2015 Daily Writing Cheering Squad

[Kim]

Ida Louise wrote: "Just discovered this post. I did NaNoWriMo two years ago and actually finished. That is now in a series of rewrites. I got 40k words last year before I got sick. So that's 2 WIP to finish. Looking ..."

You can do it, Ida! :D And I will be cheering you on! :D

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Thanks Kim!

[Michelle, Mod with the Bod]

Ida Louise wrote: "Just discovered this post. I did NaNoWriMo two years ago and actually finished. That is now in a series of rewrites. I got 40k words last year before I got sick. So that's 2 WIP to finish. Looking ..."


Happy to have you Ida!!!!

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Thanks Michelle!!!!

[Kim]

First day of NaNoWriMo! :D How's it going, chicas? :) Are we hitting our word counts?

[Michelle, Mod with the Bod]

I'm getting there!

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Just getting up and starting!

[Erin]

I'm nursing a Halloween candy hangover and crocheting a blanket for my daughter. My plan is to quit working on it at 11 am, then start writing. Meanwhile, I'm listening to a book on writing romance for inspiration.

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1st day made my word count! Energized!

[Erin]

1,751 words today. Took way longer than I thought it would. I really need to avoid distractions it I'm going to do this everyday and still have a family that talks to me!

[Shantee']

Started the Nano Wri mo challenge trying to finish a chapter!!

[Kim]

It sounds like we're all off to a great start! :D

Here are some tips on avoiding distractions:

- turn off your WiFi
- plan your writing schedule, give yourself a 15-minute break after you've written for 45 minutes. Use those fifteen minutes to hydrate, check mail/FB, etc. Use a kitchen timer to make sure you ONLY take a 15 minute break.
- if you're using Scrivener, use full-screen mode to block out everything else.
- if distraction are your loved ones, find another place where you can write. On those days when my hubby will NOT leave me alone so I can write, I write in cafés and listen to Spotify with my headphones.

[Erin]

Yesterday, I wrote 1800+ words.

[Erin]

Today, I have a couple of quick critiques to write, some homework for my writing class, plus I want to hit my goal of 2,000 words. I work from home, which does give me some flexibility. I usually don't take a break for lunch during the day, but I've started doing it and knocked out about 1,200 words just writing all out without thinking too hard about what I was writing.

[Kim]

I fell behind today. I went out to dinner with some friends whom I haven't seen in months. It was nice to catch up with them.

[The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears]

Hey everyone! Started NaNoWriMo again. So far I'm on target. Cheers to everyone doing this. If you want to buddy up with me, I'm Mikarugirl5.

[Erin]

Writing on my lunch break did not go so well today! Only 200 words or so. I'm going to grab a bit to eat and get in a couple of hours of keyboard pounding before my Gotham class chat.

I did manage to finish my critiques and homework though.

[The FountainPenDiva, Old school geek chick and lover of teddy bears]

Erin wrote: "Writing on my lunch break did not go so well today! Only 200 words or so. I'm going to grab a bit to eat and get in a couple of hours of keyboard pounding before my Gotham class chat.

I did manage..."

Don't stress about it. You may get inspired on the way home from class.

[Erin]

1,707 words. Bedtime now.

[Kim]

TheFountainPenDiva wrote: "Hey everyone! Started NaNoWriMo again. So far I'm on target. Cheers to everyone doing this. If you want to buddy up with me, I'm Mikarugirl5."

Going to add you to my buddy list! :)

[Kim]

TheFountainPenDiva wrote: "Erin wrote: "Writing on my lunch break did not go so well today! Only 200 words or so. I'm going to grab a bit to eat and get in a couple of hours of keyboard pounding before my Gotham class chat.
..."

It's best not to stress. I know I am behind--I only wrote 600 words yesterday and only managed 200 this morning. I will try to catch up tonight and then write more at the weekend. :)

[Michelle, Mod with the Bod]

Ugh! I've fallen behind in my word count too. I ended up working late tonight, and won't get any writing done. My hope is to make up the difference within the next few days.

[Kim]

Michelle wrote: "Ugh! I've fallen behind in my word count too. I ended up working late tonight, and won't get any writing done. My hope is to make up the difference within the next few days."

It's best not to stress to much about it. I find I get more writing done at the weekend. And then I am planning a weekend away to focus on writing--a change of scenery often leads to more words on the page for me.

[Erin]

I did make the minimum goal yesterday but I'm not sure I will today. I'm thinking of taking next Friday off so I can have a writing marathon before the week of thanksgiving.

[Kim]

Yesterday I managed 2K....it was my best writing day (apart from the first day of NaNo). I had a few hours of being home alone, so I was able to focus. :)

[Erin]

I eked out a little less than 1,000 words yesterday. I'm going to try to make it up today by writing about 2,400 words today. I should have some time this evening to work on my story.

[Kim]

Erin wrote: "I eked out a little less than 1,000 words yesterday. I'm going to try to make it up today by writing about 2,400 words today. I should have some time this evening to work on my story."

We'll be cheering you on! :D

[Shantee']

Good morning!! I am involved in the NaNo writing program for the month of November!! I've written about 3000 words! I will make my goal of 50k!

[Shantee']

Sounds like everyone is on the right track!! Keep it up! I will be cranking out a lot this weekend!!!

[Michelle, Mod with the Bod]

Thanks Shantee'!

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Day 6 my total word count: 11,028!!!

[Erin]

Added another 1,500 words, but now I need sleep. I got distracted by some plot problems and wound up spending time doing that instead of work on more of the scenes I wanted to get on paper. Should have time to catch up over the weekend.

[Erin]

I used one of Rachel Aaron's techniques and wrote 1500 words in about three hours, even with breaks to tend to children. I need to go out for a bit, but I'm thinking I can get in more time this afternoon.

[Michelle, Mod with the Bod]

Erin wrote: "I used one of Rachel Aaron's techniques and wrote 1500 words in about three hours, even with breaks to tend to children. I need to go out for a bit, but I'm thinking I can get in more time this aft..."

That's great Erin! When you have a minute, please share the technique you used.

[Shantee']

I try to stop in when I can!! I wrote 3864 so far! I plan to write much more today! I will be over 5000 today so I will earn a badge on NaNo!

[Shantee']

Erin you're doing great! I know how it is having a family to take care of it's hard!!!

[Erin]

I did bullet points of what would happen in the scene before I wrote it. Also, I used a scene checklist to make sure I covered enough points to make the scene complete. I feel like I need a better way to end my scenes.

[Kim]

Shantee' wrote: "I try to stop in when I can!! I wrote 3864 so far! I plan to write much more today! I will be over 5000 today so I will earn a badge on NaNo!"

Woo-hoo! Congrats, sweetie! :D

[Kim]

Erin wrote: "I did bullet points of what would happen in the scene before I wrote it. Also, I used a scene checklist to make sure I covered enough points to make the scene complete. I feel like I need a better ..."

I've been trying to do the same thing, but I find myself veering into new directions. Which isn't so bad. :)

[Erin]

Here's the scene checklist I use:

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[Erin]

1,667 on the nose tonight. I'm off to bed now.

I'm taking next Friday off to bang out a bunch of words :).

[Kim]

Erin wrote: "1,667 on the nose tonight. I'm off to bed now.

I'm taking next Friday off to bang out a bunch of words :)."

Smart! I may try to do the same thing. I need one good day without any obligations to get ahead on my word count.

[Shantee']

I'm up to about 8500 words. I'm off today so my goal is 20k words. I know I can do it as long as the story is flowing in my head. My first novel was 100k words done in a month.

[Erin]

Hey, is anyone aware of a support group that also does critiques and whose members are writing interracial romance?

[Kim]

Erin wrote: "Hey, is anyone aware of a support group that also does critiques and whose members are writing interracial romance?"

I don't know of one, but maybe we should start one?

[Erin]

I would love to. If we can get some more folks interested, maybe we can create a google hangout?

[Erin]

3,029 words yesterday.

How is everyone else doing?

[Kim]

Erin wrote: "3,029 words yesterday.

How is everyone else doing?"

I'm at work, so I haven't had time to write more than 500 words this morning. Will hop right back into it once I am home. I am aiming for 3000 words, but realistically I think it'll be closer to 2000.

[Erin]

I'm at work too, but work from home and try to write on my lunch break a couple times a week. And I'm not working tomorrow, so I should be able to get ahead a bit. I have family activities this weekend, and I'm out of town for work next week, so I'm not sure I'll be able to make my minimums consistently.

[Kim]

Whoa...a whole month and I've been so swamped I haven't had time to check in here. I got a tip about a new app to try called Book Planner, to help with planning book launches. I am going to try it out for a month and see if it's worth it. If it is, then I will post a link here. :)