Wednesday, November 7, 2012

NaNo Update.

So, it has been almost a week since November began. After a slow start (I was vacationing with my kids) I've caught up to where I need to be. I'm at 13,000 words, which is a little bit ahead.

 As I suspected, pantster that I am, my plot has changed....but only for the best.

I am in good spirits today. Happy the election is over, happy to be home and working, happy it is the last beautiful day of the season, happy that my kids are in school, happy that I'm making homemade pizza tonight. So many happies!

I hope you can all read BEFORE EARTH someday, cause I'm having a fun time writing it!

How are you all doing on NaNo?

Bonus: My family and our Halloween Costumes.

Also, we had a lot of people ask us what muggles were. Really?


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  1. Shocking people didn't know-what is this world coming to? Did you tell them they were muggles? Way to rock the word count and come from behind. You MS sounds so good-I can't wait to read it

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    1. I know. If Harry Potter isn't universal, then I don't know what is!!

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  2. Ahh You guys look cute :-) And way to go on the NaNo bussiness!
    (Oh My. And here I was thinking Harry Potter-world facts were Universal Knowledge).

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    1. Thank you. I think November is the only time of year I can actually pull this off. I've tried to write this much at other times and haven't been able to. I guess it's the spirit of it all!

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  3. Nano is all about writing, so it doesn't matter if the plot changes. You can always edit or rewrite it later.

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    1. I am learning this. Yesterday I was freaking out because I had a short chapter. It felt like it needed to be short, but then I worried it wasn't consistent with the rest of the book.

      I took a deep breath and, with the help of my CPs, realized...it doesn't matter. Nano is about churning out words. Chapter length is something I can work out later!

      It is hard, sometimes, not to edit as you go. But editing is death during NaNo.

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  4. Emily, I'm so happy for all of your happies. The world is happier because of you. Keep rocking Nano!!!

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