So, yesterday was not a good day. Our printer stopped working, I was tired and missing my bf, and then my guinea pig got ill and died :( Not good.
Needless to say, I didn't get much writing done.
Today - I feel a lot better. I've been cuddling my other guinea pig and I made some chocolate fridge cake too - chocolate really cheers you up. Heather has been lovely and even critiqued the first chapter of my novel for me (how many embarrassing mistakes is it possible for one person to make?! O_o Mirror, not middle! xD) which I appreciated so much and it really helped. Perhaps my writing isn't so bad after all ;)
I've done a little bit of writing today and am about to do some more :) I'm feeling quite tired, so will probably make even more spelling mistakes, but nevermind, eh?
I also said I was going to play the sims and write a sims update... I still haven't gotten around to it. It's just an odd day today I guess. Better crack on with the writing then.
Word count: 12,238
Words to go: 237,762
Monday, 10 January 2011
Friday, 7 January 2011
Day 7: I'm no longer on the bread.
Excuse the very bad pun (you know, yesterday I was on a roll? Hahahaha - I know you're laughing really :P ) but today, I seemed to just come down from that writing high. Perhaps I was just not in the mood as much today.
Or perhaps daytime TV is too distracting, as I keep telling Heather. She probably thinks I'm very sad because of the amount of Come Dine with Me and Dragon's Den I've been watching. Oh, and Top Gear, cause you know, that's all they seem to be able to show on Dave. Perhaps I'm just watching TV to get away from the writing - writing is an escape from life, and TV seems to be an escape from the writing!
I've been doubting my novel again. I shouldn't, because it's probably not quite as bad as I think it is, but maybe it's the Day 7 blues or something. Or perhaps it just is for me. I think my idea is a good one (I think so anyway xD) but maybe my writing isn't up to scratch. I was under that impression when I wrote my NaNo novel, and then as soon as I started editing it and reading it back to myself, it wasn't half bad. Maybe I just need to have a little faith in myself and stop doubting my writing.
So, I'm writing the first of a series of novel, and yesterday, I came up with a different one for the series, which I'm quite excited about, although I haven't quite come up with the complete plot - but I know a very basic outline. I've got another one planned for after that as well.
Maybe I'll make the book covers to procrastinate a little...
Wordcount: 10,829
Words left to write: 239,171
Or perhaps daytime TV is too distracting, as I keep telling Heather. She probably thinks I'm very sad because of the amount of Come Dine with Me and Dragon's Den I've been watching. Oh, and Top Gear, cause you know, that's all they seem to be able to show on Dave. Perhaps I'm just watching TV to get away from the writing - writing is an escape from life, and TV seems to be an escape from the writing!
I've been doubting my novel again. I shouldn't, because it's probably not quite as bad as I think it is, but maybe it's the Day 7 blues or something. Or perhaps it just is for me. I think my idea is a good one (I think so anyway xD) but maybe my writing isn't up to scratch. I was under that impression when I wrote my NaNo novel, and then as soon as I started editing it and reading it back to myself, it wasn't half bad. Maybe I just need to have a little faith in myself and stop doubting my writing.
So, I'm writing the first of a series of novel, and yesterday, I came up with a different one for the series, which I'm quite excited about, although I haven't quite come up with the complete plot - but I know a very basic outline. I've got another one planned for after that as well.
Maybe I'll make the book covers to procrastinate a little...
Wordcount: 10,829
Words left to write: 239,171
Thursday, 6 January 2011
Day 6: Am I ill or something?
I've been on msn to Heather for quite a lot of today - and she's probably fed up of my moaning. Especially as I'm moaning about something that isn't even bad. Want to know the problem?
I am on a writing roll, and this is rare!
I started off on 4,692 this morning and am now on 9,321... where the heck did all this inspiration come from? It's normally Heather who writes like the wind (heehee - Bullseye :D ) but today, I just haven't been able to stop writing. I shouldn't complain - because its not a bad thing at all, it just feels so unusual. I feel fulfilled though!
Perhaps this is just something I should get used to.
I am on a writing roll, and this is rare!
I started off on 4,692 this morning and am now on 9,321... where the heck did all this inspiration come from? It's normally Heather who writes like the wind (heehee - Bullseye :D ) but today, I just haven't been able to stop writing. I shouldn't complain - because its not a bad thing at all, it just feels so unusual. I feel fulfilled though!
Perhaps this is just something I should get used to.
Day 6: Is finding this easy a bad thing?
I took part in NaNo during November last year, and as anyone I complained to can tell you, I struggled to get my words everyday because of the pressure. For NaNo, I had to write 1,667 words a day, and weirdly, once I'd got past that amount, I could just keep writing with no problem and without thinking about my word count.
I think that is my mentality for WriYe - although my year target is 250k (50k of which will hopefully be NaNo in November), I only have to write roughly 685 words a day, and I have been writing more than that daily.
Maybe it's because there's less pressure or perhaps it's because I like my novel.
I have started a novel from my series (they're not sequels so it didn't matter what order I wrote them in!) and am enjoying it. My MC is quite sarcastic and a bit of a cow - and she is so much fun to write! Coming up with character names for my novel was quite easy as well - the names all mean something, and for each character, there's something that their name should mean, so I really like that.
I may do some character sketches later, even though my drawing is positively awful :D I'm tempted to make a novel cover as well but haven't quite decided what I want it to look like, so we shall see.
Word count of 5th January: 4692
Words left to write: 245,308 (too many xD)
I think that is my mentality for WriYe - although my year target is 250k (50k of which will hopefully be NaNo in November), I only have to write roughly 685 words a day, and I have been writing more than that daily.
Maybe it's because there's less pressure or perhaps it's because I like my novel.
I have started a novel from my series (they're not sequels so it didn't matter what order I wrote them in!) and am enjoying it. My MC is quite sarcastic and a bit of a cow - and she is so much fun to write! Coming up with character names for my novel was quite easy as well - the names all mean something, and for each character, there's something that their name should mean, so I really like that.
I may do some character sketches later, even though my drawing is positively awful :D I'm tempted to make a novel cover as well but haven't quite decided what I want it to look like, so we shall see.
Word count of 5th January: 4692
Words left to write: 245,308 (too many xD)
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Day 4: Is it a miracle?
Yesterday, I actually did some writing, and then doubted my writing and hated my story already. Luckily, Heather read it for me and told me it wasn't as bad as I thought ;)
I've done some writing today, and so far my word count is 1,932 but most of that was written yesterday. I did a lot of writing this morning and came up with a few random plots whilst I was writing so I know where some parts of the story are going to go, but not others. I'm hoping this will be good and I think my MC has a very strong character already xD She's a bit of a cow.
Anywho - back to the writing!
I've done some writing today, and so far my word count is 1,932 but most of that was written yesterday. I did a lot of writing this morning and came up with a few random plots whilst I was writing so I know where some parts of the story are going to go, but not others. I'm hoping this will be good and I think my MC has a very strong character already xD She's a bit of a cow.
Anywho - back to the writing!
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Day 2: What do you mean I'm meant to be writing?
Okay - I am a bad girl. I have not done any writing today either, but I have good reasons. I have been re-editing and formatting my NaNo novel so that I can get my proof copy and get it over and done with. I know full well that I should be writing my new books - but I still haven't finished planning (not even the character's names are ready) but I will wing it.
Haven't heard from Heather today, so no idea if she's written anything. Just hope she's feeling better soon :)
Haven't heard from Heather today, so no idea if she's written anything. Just hope she's feeling better soon :)
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Day 1: Happy New Year :D
Happy New Year to everyone, and the 1st of January means it's the start of WriYe - and guess what? I'm off to a flying start.
...Okay. I'm not really. I haven't written any yet today and it's 9pm - I went to a New Years sleepover last night, and well, I'm pretty tired so haven't got around to writing anything, but I will write double tomorrow morning to make up for it :D If I write some planning - that'll count ;)
...Okay. I'm not really. I haven't written any yet today and it's 9pm - I went to a New Years sleepover last night, and well, I'm pretty tired so haven't got around to writing anything, but I will write double tomorrow morning to make up for it :D If I write some planning - that'll count ;)
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