while in Texas.  Expect more of an update in December.

Harry Potter: 49,122; I’m hoping to finish this one today.  The next chapter should be interesting as it’s the chapter where hermione goes to the underworld to bring back the giant prehistoric chicken.  And not only that, she’s going without Ron or Harry.

2006 Sequel: 40,079; I have no clue what to write next, which hasn’t been anything unusual for the last couple weeks, but I’d like it to be somewhat interesting. 

Grandtotal: 145,927; this time tomorrow, I’m hoping that I’ll have reached the 50k I’ve been working towards all month.

The End Is Near!

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The other day, I was looking at my word count for one of my novels, and it finally sunk in that November is almost over.  I knew it was almost over, but realizing that I had about 5,000 words or so left for each novel was mind-boggling.  It’s been a great month overall.  I’m sad November’s over, but I know on December 1st, I’ll be ready for the madness to start all over again. 

And on a side note, I feel a cold coming on.  I’m thankful it waited until the end of the month, although I’m surprised I didn’t completely fall asleep while writing.  A nap will probably make me feel better.  And cold medicine might help too. 

Secret Service Novel: 45,236; only 4764 words away!  Still debating whether I should do the 1667 or if I should write 2382 today and 2382 and finish early. 

Harry Potter: 49,122; just 878 words away.  I should finish this one tomorrow, but today is also a possibility, depending on what I do with the secret service novel, and if I feel up to it.

2006 Sequel: 49,079; 921 words away!  This one will likely be finished tomorrow, which is quite the relief, given I have no idea what to do with it.  On the plus side, the shovel of death and Mr Ian Woon have made an appearance.

Grandtotal: 143,437; I’m just 6563 words away from 150,000!  I have an inkling that I’ll be several thousand words over 150k, which will be a nice change from previous years.  Having extra words is good, because there’s usually a discrepancy between word and the nano validator (and thankfully they’re pretty close), but usually I try to wrap things up at 50,000 words.

Meet My Muse!

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Since I talked about my inner editor yesterday, I thought today I’d talk about my muse.  Sometimes she’s with me, sometimes she’s not, but writing is a lot better when she’s around than when she’s not. 

I definitely have a better picture of her in my mind than I do of my inner editor.  She’s definitely has wavy hair, and she’s the long flowy skirt type.  There’s a fairy vibe to her, no noubt about it. 

Secret Service Novel: 45,236; for some reason, I’ve decided this one is going to be the last one that I want to get 50,000 words on, so I think I’ll keep up with my tradition of working on this one last. 

Harry Potter: 45,728; I’m looking foward to working on this one post-NaNo, because there’s a lot of story to tell.  I have the feelinhg that this is the one I’ll finish first, and quite honestly, it’ll be a big accomplishment to finish this one first because of all the difficulties I had writing it the first few days!

2006 Sequel: 45,136; I’ll be quite glad when I’m finished with this one, or at least, when I get to 50k on this one.  There’s a story in there, I just have no idea where it is.  A break from it may be what I need.

Grandtotal: 136,100; with all the extra writing I did yesterday, combined with the little I got done at today’s write-in, and with the writing I somehow managed to do at home, I’ve finished today’s word goal pretty early.  I’m still itching to get some writing done, so hopefully I can get ahead, and hopefully finish at least one novel early.