Nanowrimo 2009 (2/5)

[ EDIT ] Synopsis -- Not sure where this is heading but will have: Anbu Kakashi and maaaaybe Anbu Iruka. Set post Pain attack. Beware, there are OCs a treading. Word Count -- 2,126 Total Word Count -- 12,095 Part One (9,969 Words) "Did you see Iruka-sensei? He looks so different! I wonder how Shouri-jiisan got the sizes right. And I need to stet calling him otou-san? It doesn't...

Last Day

... as a key turning point in the novel. So, although I am not happy with this year's NaNoWriMo effort, there are definite pluses for me to take away from it. I'm thinking I'll put ...a while and maybe crack it out for NaNoEdMo (National Novel Editing Month) in March to see what progress I can make. Shelley eventually found herself outside fumbling with a borrowed cigarette and a pack of matches. ...

In which there is novel progress

Up to 41,800 words today. May not have won Nanowrimo, but I’m slowly chipping away at that novel… Cross-posted from Aliette de Bodard Leave a comment at original post, or comment here.

NaNoWriMo '09: Chapter 18

.... * * * By the time Deirdre returned, Alan and Diane were settled into the love seat, holding hands and smiling at each other. Mrs Halcombe had picked up the scarf she was knitting again, though her progress seemed a great deal slower than it had been despite no change in the pattern. Deirdre settled back into the same chair by the fire and smiled at Mrs Halcombe. "No one new's arrived today, ...

NaNoWriMo '09: Chapter 12

... always are." "I assume that's an unofficial opinion?" Even with a note of worry still in her voice, Mrs Halcombe let her shoulders relax a little. "Still, thank you. I like to think I'm making some progress despite how stubborn they all can be." With a sympathetic smile, the woman nodded. "That's the best than any of us can do, and I think we're doing even more with your help. Now then, isn't ...

NaNoWriMo '09: Chapter 10

... to face him and say everything she needed to. "I have trouble keeping my temper. You're right about that. If you'd be willing to apologize, I would too, and then maybe we could actually make some progress." Mr Roth watched her for a moment, looking for what clues he could without being able to see her face. "I'm not sure I've done anything wrong," he said slowly. "If you want an apology, figure ...

NaNoWriMo '09: Chapter 9

..., but I don't want to seem like I'm giving in. He gets me so upset that I don't even know how to deal with him." "One of you will have to bend eventually, if you're going to make any progress." Mrs Halcombe took a few more stitches and set the piece down in her lap. "Why don't you go apologize and see if you can figure out what he can do to avoid making you angry in the future?" "I... suppose so...

Something about hope and springs and eternity or something

I've made some good progress on writing the first draft of my new project which I will entitle, cryptically, Invisible!Book. Clocked in a respectable 2500 words yesterday and still plugging away for today. I shelved what I was working on during NaNoWriMo and the Vampire Book O' Doom has been given it's walking papers for the moment. Yeah, yeah, I know. Awesome 80-...

I have posted not in a long while... like everyone else, I've been busy with NaNoWriMo, with rethinking, refiguring, and reshaping my life to put emphasis on my own dreams and passions. I had a glorious time writing my novel this past November, and made steady progress. I was nearly finished about a week before I needed to be, but let my word count dangle at around 49...

1st Update

...(Especially since one of my goals is to update my progress once a month =]) In Progress: 8 003. Finish my goal of 50 books read in 2009. I need to... month, write an entry updating my Project Zero progress. First month done, first update completed! 082. Dress ...three. Loving it. Completed: 6 034. Participate in NaNoWriMo. I participated. I didn't win. Didn't ...