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Words written: 1,520 Total words written: 17,208 Stories written: 2 Total words behind: 4,459 I am so totally lost. Every time I sit down to write this current story, it goes in a completely different direction. At this point, I’m just following it wherever it goes. Didn’t get as much writing done as I would… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Day Thirteen

Words written: 862 Total words written: 15,688 Stories written: 2 Total words behind: 4,312 Another day of very little progress. It feels very weird to write a story that I haven’t spent much time planning or thinking about first. I suppose this is what Dean Wesley Smith would call “writing into the dark,” but personally,… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Day Twelve

Words written: 626 Total words written: 14,826 Stories written: 2 Total words behind: 3,507 Today was just one of those days when Writer Joe just didn’t show up for work, so Publisher Joe went ahead and did a bunch of chop wood, carry water type stuff instead. Got a lot of work done, including about… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Day Eleven

Words written: 2,130 Total words written: 11,380 Stories written: 1 Total words behind: 3,620 Still running behind, unfortunately. It’s going to take some effort to catch up, let alone build a buffer for the Thanksgiving holiday. I expect I’ll finish my second story tomorrow. It’s a decent one, though it probably needs to be reworked… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Day Nine

Words written: 2,827 Total words written: 9,250 Stories written: 1 Total words behind: 2,417 My first story is done! It is so terrible. Really needs a massive rewrite, but not now! On to the next one. Since tomorrow is a Sunday and I don’t write fiction on Sundays, I’ll be taking the day off. Still… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Day Seven

Words written: 2,285 Total words written: 6,423 Stories written: 0 Total words behind: 3,577 Catching up slowly! I think I finally have a good idea how this first story should end. It’s a bit of a monster and definitely needs a good rewrite, but it’s also a very good start. Fairly busy day, too. Family… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Day Six

Words written: 235 Total words written: 4,138 Stories written: 0 Total words behind: 4,195 Remember, remember, the fifth of November! Yeah, I didn’t do so much writing today. It was a Thursday, so I wrote and sent out my email newsletter, went to the library with Mrs. Vasicek and Princess Hiccup (we go to the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2020 Day Five