NaNoWriMo Update

Victory!

Words Written Today: 1317
Total Words Written: 50021
Scenes Completed: 94 of 128

 

NaNoWriMo Update

I had a pretty productive day today. I gave myself permission to skip my evening walk if I needed to, and that helped free my mind up to focus on the writing (and I’m done early enough that I can still go on my walk). If I can do 1300 words tomorrow, I’ll hit the 50k in 30 days NaNoWriMo goal.

Words Written Today: 2880
Total Words Written: 48704
Scenes Completed: 89 of 128

 

NaNoWriMo Update

I wanted to get a bit more done today, but I’m still mired down in lots of action scenes and it’s rough going. 50k by the 30th is still doable, but I’ll need to ramp up the productivity considerably.

Words Written Today: 1463
Total Words Written: 45824
Scenes Completed: 84 of 128

NaNoWriMo Update

Wednesday I didn’t get anything done on the novel because I got completely distracted working on a playtest report for my RPG design project. Thursday was Thanksgiving. Today I actually got some writing done, although it was a slog. I’m not as far along as I wanted to be this month, and I’m even a little bit behind the standard NaNoWriMo daily goals, but I’m still within striking distance of 50,000 words by the 30th.

Words Written Today: 2079
Total Words Written: 44361
Scenes Completed: 81 of 128

 

More RPG Actual Play

I posted another Spirit of the Century Actual Play report on RPG Geek.

I also posted a Final Hour of a Storied Age playtest report on my RPG blog.

 

NaNoWriMo Update

I have too many pending activities hanging over my head right now, which always causes my productivity to plummet. I should be a bit smarter about finishing projects before I get invested in new ones. I’m pretty sure I’ll still be able to finish the 50k goal for NaNoWriMo this month, but I definitely need a break from writing soon to get things back under control.

Words Written Today: 1007
Total Words Written: 42282
Scenes Completed: 76 of 128

 

NaNoWriMo Update

Today was a more productive day than I’ve had in a while. I closed my e-mail notifier and shut down my web browser to eliminate distractions. I wasn’t 100% focused, but it was better than the past few days. I’m realizing that I plotted way too much action in this book and not nearly enough dialog. Hopefully it will all work out in the end, but for me writing action and description are a chore and writing dialog is a lot more fun.

Words Written Today: 1974
Total Words Written: 41275
Scenes Completed: 75 of 128

 

NaNoWriMo Update

I’m still having trouble keeping my mind on the novel. I need to do a better job at removing distractions while I’m trying to write, and also a better job getting started in the morning. By the time I get ready to write it seems like half the day is already gone.

Words Written Today: 1133
Total Words Written: 39301
Scenes Completed: 71 of 128

NaNoWriMo Update

Yesterday I just couldn’t get into writing mode, and I didn’t get any writing done. Today was a struggle as well. One of the problems is that I had a playtest of my RPG design project on Wednesday and my mind keeps wandering to that rather than staying focused on the novel. I also have a theory that not reading fiction is making it harder to get into a fiction-writing mindset. I finished the Harry Potter series a few days ago and haven’t been reading anything since. I’m going to start reading something new today to see if that helps improve my mood.

Words Written Today: 1787
Total Words Written: 38168
Scenes Completed: 69 of 128

 

NaNoWriMo Update

Yesterday, I had one of my characters give part of an ancient prophecy in rhyming verse. Today, when I had to further elaborate the prophecy, I needed to continue that pattern, so I had to contend with rhyme and scansion issues. I think it will be worth it, since the protagonist (the person the prophecy is about) will be in a pretty amusing situation when he has to admit that his future has been dictated by bad poetry.

Words Written Today: 1771
Total Words Written: 36381
Scenes Completed: 63 of 128