tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43255536332352623282024-03-07T20:20:28.761-08:00Nanowrimo 2007Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-68749369183242087432007-11-29T16:18:00.000-08:002007-11-29T16:24:16.051-08:00The dream is over...Well, perhaps "dream" is too strong a word. Intention, perhaps?<br /><br />Anyway, did no writing this week at all so my word count to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">RBRI</span> was pitifully low. I'd like to think I had some excuse for this failure, for example<br /><br />* Wrote one or more other better books! (I meant to but never got near it)<br />* Completed my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">WB</span> course (Ha!)<br />* Wrote and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">submitted</span> lots of articles (yeah, right)<br />* Planned and executed loads of toy presents (Sorry, neither -<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Squidgey</span> probably won't talk to me)<br />* Got a job (never applied)<br />* Did the MOS exams (Not even one)<br />* Tidied my room (I wish)<br />* <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Cleane</span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">d the</span> house (never)<br />* Caught up on all my sleep so I won't have to have any more for months (still exhausted)<br /><br />Well, I did keep up with all the imbecilic posts on Amazon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">ABNA</span>! (Wow!) And answered emails...<br /><br />There's always next year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-56708888617333143272007-11-20T15:00:00.000-08:002007-11-20T15:19:24.831-08:00WRITING IS EASY!If you're <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mungo</span>!!!!<br /><br />3000 words may be doable but it ain't easy! I did a sum total of 998 (I have now reached the grand total of 21000 words - I should be 33340). Most of this was due to a lack of ideas on what to do next. As I have said already, i only had a story idea - never a plot! And it's groaning now - I've run out of steam, I've too many boring characters who are boring each other as much as me, there's no pace, no tension, and it's dully written.<br /><br />Makes the original Black Rabbit Island look like a masterpiece!<br /><br />So I spent the day working on Snatched.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-34251157704223618032007-11-19T11:01:00.000-08:002007-11-19T11:04:10.867-08:00TARGET VS ACTUALToday I should have been writing my thirty-one thousand six hundred and seventy-third word (31,673!).<br /><br />Instead, after a huge effort, I reached 20,002.<br /><br />Which I was quite pleased with until I realised I should have been one and a half times that amount, and that there are only 11 days to go...<br /><br />3,000 words a day from now on.<br /><br />***Sigh!***Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-33017087775976221662007-11-16T03:03:00.000-08:002007-11-16T03:09:31.109-08:00BETTER TODAYPerhaps it's due to my scanning tasks being over for the moment...or little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tofpot</span> being tired today!<br /><br />Anyway, I've got the daily word count of 1667 done - actually did 2235 today. My total is still a long way from what it should be - it's now 11,355.<br /><br />I have a personal target of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">getting</span> it up to 14000 today (another 2645 words), but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">although I</span> started early, I don't think I'll have time to get back to it today.<br /><br />For those interesting in the scanning process. I did some timings last night - it takes 1min 8 secs to scan a page on my printer into word on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">pc</span>. Although I worked out a speedy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">efficient</span> system , the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">pc</span> stops accepting the scans after so many pages, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">necessitating</span> a full reboot. I typed a page for comparison - even at my speedy best I could only do it in 3 minutes, 48 seconds. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">know</span> I have to do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">further</span> work <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">on t</span>he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">scanned</span> pages - correct <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">punctuation</span> and change the formatting, but it's still <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">much</span> quicker (for me) to scan!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-35170566028174503462007-11-15T15:33:00.000-08:002007-11-15T15:37:56.612-08:00DISAPPOINTINGFor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Tofpot</span> as well, cos I only picked her up for a couple of quick hugs any time she asked, so she had to make do with her only soft rugs to sleep on.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Nano</span> is half way over today - I should be at 25000 words!<br /><br />I decided I would be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ambitious</span> but not too much so - I'd try and get my word count up to 12000 in total today.<br /><br />Alas I only made 9120...<br /><br />On the upside, I guess I got my "daily" word count done. Don't seem to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">have</span> got anything else done today though! :(<br /><br />There's always tomorrow...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-24982589177524896012007-11-14T15:39:00.001-08:002007-11-14T15:39:49.860-08:00FINALLY MADE MY DAILY WORD COUNT!Not, I quickly add, the total I should be at today - which is almost half-way, at 23,338 words.<br /><br />No, today I finally wrote the required 1667 words plus an extra 66 words.<br /><br />I now have reached the grand total of 7, 389 words!<br /><br />Well, could be worse, I suppose.<br /><br />Today Tofpot did her best to disrupt my writing by pleading to be allowed to sleep in my lap instead of on her mat. Auntie P always picks her up, she said, so what could I do? :)<br /><br />No news today (or should I say tomorrow?) yet from our travelling Nanowrimo, and sadly no word wars. 2008 will be the big year - to beat our record and all other records!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-84683970202154042482007-11-12T01:16:00.000-08:002007-11-12T01:22:57.711-08:00WORD WARRING - ACROSS THE UNIVERSE!Not quite, just across the globe!<br /><br />Yep, had fun last night with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Inkpot</span> in NZ - I thought I did well with my word count but she beat me hands down.<br /><br />Must be that pure clean NZ air!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-54446515691185436912007-11-09T06:21:00.000-08:002007-11-09T06:30:35.227-08:00NOTHING DONEI mean that - literally!<br /><br />Entering two competitions recently has taken up all my time.<br /><br />Also the start of the book has not gone well - it's ratehr dull! :)<br /><br />I should be at 15000 words today - I'm not even at 5000.<br /><br />But I don't care - there's plenty of time yet. And what would I do all month if I was ahead by now?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-49336573239510664582007-11-02T09:49:00.000-07:002007-11-02T09:52:01.959-07:00Disastrous Day!Well, perhaps I exaggerate...<br /><br />Didn't get much done to speak of. Only for a couple of word wars with Inkpot, my word count would be nil.<br /><br />I'm out for the evening so I won't be able to improve on my score. And yes, I <em>didn't </em>make my 1667 words today!<br /><br />On the up side I came across a competition for unoublished childrens novelists so I spent some time getting ready for that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-56991856221125569662007-11-01T07:41:00.000-07:002007-11-01T07:43:55.171-07:00IT'S ARRIVED!Yep! November 1st - and the start of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">NanNoWriMo</span>!<br /><br />I was up early (for other reasons) but after <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">breakfast</span> decided to do some gardening before starting my new masterpiece.<br /><br />Procrastination, and all those other horrible words, I think.<br /><br />Anyway I eventually buckled down and have written today's quota.<br /><br />It's always nice to know that this is all about quantity - and not quality, which is seriously lacking!<br /><br />I tried to get into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NaNo</span> site to post my word count but it threw me out. I think we're going to be having trouble with it this year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-41475137469030123682007-10-31T04:32:00.001-07:002007-10-31T04:33:43.873-07:00The voters decided...Looks like I'll be writing Black Rabbit 2 - I've already names it: <em><strong><span style="color:#6600cc;">Return to Black Rabbit Island</span></strong></em>.<br /><br />Not a very exciting title!<br /><br />Anyway, I have the story idea but not a plot as such, <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">AND THERE'S ONLY ONE DAY TO GO!!!</span></strong><br /><br />Guess I better get working on it!<br /><br />Thanks for voting, voters!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-82309459645700860852007-10-29T09:21:00.001-07:002007-10-29T09:33:54.253-07:00SO WHICH WILL IT BE?So which story will I write during November?<br /><br />I've decided to take up the suggestion of having a poll. Although I can't guarantee to do the one that is suggested (inspiration may fail me!!), I'd love to see what other people think!<br /><br />So please vote!<br /><br />Thanks!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-56413366038894308672007-10-28T12:31:00.000-07:002007-10-28T13:01:21.639-07:0050,000 words about - what??????Okay, so I probably will go ahead and do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Nanowrimo</span> this year - to add to my pile of unpublished novels (2 co-authored, 4 completed/drafted in the last 18 months, 2 others written twenty years ago!!!), but the question remains - what will I write about?<br /><br /><em>Option 1 - the third book in the Lucky & Witch Rose series? (It took me over three months to write the second book! Much longer for the first one, of course :) )</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Option 2: The next Lottie book - see where that goes.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Option 3 - My <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Biffie</span> story, a horror set in the West of Ireland, started but didn't get too far last year (or was it the previous year?)</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Option 4 - it <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">has</span> been suggested that I write a sequel to last November's Black Rabbit Island.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Option 5 - something totally different.</em><br /><br />I think it comes down to time, rather than plot <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ideas</span>. I need to do my MOS exams and find a job, let alone talk to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Squidgey</span> about Christmas...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4325553633235262328.post-2667057924489082422007-10-27T10:37:00.000-07:002007-10-27T10:40:22.161-07:00NANOWRIMO 2007 - WHY?The big <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">question</span> is why do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Nanowrimo</span> this year?<br /><br />Last year, although it nearly killed me, I reached the targeted 50,000 words in twelve days. A lot of that success was due to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Inkpot</span>, our ML, with whom I did plenty of word wars. It will be difficult to do the same this year as she will be in a different time zone - 12 hours ahead!<br /><br />So why do it this year?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3