Category Archives: Outlining

Making NaNo Work Around My Disability in 2019

I normally spend the month of November talking about NaNoWriMo or (inter)National Novel Writing Month (NaNo for short), and I may write about it a little or a lot. This year, we’re in the final week–rather the final days–and I … Continue reading

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The Fourth NaNo 2017 Progress Report: Endings

It’s been an interesting month for sure. Like many creatives, this year was not a very productive one, and I started November without much hope, having written a fraction of what I normally do each year. On the other hand, … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2016 Day 28: Victory!

All did indeed go well, better even than anticipated. I finished my NaNo Frankenstein project on Sunday, November 27th, coming in with over 800 words to spare according to the NaNoWriMo validator (which usually takes away words but this year … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2016 Day 22: The End Is Nigh

If all goes well, I’ll have completed my NaNoWriMo count by next Tuesday, though Traps and Treachery will take a good bit more than that to finish. The text (excluding world building) is currently sitting at 17,845 words, just slightly … Continue reading

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NaNoWriMo 2016 Day 15: Onward and Upward

Lady Isabella’s story came to a satisfying conclusion on Day 10 with a solid 17,244 words added to the book and a final length of almost 90,000 words…a bit long for that series, but we’ll see where it ends up … Continue reading

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