Well, another November has come and gone. The first part of the month, I got pretty behind because I had to work four ten hour days because I got Monday October 30th off.
I endured setback after setback, but finally, on the 18th, I started writing like a fiend, and finally got caught up on November 29th. This despite the fact that I misplaced my outline (it was in my gaming bag) and didn't find it again until the 29th.
Therefore, I finished out the last day of November by writing the 50,000th word during the 10 o'clock hour. But I wanted to finish with an average of over 1,700 words before I verified. So prior to eleven, I verified my Nano with about 50,200 words, and called it a night. Phew, that was a really tough one.
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The Battle Continues...
This Sunday marked my first 2,000 plus word day. This in spite (or perhaps with the help of) a power failure around 10:30 pm.
However, I'm still a bit behind. Slowly, but surely, I continue to chip away at the deficit and am currently a little over a week behind now.
But hope springs eternal. The month is only half over...
However, I'm still a bit behind. Slowly, but surely, I continue to chip away at the deficit and am currently a little over a week behind now.
But hope springs eternal. The month is only half over...
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Post Halloween - Nanowrimo is here!
So, let's see,
The candy contest came down to a tie between myself and one other player for first. The owner threw us some tiebreaker questions, and it all came down to who came the closest (without going over) estimating how much she spent ordering from Oriental Trading (one of my fave places too). I won with $119.95.
I gave a good portion of the candy away in the grandkids Halloween bags, but there is still a little bit left.
Now, on to Nano. I was all set to do Love, Death and Fast Food. I really was. But once again, I had another idea. The outlining went along swimmingly, so that's what I decided to go with. Once again, Mara Ravenclaw makes another appearance, but this time, she's only a bit player.
Five days in, and I hit the 5,000 word mark. Not the most auspicious beginning, but hey, I'm not all that far behind, and I had to work long hours and had horrible commutes last week. This week, I get to carpool, so my word count should increase.
The candy contest came down to a tie between myself and one other player for first. The owner threw us some tiebreaker questions, and it all came down to who came the closest (without going over) estimating how much she spent ordering from Oriental Trading (one of my fave places too). I won with $119.95.
I gave a good portion of the candy away in the grandkids Halloween bags, but there is still a little bit left.
Now, on to Nano. I was all set to do Love, Death and Fast Food. I really was. But once again, I had another idea. The outlining went along swimmingly, so that's what I decided to go with. Once again, Mara Ravenclaw makes another appearance, but this time, she's only a bit player.
Five days in, and I hit the 5,000 word mark. Not the most auspicious beginning, but hey, I'm not all that far behind, and I had to work long hours and had horrible commutes last week. This week, I get to carpool, so my word count should increase.
Sunday, October 01, 2006
October! October! October!
So, September draws to an end, which means I can now start my Halloween shopping and decorating! So I did just that, heading over to Dollar Tree for a few things.
I still have to dig out the Halloween stuff tonight. On a side note, I am tied for first in the Trivia contest I entered. So now it's all down to how well I interpreted her blog entries and whether or not I guessed right on her candy expenditures. We shall see...
So, at the end of September, I missed the monthly goal by scant inches. Doh!
This month, I'm starting out with over 210,000 words, and with a day of having already written over 1,100 words.
I've got a pretty good outline so far for the Nano, but then again, I thought I was doing good on the Julno too. We shall see how things go this year...
I still have to dig out the Halloween stuff tonight. On a side note, I am tied for first in the Trivia contest I entered. So now it's all down to how well I interpreted her blog entries and whether or not I guessed right on her candy expenditures. We shall see...
So, at the end of September, I missed the monthly goal by scant inches. Doh!
This month, I'm starting out with over 210,000 words, and with a day of having already written over 1,100 words.
I've got a pretty good outline so far for the Nano, but then again, I thought I was doing good on the Julno too. We shall see how things go this year...
Sunday, September 17, 2006
The 200K Mark and Assorted Things
Well, I made it to the 200K Mark. Less than 50,000 words to go, which is one whole successful Nanowrimo.
This week was also my 5th wedding anniversary. Wow, has my husband been putting up with me for that long already? We decided to celebrate it for real next weekend, but went out to dinner and a movie on the day of. Dinner was a disaster, but my husband was a cheap date that night because they refunded my money for his meal (he'd ordered a steak well done, they delivered it quite late and very rare).
I also entered an on-line trivia contest. http://fabulouscheesebabe.blogspot.com/
It's a four week contest, with prizes going to the winners. My googling skills were spot-on, because I got 11 points out of a possible 11 after I pointed out to the gal that there was more than one flower that smelled like carrion and was pollinated by flies. Fortunately, I picked Stinking Corpse Lily, rather than my first thought, Corpse Flower, which is actually pollinated by beetles. Her original answer was Voodoo Lily.
This week was a bit tough, as one of the questions (a four star silent film) seems a little subjective. Four stars for one site could be ten for another, after all. But I took my best guess, so I hope it's right...
This week was also my 5th wedding anniversary. Wow, has my husband been putting up with me for that long already? We decided to celebrate it for real next weekend, but went out to dinner and a movie on the day of. Dinner was a disaster, but my husband was a cheap date that night because they refunded my money for his meal (he'd ordered a steak well done, they delivered it quite late and very rare).
I also entered an on-line trivia contest. http://fabulouscheesebabe.blogspot.com/
It's a four week contest, with prizes going to the winners. My googling skills were spot-on, because I got 11 points out of a possible 11 after I pointed out to the gal that there was more than one flower that smelled like carrion and was pollinated by flies. Fortunately, I picked Stinking Corpse Lily, rather than my first thought, Corpse Flower, which is actually pollinated by beetles. Her original answer was Voodoo Lily.
This week was a bit tough, as one of the questions (a four star silent film) seems a little subjective. Four stars for one site could be ten for another, after all. But I took my best guess, so I hope it's right...
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Getting Closer
This was actually a pretty good week for me, as I had a couple of 1,000 word plus days, so I was able to regain some lost ground. Better yet, I'm less than 5,000 words to the 200K mark, so I should be able to make it this month, barring any unforseen things.
30 days has September, so my club goal for the month is 20,550, so I currently am about 15,000 words from it. Doesn't seem too impossible at this point...but time will tell.
On the PbEM front:
Sodium Noir - the ST is his spotty self, but at least he is posting more than once a week. We also have four new players. We shall see how long they stick around. Things are getting very interesting for my PCs though...
Mage Phoenix - Picking up, but it's still tough having to interact with a player that is very very slow to post.
Paradise Heights - A new game, modern soap opera style. Thought I had a posting partner, but she flaked. However, the GM was kind enough to oblige me. I just wish she had a list of locations, I would have renamed the bar...
Paradise Lost - Slow, but the ST put a new rule in place for posting. We shall see.
Puzzles of Darkness - Slow, and entirely the ST's fault.
Riverton - Picking up, and should be easier to post now.
Shadowrun - Steady, but slow.
On the Nano front - Funny, but I find that my creativity does run out once in a while, and I'm rather uninspired at the moment. But it is only September...
30 days has September, so my club goal for the month is 20,550, so I currently am about 15,000 words from it. Doesn't seem too impossible at this point...but time will tell.
On the PbEM front:
Sodium Noir - the ST is his spotty self, but at least he is posting more than once a week. We also have four new players. We shall see how long they stick around. Things are getting very interesting for my PCs though...
Mage Phoenix - Picking up, but it's still tough having to interact with a player that is very very slow to post.
Paradise Heights - A new game, modern soap opera style. Thought I had a posting partner, but she flaked. However, the GM was kind enough to oblige me. I just wish she had a list of locations, I would have renamed the bar...
Paradise Lost - Slow, but the ST put a new rule in place for posting. We shall see.
Puzzles of Darkness - Slow, and entirely the ST's fault.
Riverton - Picking up, and should be easier to post now.
Shadowrun - Steady, but slow.
On the Nano front - Funny, but I find that my creativity does run out once in a while, and I'm rather uninspired at the moment. But it is only September...
Monday, September 04, 2006
Labor Day Weekend
And where exactly did the summer go? It seems like there's just never enough time to do everything you want to do. Heck, I play in a semi-monthly RPG, and had to miss a few games because I had conflicting plans (family events take precedence over games).
But in any case, August was a tough month for me. I didn't make my month's goal, but I'm still happy to report that I passed the 75% mark, and I'm less than 10,000 words away from hitting 200,000 words. However, I spent the first four days of September camping, so I wasn't able to do any writing. Boy, do I have lots of catching up to do this month already...
So, Halloween is fast approaching, and along with it Nanowrimo. So what am I going to do this year? Hmm...
I do still like the idea of Love, War and Fast Food. At least the title sounds pretty catchy. But on the other hand, a good serial killer story might be fun to write.
But in any case, August was a tough month for me. I didn't make my month's goal, but I'm still happy to report that I passed the 75% mark, and I'm less than 10,000 words away from hitting 200,000 words. However, I spent the first four days of September camping, so I wasn't able to do any writing. Boy, do I have lots of catching up to do this month already...
So, Halloween is fast approaching, and along with it Nanowrimo. So what am I going to do this year? Hmm...
I do still like the idea of Love, War and Fast Food. At least the title sounds pretty catchy. But on the other hand, a good serial killer story might be fun to write.
Saturday, June 03, 2006
The Halfway Point
Well, today, I finally reached the halfway mark of my year's goal, and only 3 days into June. Whoo hoo!!!
Yesterday, my coworker told me that making a tv show about the things that happen at hotels would be a good idea. I agreed, but said, probably should just write a novel instead, no hotel would want their name associated with the show when you focus on the drama. She said to let her know if I did start, I told her, oh maybe next month I'll start working on it.
The reason she said it was this: the GM (General Manager) for one of my properties called and asked me if we have credit card slips going back more than two years . I said, I believe so, but they're in the warehouse. She then tells me that a homicide detective had shown up at the hotel, investigating a murder, and asked for these records to establish that someone was there and not in Oregon. After making sure the homicide didn't occur AT the hotel (it didn't), I verified that the detective was trying to establish someone's alibi using the credit card receipts (seeing if he'd signed it). I then told her that Legal might have to get involved, but we'd be more than happy to track down the info if need be...
See what I mean about drama at hotels? I can't wait until July so I can start working on this....
Yesterday, my coworker told me that making a tv show about the things that happen at hotels would be a good idea. I agreed, but said, probably should just write a novel instead, no hotel would want their name associated with the show when you focus on the drama. She said to let her know if I did start, I told her, oh maybe next month I'll start working on it.
The reason she said it was this: the GM (General Manager) for one of my properties called and asked me if we have credit card slips going back more than two years . I said, I believe so, but they're in the warehouse. She then tells me that a homicide detective had shown up at the hotel, investigating a murder, and asked for these records to establish that someone was there and not in Oregon. After making sure the homicide didn't occur AT the hotel (it didn't), I verified that the detective was trying to establish someone's alibi using the credit card receipts (seeing if he'd signed it). I then told her that Legal might have to get involved, but we'd be more than happy to track down the info if need be...
See what I mean about drama at hotels? I can't wait until July so I can start working on this....
Monday, May 29, 2006
Memorial Day Weekend
Well, I finally hit the 120K mark this weekend! Finally, because things were getting just a bit sluggish, and my word count was starting to fall. I also finally finished the minimum for the month, and am about 1,000 words past it.
Went to see X3 this weekend. Looks like they left it open for another sequel. If you go, be sure to stay until the very very end (after the credits), because something interesting happens.
In Muse Grove, Challenge Week 6 is upon us, so I think I'll try again for 5,500 words, which is better than the 5,000 I went for last time. I'm currently at 2,600, with Monday still to go.
My goal for the week, and I'm crossing my fingers here, is to hit 125,000. I'm currently at 120,375.
Went to see X3 this weekend. Looks like they left it open for another sequel. If you go, be sure to stay until the very very end (after the credits), because something interesting happens.
In Muse Grove, Challenge Week 6 is upon us, so I think I'll try again for 5,500 words, which is better than the 5,000 I went for last time. I'm currently at 2,600, with Monday still to go.
My goal for the week, and I'm crossing my fingers here, is to hit 125,000. I'm currently at 120,375.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
May: Week #1
So, the first week of the month of May has arrived, and my birthday arrives shortly after. My mother's is actually tomorrow, so I arranged to have flowers sent to her. I wanted to send her a plant, but they wouldn't deliver it on her birthday. Oh well...next year maybe.
At work this week, I heard about all the drama that was going on at one of our hotels. I told the GM that her place should be a soap opera, or maybe just a reality tv show. Seriously, it would be a good idea, but I doubt any hotel would go for this, especially not a small chain. It could be bad for their reputation.
So, in this case, truth is stranger than fiction, but it also can make for a good piece of fiction. With the summer being all about travelling and light hearted fiction, I've decided that my tales will be my project for Julnowrimo, and I'll think of something else for Nanowrimo. So, now to work on an outline...it'll be a good project to occupy my lunch hour.
In any case, the first week of May went pretty well. I met my goals for Challenge #4, and made my count for April as well. Though looking at my count, I wonder how I will make Nanowrimo. Well, I'm sure I'll manage. The road map seems to help me stay on track, and I can always use the weekends to catch up. I could take some time off from work in November. Unfortunately, I really don't have any vacation time to spare.
So, April summed up:
1st day wasn't so good, but I still met the minimum for the month.
The Conspirators have won 2 challenges in a row
I can't eat lunch at my desk (which means I can't type out my novel)
So, my goals for the moment are simple:
Week #5 5,000 words (I'm going for a lower goal cause I'll probably be real busy that week)
May's goal: 21,235 is the minimum; I'm going to make mine 25,000
So far, I'm at 6,945 words, a little shy of 1,000 per day.
Words remaining: Minimum: 14,290; Personal Goal: 18,055
With that said, time for bed....
At work this week, I heard about all the drama that was going on at one of our hotels. I told the GM that her place should be a soap opera, or maybe just a reality tv show. Seriously, it would be a good idea, but I doubt any hotel would go for this, especially not a small chain. It could be bad for their reputation.
So, in this case, truth is stranger than fiction, but it also can make for a good piece of fiction. With the summer being all about travelling and light hearted fiction, I've decided that my tales will be my project for Julnowrimo, and I'll think of something else for Nanowrimo. So, now to work on an outline...it'll be a good project to occupy my lunch hour.
In any case, the first week of May went pretty well. I met my goals for Challenge #4, and made my count for April as well. Though looking at my count, I wonder how I will make Nanowrimo. Well, I'm sure I'll manage. The road map seems to help me stay on track, and I can always use the weekends to catch up. I could take some time off from work in November. Unfortunately, I really don't have any vacation time to spare.
So, April summed up:
1st day wasn't so good, but I still met the minimum for the month.
The Conspirators have won 2 challenges in a row
I can't eat lunch at my desk (which means I can't type out my novel)
So, my goals for the moment are simple:
Week #5 5,000 words (I'm going for a lower goal cause I'll probably be real busy that week)
May's goal: 21,235 is the minimum; I'm going to make mine 25,000
So far, I'm at 6,945 words, a little shy of 1,000 per day.
Words remaining: Minimum: 14,290; Personal Goal: 18,055
With that said, time for bed....
Sunday, April 30, 2006
April's Curtain Call
As April draws to the close, I now pause to reflect upon how I did.
1) I finished the monthly goal, and surpassed last month's count. I'm hoping to break 29,000 before I submit my word count for the month. I'm fairly hopeful about it.
2) I'm currently at close to 39% completed for the year. Some of my fellow club members have upped their goal to 300K. I'm not sure I'm ready for that, but I would still be on target for 275K. Well, we'll see as things progress...
3) I'm the Team Leader for Week Four of the Muse Grove Challenge http://http://musegrove.suddenlaunch3.com/index.cgi#Teams
My goal for this one is 6,500. I have less than 5,000 words to write before Cinco de Mayo.
4) I've decided I'm going to either read or outline on my lunch breaks, because I can't use the computer at my desk (silly rules).
But May is the month of my birthday, and Memorial Day at the end of it, so I'm not sure how well I'll do next month, but I am currently slated to finish in early November. A pretty nice improvement , considering last month, it was the end of November.
I've also decided to do a prompt from Challenge Now for May. 5K words minimum. We'll see how that goes...
And of course, I still need an idea for July....
1) I finished the monthly goal, and surpassed last month's count. I'm hoping to break 29,000 before I submit my word count for the month. I'm fairly hopeful about it.
2) I'm currently at close to 39% completed for the year. Some of my fellow club members have upped their goal to 300K. I'm not sure I'm ready for that, but I would still be on target for 275K. Well, we'll see as things progress...
3) I'm the Team Leader for Week Four of the Muse Grove Challenge http://http://musegrove.suddenlaunch3.com/index.cgi#Teams
My goal for this one is 6,500. I have less than 5,000 words to write before Cinco de Mayo.
4) I've decided I'm going to either read or outline on my lunch breaks, because I can't use the computer at my desk (silly rules).
But May is the month of my birthday, and Memorial Day at the end of it, so I'm not sure how well I'll do next month, but I am currently slated to finish in early November. A pretty nice improvement , considering last month, it was the end of November.
I've also decided to do a prompt from Challenge Now for May. 5K words minimum. We'll see how that goes...
And of course, I still need an idea for July....
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Post #3 for the Month
Looking back through my logs, I've noticed that this post will be the third time I've posted this month. Maybe I can stay on track with weekly updates on Sunday, but I sort of doubt it...
On the good side, I have now met my goal for the month and am forging ahead. My new goal is to hit 90k by the end of the day, but so far, it's going slow. After about 4 hours or so of writing, I'm now about 200 words away. So many distractions sometimes. My kid asking for Google searches and downloads of things, and lots of IMs on various gaming related topics.
Well, in the end, though the words came slowly, I did hit the 90K mark today. Had a fair amount to reply to on the boards, and I started working on the club's second April writing prompt. I finished the first, and you can find it here. http://250k.blogspot.com/2006/04/april-prompt-detective.html
Well, my intro for the Shadowrun game won, but the Moderator edited it a whole bunch, even changing the ending to be a bit less dark.
On the good side, I have now met my goal for the month and am forging ahead. My new goal is to hit 90k by the end of the day, but so far, it's going slow. After about 4 hours or so of writing, I'm now about 200 words away. So many distractions sometimes. My kid asking for Google searches and downloads of things, and lots of IMs on various gaming related topics.
Well, in the end, though the words came slowly, I did hit the 90K mark today. Had a fair amount to reply to on the boards, and I started working on the club's second April writing prompt. I finished the first, and you can find it here. http://250k.blogspot.com/2006/04/april-prompt-detective.html
Well, my intro for the Shadowrun game won, but the Moderator edited it a whole bunch, even changing the ending to be a bit less dark.
Sunday, April 16, 2006
A Third of the Way!
So, today I hit the 1/3 mark! Not too bad, considering April is only a little more than halfway through. I've also got about 15,000 words done for this month, which means I'm less than 5K away from the month's goal.
In addition, I signed up for Julnowrimo, July's novel writing month. Might be a tough thing to accomplish, considering I have a wedding to attend the first part of the month. But we'll see.
On the PbEM Front:
Sodium is up and going, though the ST's posts are but a trickle. At least he's posting. A lot of the other players are too.
MP is terribly slow, but there is some activity now that FF is back.
Riverton is going in fits and spurts, same with PoD. But I sympathize with PoD's ST. It's not easy looking for work, and his quest may be over soon. (Crossing fingers for him)
Portland Shadows - Not looking too good. I did my part and got my character done though.
First Cabal - ST has been too busy to post, but is looking to start again.
Shadowrun - Both characters are in campaigns, plus a little side stuff. I also submitted the story by the deadline. Turns out only one other person did. Last time I checked the polls, the story was winning by a handy margin.
Writing Prompts: The club has two this month, I'm working on one. I'll post it here when it's done, because it will be long. Also trying to work hard on this week's Muse Grove challenge. Our team won handily last week, so it would be nice if we won again.
In addition, I signed up for Julnowrimo, July's novel writing month. Might be a tough thing to accomplish, considering I have a wedding to attend the first part of the month. But we'll see.
On the PbEM Front:
Sodium is up and going, though the ST's posts are but a trickle. At least he's posting. A lot of the other players are too.
MP is terribly slow, but there is some activity now that FF is back.
Riverton is going in fits and spurts, same with PoD. But I sympathize with PoD's ST. It's not easy looking for work, and his quest may be over soon. (Crossing fingers for him)
Portland Shadows - Not looking too good. I did my part and got my character done though.
First Cabal - ST has been too busy to post, but is looking to start again.
Shadowrun - Both characters are in campaigns, plus a little side stuff. I also submitted the story by the deadline. Turns out only one other person did. Last time I checked the polls, the story was winning by a handy margin.
Writing Prompts: The club has two this month, I'm working on one. I'll post it here when it's done, because it will be long. Also trying to work hard on this week's Muse Grove challenge. Our team won handily last week, so it would be nice if we won again.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
April Optimism?
Well, unfortunately, I wasn't able to complete my March Madness goal of 31,000 words. Gamestorm was just too much fun, so I wasn't able to get any writing done that weekend. I did, however, exceed the monthly goal, so it wasn't all bad.
So now comes April. The monthly goal is a little smaller at 20,550. At this writing, I'm closing in on the 30% completion mark as well as 7,000 words, so I'm a bit over 13,000 words from making the goal for the month.
Alas, though, the words are flowing a bit slowly. On the very bright side, Sodium Noir is back up and running again! Yay! As I've said before, the trouble with PBEM games is that they experience lulls from time to time, especially on the weekends.
So, my hope is to try to hit the 30% mark tonight. Guess I'll have to try to come up with something original.
And then there's still the quandry of Julowrimo and Nanowrimo. I need to come up with something. Maybe July would be a good time to do a Shadowrun piece and put it up on the Proboards website. I may know enough about the setting by then...I hope.
So now comes April. The monthly goal is a little smaller at 20,550. At this writing, I'm closing in on the 30% completion mark as well as 7,000 words, so I'm a bit over 13,000 words from making the goal for the month.
Alas, though, the words are flowing a bit slowly. On the very bright side, Sodium Noir is back up and running again! Yay! As I've said before, the trouble with PBEM games is that they experience lulls from time to time, especially on the weekends.
So, my hope is to try to hit the 30% mark tonight. Guess I'll have to try to come up with something original.
And then there's still the quandry of Julowrimo and Nanowrimo. I need to come up with something. Maybe July would be a good time to do a Shadowrun piece and put it up on the Proboards website. I may know enough about the setting by then...I hope.
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Weekend Slowdown
I always hate PbEM games on the weekends. People don't post, though you would think that they would have MORE time to post, not less.
In any case, this hasn't been the best of weeks for writing. While I only missed the 700 word goal once, I've missed the 1,000 word goal twice, and after about 4 hours of writing today, I am finally back on track for making the 31,000 word goal for March.
So, let's start with the setbacks: I went to a lunch to meet the GMs, and had to run a lunchtime errand on Friday, so I lost a couple of lunch breaks of writing. In addition, I had one PbEM game abruptly end (again), but there's always the UGR (Universal Game Room) A couple of the others are slowing down too. Doh!
The ST of Sodium hasn't posted again, but others are posting in hopes that maybe it will get going again. I sure hope so.
On the Successes:
I have taken on the club Writing Prompt and am making some good headway with it. It's keeping my word count afloat, really. I also suggested a bonus St. Patty's day prompt, and that has yet to be released, but I have an idea where I want to go with mine.
I also hit 50,000 words two days ago! This also puts me at the 20% completed mark. I think I'd like to hit the 25% mark before the end of next week, but we shall see how things go
I didn't have to work this weekend. Yay! But I will need to next week.
So, 11,000 words down, less than 20,000 to go. HOWEVER, Gamestorm (the local gaming Convention) is just around the corner at the end of the month. That means that weekend I probably won't be spending much time writing at all. Ah well, such is life sometimes. I will still have about a week to make up the lost days and several days previous to try to get a bit ahead...
In any case, this hasn't been the best of weeks for writing. While I only missed the 700 word goal once, I've missed the 1,000 word goal twice, and after about 4 hours of writing today, I am finally back on track for making the 31,000 word goal for March.
So, let's start with the setbacks: I went to a lunch to meet the GMs, and had to run a lunchtime errand on Friday, so I lost a couple of lunch breaks of writing. In addition, I had one PbEM game abruptly end (again), but there's always the UGR (Universal Game Room) A couple of the others are slowing down too. Doh!
The ST of Sodium hasn't posted again, but others are posting in hopes that maybe it will get going again. I sure hope so.
On the Successes:
I have taken on the club Writing Prompt and am making some good headway with it. It's keeping my word count afloat, really. I also suggested a bonus St. Patty's day prompt, and that has yet to be released, but I have an idea where I want to go with mine.
I also hit 50,000 words two days ago! This also puts me at the 20% completed mark. I think I'd like to hit the 25% mark before the end of next week, but we shall see how things go
I didn't have to work this weekend. Yay! But I will need to next week.
So, 11,000 words down, less than 20,000 to go. HOWEVER, Gamestorm (the local gaming Convention) is just around the corner at the end of the month. That means that weekend I probably won't be spending much time writing at all. Ah well, such is life sometimes. I will still have about a week to make up the lost days and several days previous to try to get a bit ahead...
Saturday, March 04, 2006
March Madness
Well, the new challenge for NanoWriYe is March Madness. Write 1,000 words a day for the entire month of March!
So far for the first week, I only missed the mark one day. I may make the goal of 31,000 yet.
So, I think I've pretty much got the Shadowrun entry done, I just want to add some hyperlinks to the text to point people in the right direction.
I'm also Employee of the Month for March! Doesn't really make up for a really tough February though.
Crossing my fingers that Sodium is going to be back up and running sooner. Others are posting in anticipation of it though, including me.
So, about 7,000 words down, 24,000 to go....
So far for the first week, I only missed the mark one day. I may make the goal of 31,000 yet.
So, I think I've pretty much got the Shadowrun entry done, I just want to add some hyperlinks to the text to point people in the right direction.
I'm also Employee of the Month for March! Doesn't really make up for a really tough February though.
Crossing my fingers that Sodium is going to be back up and running sooner. Others are posting in anticipation of it though, including me.
So, about 7,000 words down, 24,000 to go....
Monday, February 27, 2006
Done for February!
Well, two days before the end of February, and I managed to not only meet but also exceed my goal for the month! Not only that, but I'm now ahead...but only slightly for the year.
On the PbEM front:
1) Sodium may return soon, and it's been agreed that the timeline is being moved up to Saturday, with Friday being a 'free post day' where we can post whatever we like. So far, I've posted the last part of my main character's Thursdaynight and am working on Friday. There is still much to be resolved for the second character, and the NPCs, I have the post mostly written, just waiting on the ST.
2) Mage Phoenix is getting back on track a bit. I was able to post today after I figured out a way out of the corner I'd painted myself in.
3) Puzzles of Darkness, I had a chat with the ST, and got a nice post in that put me over the top for the month. A newscene is planned, but yet to be written.
4) Riverton, a bit of a slow down, but things are picking up a bit now that the ST is posting again.
5) Shadowrun, I had to have a planning session for my first character, because she's currently been framed for murder. Doh. I also made a second character though, and so far so good.
6) First Cabal, The character's been approved, and the mission is starting to get going. She's going to be part of the paranormal investigation crew.
7) Hidden Cove, SLOW and discouraging. Sigh.
The Write a Story came to a screeching halt. I started a new Writing Prompt today.
Really should start thinking toward this year's Nano...or should I do JulNoWriMo too?
Also, the Shadowrun Boards have a story contest going. I'm going to give it a go...
On the PbEM front:
1) Sodium may return soon, and it's been agreed that the timeline is being moved up to Saturday, with Friday being a 'free post day' where we can post whatever we like. So far, I've posted the last part of my main character's Thursdaynight and am working on Friday. There is still much to be resolved for the second character, and the NPCs, I have the post mostly written, just waiting on the ST.
2) Mage Phoenix is getting back on track a bit. I was able to post today after I figured out a way out of the corner I'd painted myself in.
3) Puzzles of Darkness, I had a chat with the ST, and got a nice post in that put me over the top for the month. A newscene is planned, but yet to be written.
4) Riverton, a bit of a slow down, but things are picking up a bit now that the ST is posting again.
5) Shadowrun, I had to have a planning session for my first character, because she's currently been framed for murder. Doh. I also made a second character though, and so far so good.
6) First Cabal, The character's been approved, and the mission is starting to get going. She's going to be part of the paranormal investigation crew.
7) Hidden Cove, SLOW and discouraging. Sigh.
The Write a Story came to a screeching halt. I started a new Writing Prompt today.
Really should start thinking toward this year's Nano...or should I do JulNoWriMo too?
Also, the Shadowrun Boards have a story contest going. I'm going to give it a go...
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Nanowriye: Catching Up
Well, five days into February, and things are looking up a little. I managed to write over 1,100 words today, which has bumped my average word count up enough to put me into finishing in late January, 2007 instead of mid February 2007.
So, the writing goal for the month is 19,208, and I've already written 4,253, so I've got about 15,000 words to go, and there's still a lot of days in February to do it...
On the PbEM front:
1) Sodium may return in March, but we can write posts in preparation for it, as soon as it's decided how far the timeline's moving up.
2) Mage Phoenix is slowing down a little, but posts are still being written (over 100 last month)
3) Puzzles of Darkness has lots of great plans for my character, but I can't post until other things are resolved
4) Riverton, I'm waiting for a reply from the ST. Such is life in PbEMs
5) Shadowrun, I had one 'run' end abruptly and got started on another. We're just able to start IC posts now.
6) First Cabal, I think the ST is finally happy with my character, so I should be able to start posting soon.
7) Hidden Cove, I had to ditch my first character and start a new one. Haven't heard back from the STs because they've been out sick.
So for now, I'll do the Write a Story and Writing Prompts. I suppose I should start thinking towards this year's Nano...
So, the writing goal for the month is 19,208, and I've already written 4,253, so I've got about 15,000 words to go, and there's still a lot of days in February to do it...
On the PbEM front:
1) Sodium may return in March, but we can write posts in preparation for it, as soon as it's decided how far the timeline's moving up.
2) Mage Phoenix is slowing down a little, but posts are still being written (over 100 last month)
3) Puzzles of Darkness has lots of great plans for my character, but I can't post until other things are resolved
4) Riverton, I'm waiting for a reply from the ST. Such is life in PbEMs
5) Shadowrun, I had one 'run' end abruptly and got started on another. We're just able to start IC posts now.
6) First Cabal, I think the ST is finally happy with my character, so I should be able to start posting soon.
7) Hidden Cove, I had to ditch my first character and start a new one. Haven't heard back from the STs because they've been out sick.
So for now, I'll do the Write a Story and Writing Prompts. I suppose I should start thinking towards this year's Nano...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
NaNoWriYe: Month 1
Well, in 2006, I decided I was going to try my hand at National Novel Writing Year.
I joined the 250K club, which means I have to write 250,000 words in a year. Since PbEM posts count towards it (you are writing a story), I didn't think it would be too hard.
I was wrong. PbEM games have a habit of slowing down sometimes, especially on the weekends when people aren't around. I decided to sign up for a couple more, and have worked on characters for them, but haven't gotten the go ahead from the STs yet. Maybe I'll give up on one of them. The STs are a bit TOO controlling for my taste.
I also had more than a few days where I didn't make the goal. Ah well, things happen. Of course, I also spent the first half of the month frantically editing my Nano Novel so I could have it done in time to make the Lulu publishing deadline.
So then I started frequenting the boards and participating in the Writing Prompts and Write a Story threads. My word count started to increase a bit, so while I didn't make the goal for the month, I did manage to pull it up a bit, so I finished close to 19,000.
February's a short month, so the goal for the month is 19,208. I wasn't really all that far from it, so maybe, just maybe, I can make it.
I joined the 250K club, which means I have to write 250,000 words in a year. Since PbEM posts count towards it (you are writing a story), I didn't think it would be too hard.
I was wrong. PbEM games have a habit of slowing down sometimes, especially on the weekends when people aren't around. I decided to sign up for a couple more, and have worked on characters for them, but haven't gotten the go ahead from the STs yet. Maybe I'll give up on one of them. The STs are a bit TOO controlling for my taste.
I also had more than a few days where I didn't make the goal. Ah well, things happen. Of course, I also spent the first half of the month frantically editing my Nano Novel so I could have it done in time to make the Lulu publishing deadline.
So then I started frequenting the boards and participating in the Writing Prompts and Write a Story threads. My word count started to increase a bit, so while I didn't make the goal for the month, I did manage to pull it up a bit, so I finished close to 19,000.
February's a short month, so the goal for the month is 19,208. I wasn't really all that far from it, so maybe, just maybe, I can make it.
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