April Sunshine

So now it's April and the first weekend of nice weather we've had here in ages! So I didn't waste it and went out disc golfing. It was supposed to be me, my hubby and two friends, but another couple decided to join us Friday evening, and two more guys showed up that morning, so we started with a huge group of 8 but soon decided to split off - three girls, five guys. Only problem, the three of us didn't have a clue about the course. We played 17 holes and then called it quits. Doh!

Okay, so I've been occasionally working on rewriting my 2007 Nanonovel. I've also taken back the reins of Mage Phoenix. But I suppose I should start thinking about 2009's novel. Only thing is that there's a convention in Las Vegas that I'm thinking about attending. Fortunately it's the first weekend of November, so maybe I won't lose too much word count. :)

And I'm back to trying to find a different job. I made some progress in February, but my grandfather's death in March set me back a little ways. I haven't found many jobs that have met my criteria but I'm still looking...hope springs eternal, right?

Victory Lap!!!!

So, the day started off a little slow. I lost about three hundred words due to an odd computer glitch. But I managed to rally and write more.

The story took a bit of an odd turn, and I found myself debating as to whether or not I should let my MC live. I asked two of the three people I'd sent the increments of my story to. Both liked Jenna, the MC, and were pulling for her. I still couldn't really decide. Then I hit and passed the 50,000 word mark. Looking at the paragraph I had, I realized that I could simply stop the story right where it was. It would make for the sort of ending I hate to read, but it is an ending nonetheless.

So shortly after 10 pm, I copied and pasted my work into the validator. It then announced that I had won!

45,000 Words!

The current short term goal was to hit 45,000 words by bedtime Friday. Here it is, early Friday afternoon, and I just hit the 45K mark. Less than 5,000 words to go, and hopefully a lot less by the time I go to bed this evening....

40,000 Words!

And now I'm slightly ahead of where I need to be. (Well, by all of 8 words.) Thanks to taking the day off and the prodding of the Write or Die website, I managed to have a 3,200 word day.

Chris Baty had challenged everyone to write 40K by bedtime Monday. I had my doubts on Thursday when he issued it that I would actually make it, and I was very doubtful on Sunday when I realized I would have to write over 3,000 words, which is a difficult feat for me.

But I did it! Shortly before 11:30, I hit 40,008 words. Yay me! Now to just either stay on track or ahead long enough to finish. Less than 10,000 words. I know I can do this...

35,000 words

Made it this morning. Then I broke down and gave the write or die site a try. The song it's playing is quite annoying, but I think it does actually work, because I managed to hit 36,000 words, and the day's writing isn't over quite yet. So maybe the 40K by bedtime Monday isn't so out of reach after all. But we'll see....

30,000 Words

I didn't make it by midnight, but I did make 30,000 by bedtime Wednesday. The next deadline is 40,000 by bedtime Monday. Good thing I already planned to take the day off.

Things are getting bad at my office. No more overtime for my department, but a lot of others are looking at 32 hour weeks. Ugh! I think this may be the impetus I need to start looking for another job.

Halfway there!

Well, after a bit of a disappointing day yesterday, I went and helped out my hubby's disc golf team and worked on my novel. I transcribed what I'd written during the Shadowrun game (I really hate it when I can't do anything.) and then wrote another 1,700 words. Which brought me up to exactly 25,000.

I'm not really too far behind, and I expect I'll have more time to work on it, because I'm going to have to start taking longer lunches thanks to a newly established prohibition on working ANY overtime at all. I so need a new job. :(