Posted on November 24th, 2008 at 10:38 pm View Comments

Day 24 Expected target : 40008 (rounded up)

Day  Actual wordcount : 45144!

To put that in a more local context, yesterday I had 40142 wordsand today I have 45144 words!

I’ve had a 5k Day!

Wow!

Unfortunately I can no longer work my hands but I only have 6 days left to do less than 5 thousand words.

Toffee.

Posted on November 19th, 2008 at 12:45 pm View Comments

It’s back!

I’m of college/work today, my sinuses are really bad coupled with some cold/flu thing that Ruth has lovingly passed on, so I am taking some time to rest hoping that it won’t get much worse.

I am trying to dodge time on the computer today, but giving BBC’s iPlayer a chance I have happily found that Screenwipe with Charlie Brooker is back for a fourth series.

If you have never seen Screenwipe I would heartily advise you to give it a try.  Although it is a bit sweary and definately not safe for work (depending, of course, where you work).

And watching it is a welcome break from thinking about NaNoWriMo.

Posted on November 15th, 2008 at 11:55 pm View Comments

Day 15 Expected target : 25005 (rounded up)

Day 15 Actual wordcount : 27183

So, what stopped me from getting to 30k tonight?

That would be chinese food.  Ah, lovely.

But 27k is a fine number to finish the day with.  And there will be more tomorrow.

Posted on November 15th, 2008 at 6:03 pm View Comments

Day 15 Expected target : 25005 (rounded up)

Day 15 Actual wordcount :26685 (so far)

I’m in Mono in Glasgow and i’ve reached my word count for tomorrow.  Man, I’m tired.

A good bunch of the NaNo regulars are here, like Alan, Elise and Remote Push among others and generally, apart from the crazy people around us, it had been a successful day.

I’m going shortly, for a nice relaxing evening of curry and more writing…  ;)

If I push it I could reach 30k by the end of the night, but that might be a bit too much.  Never know though, the act of going home and getting back to the relative comfort of my computer chair might be enough for me to charge forward with it.

I’ll see…  :)

(and 26685 words means i am over half way… Whoo!!!)

Posted on November 10th, 2008 at 9:37 pm View Comments

Day 10 Expected target : 16670 (rounded up)

Day 10 Actual wordcount : 16490

Fail.

Talk about hitting the wall.

I was away this weekend, against my better judgement, knowing that time away from the writing and being in a stressed environment (which it was for a while) would not be condusive to writing.  I hate to think I was right.

I’ve written about 250 words since arrivng back at the flat yesterday afternoon.  I’m looking at my notes and I’m looking at my work i have produced so far and I’m getting nothing.

That’s a shame.

Hopefully it is a blip.

Hopefully.

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