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A round-up of 2020
4 December 2020
This has been the weirdest year for everyone in the entire world! I’m trying to end the year on a positive note and make some progress with the novel I started drafting in November. I have set myself three goals for the month:-
1. Finish the first draft.
2. Launch this website which I have been working on for too long!
3. Start the first round of edits.
28 November 2020
Day 28: #nanowinner2020
What a day!! I’m not sure I actually believed I could write 50,000 words in a year, yet alone a month, but here we are. I’m exhausted and the story’s not finished, but I think I might need a couple of days off??? Thanks to everyone who’s been supporting me. Watch this space for further updates.
27 November 2020
Day 27: #nanowrimo2020 47,000 words. It’s going to be tight, but I think I’m going to do it!
26 November 2020
Day 26: #nanowrimo2020
45,125 words Inching ever closer?
25 November 2020
Day 25: #nanowrimo2020 43,275 words I’m running over the brow of the last hill and can see the finish line!
19 November 2020
Day 19: #nanowrimo2020
32,930 words and still on target!
16 November 2020
Day 16: #nanowrimo2020 27,018 words – keep on keeping on!!
15 November 2020
Day 15 – It’s Official! I’m halfway there??
14 November 2020
Day 14 – my brain is exhausted today! Got about 1,000 words done, but then had to admit defeat. I’m still on track though, so it’s not all bad!?
11 November 2020
Day 11: The most words written in a day to this point. It would be fantastic to get far enough ahead to get a day off?
9 November 2020
Day 9: Not much time today after dropping and collecting children who had a day off school into school? So very pleased with the day’s efforts. Have reached 15k!!
8 November 2020
Day 8: Raced through most of the word count this morning and looked forward to a quick burst this afternoon. No such luck! This afternoon has been like wading through treacle. Right, time to slump in a chair?
6 November 2020
Day 6: Despite some very irritating tech issues which I won’t bore you with, I’m still doing well on the word count! One fifth down 40,000 words to go?
3 November 2020
Day 3: 4,656 words
I’m still behind target but I think I’m doing ok
1 November 2020
Day 1 of #nanowrimo2020
We have words people!! Whoop whoop (not quite the daily word target but it’s Sunday so I’ll have to catch up tomorrow)
28 October 2020
Last couple of days have been interesting! Finally, today I feel like I’m getting somewhere. I’ve chosen my concept, got a basic outline and an idea of characters. Now to focus on the fine details. More planning time would definitely have been better, but I’m definitely feeling more optimistic today.
26 October 2020
Quick update on the planning. I started with no firm ideas for the #nanowrimo2020 challenge. But now I have had a focused brainstorm I have too many ideas and don’t know which to start with! I think I will have to make a choice tomorrow and stick to it.
23 October 2020
Right, so I need to do 6 weeks’ worth of planning in 1 week! Wish me luck ✒️✒️✒️️.
22 October 2020
I have always been a book nerd since I was a little girl and dreamed of writing a book one day. The last few years have been difficult to say the least, so I have decided to stop dreaming about it and get on and write! I have signed up for NaNoWriMo and will write a 50,000 word rough draft in November. I would love you to share the highs and lows of this experience, and who knows there might be a book at the end of it! Watch this space…
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