Tag: NaNo 2017

Writing

Spectacular Failure – NaNoWriMonday – Week 3

Posted on by J.W. Martin

This might be the end for me, I’m afraid.

There are very few free hours in my average day, once the kids are in bed and the housework taken care of. That means pedal to the metal all. the. time. No time off.

My last few weeks in October were much the same. I was finishing up an edit on a different manuscript. I literary finished it on Nov 1st. Normally, after something like that, I’d take a week off and kind of veg out. This time it was right for one project to another.

I was already a little behind this week, and then my wife and I took the night off to go see Justice League. It felt so good to have a night off, but now my deficit is even bigger. Over 7K, big!

Maybe this isn’t the end. ‘Win’ or ‘Lose’ this whole NaNo thing, I’m going to keep going for November, and beyond. Whatever I have by Dec 1st will serve as a great jumping off point for this book. Hell, it might even be half finished by then!

Fun fact about this post: In the first draft of this post, I wrote that I was done writing NaNo for the year. Then I changed my mind.
Writing

Look Who Else is Doing NaNo! – NaNoWriMonday – Week 2

Posted on by J.W. Martin

I’ve known I was going to NaNo this year since finishing NaNo last year! But this is the first year I’m doing it while consistently posting on the old web log.

Originally, I wasn’t sure about doing a weekly NaNo post. I mean, it’s mostly a reading blog. Would people be annoyed that I was suddenly talking about writing? To be fair, the two are pretty closely related, but you get my point.

Yes, I’m comparing a writing post to lighting a match on my own teeth. Pretty similar, really. #rebel

I did it anyway (cause I’m a rebel like that) and then something great happened. I started to see NaNo posts popping up all over the place from other book bloggers that were trying their hand at NaNo, some as veterans and some as rookies.

So who else is doing NaNo?

The Orangutan Librarian is doing a modified version of NaNo with the third installment of a dystopian fantasy trilogy.

Eden @ Thrice Read had a slow start, but last I checked she was picking up steam.

Also @ Thrice Read, Jenn is making a second ever attempt.

Amanda @ Literary Weaponry is making her first.

Super-powered blogger Lia @ Lost in a Story is struggling with her motivation, but still going strong!

Kyera @ Kyera’s Library is taking part and says that she’s “excited and terrified at the same time.” Lol. Been there. Know the feeling.

meltingpotsandothercalamities is making another attempt and has a really interesting premise cooked up.

And for those that need a little inspiration on their NaNoWriMo journey, enjoy this post @ By Hook or By Book.

Almost forgot to give an update on my word count. As of Sunday at midnight, I’m at 18,101. By the daily target, I’m supposed to be at 20,000, so I’m a little behind, but I’m not worried about it yet.

If you’re taking part in NaNoWriMo this year, and I don’t have you listed, let me know in the comments and I’ll add you to the growing list of NaNo’s! Good luck everyone!

Fun fact about this post: I’d be much further ahead with NaNoWriMo word count if I didn’t make this post (but I wouldn’t trade it, or any of my posts, for another few hundred words!)