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February 28, 2016
Day 28
Lazy Sunday, but you’re writing, right?
Right.
“Fiction is about stuff that’s screwed up.” – Nancy Kress
So, let’s get a little screwy.
I managed to get in 2,979 words yesterday, bringing my monthly total to 13,491 words.
I plan to write the same amount today. How about you?
Record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking. Remember, there are prizes!
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February 27, 2016
Day 27
Three days left, folks.
Three days to go out in a blazing glory.
Three days to write until your butt develops pimples.
(No, you cannot unread that.)
Three days to continue the hard work you started way back on Feb 1st, 2016.
Though I know many have fallen off this space shuttle, there’s still a few of us left in NewNoWriMo. Both Joe and Daniel have surpassed their goals and are still writing. Wilson is struggling, but he hasn’t given up and neither have I.
I added 705 words to my latest ghost story yesterday night, bringing my monthly total to 10,512. The story is not finished, and I have 6,888 words to make up in the next three days, BUT I’m incredibly happy with my progress. Also, I’m surprised at how well writing sprints are working for me.
Speaking of which…
Dubbed Nila’s Haberdashery by Johann, we’ll be doing another write-a-thon today in about an hour (9am PST). If you would like to join us, comment on this post and I’ll send you an invite. If you can’t make it, I have another one scheduled at 7pm (PST).
Regardless, don’t stop writing. The end is near.
“The secret of becoming a writer is to write, write, and keep on writing.” ~ Ken MacLeod
Record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking. Remember, there are prizes!
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February 26, 2016
Day 26
“This is how you do it:
You sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it is done.
It’s that easy.
And that hard.” ~ Neil Gaiman
Less than four days to go to reach our writing goals. Skip breakfast and ignore email. Oh, and forget about eating lunch. But don’t forget in these final days to record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking.
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February 25, 2016
Day 25
“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” ~ Ray Bradbury
Less than five days to go to reach our writing goals. Skip breakfast and ignore email. Oh, and forget about eating lunch. But don’t forget in these final days to record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking.
Filed under: inspiration, NewNoWriMo, writing Tagged: NEWNoWriMo
February 24, 2016
Day 24
“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. Or, if proper usage gets in the way, it may have to go. I can’t allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.” ~ Elmore Leonard
Less than six days to go to reach our writing goals. Skip breakfast and ignore email. Oh, and forget about eating lunch. But don’t forget in these final days to record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking.
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February 23, 2016
Day 23
“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.” — Allen Ginsberg
Less than seven days to go to reach our writing goals. Skip breakfast and ignore email. Oh, and forget about eating lunch. But don’t forget in these final days to record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking.
Filed under: inspiration, NewNoWriMo, writing Tagged: NEWNoWriMo
February 22, 2016
Day 22
And we have a winner!
Joe Bailey, our graphic artist in-residence, has completed his NewNoWriMo Challenge. I want to congratulate Joe on his accomplishment. Not only did he get the words he wanted written out, while doing it, he had an epiphany.
“from the beginning of this i’ve said that i’m just going to tell a good story. forget everything else. write a good story. and i’m actually doing that. it’s seriously enlightening. i haven’t once thought about anything other than, ‘is this good for the story?’ and when i get stuck on a repetitive word or i can’t make a sentence flow properly, i default back to writing it as simply as possible to get the point across and move on. and it’s working.” ~ Joe Bailey
And it can work for you, too.
Focus on your goal, commit to it, and then just write.
Check out our collectively progress:
I’m only half-way through my challenge, but we still have eight (8) days to go. We can do it!
If Joe’s status update doesn’t inspire you, here’s today’s quote:
“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.” ~Isaac Asimov
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February 21, 2016
Day 21
Yesterday, a group of intrepid writers had a great, and productive, time during our two write-a-thons. Between us all, we wrote nearly 10,000 words.
Astonishing, no?
Someone even said, magical.
I’m so glad I decided to do this crazy thing called NewNoWriMo. My story is shaping up nicely and I think I’ll probably even make it the end. Even better, a writing friend and I are committing to writing together beyond the end of the month.
The second to last day of February, we have two more write-a-thons. This will be our final push to the end.
Join the magic.
“Writing brings out the magical in all of us. ~ N. E. White”
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February 20, 2016
Day 20
Counting today (which is over for those of you on the other side of the world), we have 10 (that’s ten) more days until the end of NewNoWriMo. I’m missing it already. (sniff)
But we still have lots of time to reach our goals!
Join me today while we sprint towards the finish.
“If you want to be a writer, you have to write every day…you don’t go to a well once, but daily.” ~ Walter Mosley
First Session
9AM to 11AM (PST) or 5PM to 7PM (UTC)
9:00 to 9:20 – First writing sprint – no need to sign in, just start writing
9:20 to 9:30 – First break – report your word count via Google Chat (let me know in the comments below if you would like me to add you to our Google Hangout, I’ll need your gmail account)
9:30 to 9:50 – Second writing sprint
9:50 to 10:00 – Second break – report your word count
10:00 to 10:20 – Third writing sprint
10:20 to 10:30 – Third break – report your word count
10:30 to 10:50 – Fourth writing sprint
10:50 to 11:00 – Report your total word count, gloat, and commiserate
Second Session
7PM to 9PM (PST) or 3AM to 5AM (UTC, Sunday)
7:00 to 7:20 – First writing sprint – no need to sign in, just start writing
7:20 to 7:30 – First break – report your word count
7:30 to 7:50 – Second writing sprint
7:50 to 8:00 – Second break – report your word count
8:00 to 8:20 – Third writing sprint
8:20 to 8:30 – Third break – report your word count
8:30 to 8:50 – Fourth writing sprint
8:50 to 9:00 – Report your total word count, gloat, and commiserate
Regardless if you join in on the write-a-thons, record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking.
Filed under: inspiration, NewNoWriMo, writing Tagged: NEWNoWriMo
February 19, 2016
Day 19
Thought I was going to miss Day 19, didn’t ya?
It’s not over yet!
If you’re in the Pacific Time Zone, you still have eight hours till midnight. We can do it!
The write-a-thon schedule for tomorrow:
First Session
9AM to 11AM (PST) or 5PM to 7PM (UTC)
9:00 to 9:20 – First writing sprint – no need to sign in, just start writing
9:20 to 9:30 – First break – report your word count via Google Chat (let me know in the comments below if you would like me to add you to our Google Hangout, I’ll need your gmail account)
9:30 to 9:50 – Second writing sprint
9:50 to 10:00 – Second break – report your word count
10:00 to 10:20 – Third writing sprint
10:20 to 10:30 – Third break – report your word count
10:30 to 10:50 – Fourth writing sprint
10:50 to 11:00 – Report your total word count, gloat, and commiserate
Second Session
7PM to 9PM (PST) or 3AM to 5AM (UTC, Sunday)
7:00 to 7:20 – First writing sprint – no need to sign in, just start writing
7:20 to 7:30 – First break – report your word count
7:30 to 7:50 – Second writing sprint
7:50 to 8:00 – Second break – report your word count
8:00 to 8:20 – Third writing sprint
8:20 to 8:30 – Third break – report your word count
8:30 to 8:50 – Fourth writing sprint
8:50 to 9:00 – Report your total word count, gloat, and commiserate
“I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.” ~ Harper Lee, RIP
Regardless if you join in on the write-a-thons, record your daily word counts here: NewNoWriMo Tracking.
Filed under: inspiration, NewNoWriMo, writing Tagged: NEWNoWriMo
