Just to let you know that I won’t be around quite so much for the next 6 weeks. It’s nothing bad.
I promised myself at the beginning of March that I would finish the draft of my new novel by the end of October (this year), and then do something I’ve never done before, and which I’ve wanted to do for almost 10 years: NaNoWriMo.
2018 is the year.
It’s going to be a challenge because I’m going to have to plan this properly.
Starting…now! Well, soon.
I’ll be popping up for air to see what everyone’s up to, but if I don’t interact with you much, you’ll know it’s going well. If I do start wittering on it will mean I’m prevaricating which will not be so good. You might even find me crying in a corner of Twitter.
But let’s be positive. I’m going to get it done.
Wish me luck!
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Best of luck! Hope you do it and do it to your satisfaction.
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Thanks, Sadje!
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I am doing Nanowrimo next month too. There is always a lot of crying of Twitter lol. If you ever want a writing buddy…
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Hope you’re doing better than me. Just thinking of you as I start making excuses… and it’s only Day 2!
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I am one chapter down, and starting my 2nd. I am writing a children’s book this time, so it’s definitely not going to be 50k words, but I like it so far. My blog suffers though lol. Just remember…even one word or one edit is working toward your personal goal. I have faith in you 🙂
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Children’s book, me too! Sounds like you’re starting swimmingly. May it continue!
Thanks for having faith 😉
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Hooray for you! Do let’s keep in touch on this: buddy, crutch to lean on…
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Mind blowing
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All the best!!!! xo
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Thank you!
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Good luck!! I really wanted to do NaNo this year but I don’t think I’ll be able to manage it. I’ll cheer you on from the sidelines instead!
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Thank you, Ellie! All cheering most welcome.
(What have I done??)
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Hi Chris! I’m kind of “out of the loop” not being a writer like you guys, but what is NaNoWriMo? I’ve never heard of it before…🤔
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Aha! It’s short for National Novel Writing Month and it happens annually in November. The idea is that you write and write and write to produce a 50,000 word novel. It’s internet based and you can sign up to it formally, but I’ve decided I’m not going to go that far. Too much pressure! Nor do I expect to write that many words.
However, I do hope to produce a very unpolished first draft of a complete book. I’ll let you into a secret, it’s going to be a children’s fantasy story, roughly aimed at the 9-13 year age group, although I hope with wider appeal.
So my ‘Debra-inspired’ concreting project will also have to go on hold. Hope to have that done by Christmas though!
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Lol! Can’t wait to see your concrete project! Have fun doing NaNoWriMo! Sounds like a fun challenge for writers! I’m having enough trouble just keeping up with “Inktober”! 😀
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