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Nanowrimo, Day Twenty Five

I don’t know how the rest of the Nanowrimo community is doing but I know that the last few days even with my goal of trying to finish my novel tomorrow, I feel exhausted. I don’t want to write anymore. I want to relax, sleep, play video games to my heart’s content and watch Tangled and High School of the Dead…

 I know I can’t though. I’m feel that I’m still too far behind to do anything but keep writing. I will finish my 50k on time without worrying; I’m actually ahead by a full day now. I’m used to prior years when I finish about a week before the end of November. This year, my total is 43,665, so a day and a little bit if I wanted to get technical. Still, I like finishing Nano early and I’ll finish this weekend, even if I miss my Saturday deadline.

 I am also in that last week of Nanowrimo where I can’t wait for December to arrive, when I only have to worry about #novelengage-ing instead of worrying about adding a few extra thousand to my stories. And yet I know that when Nanowrimo is gone I will miss it horribly.

 This year, I have made a few goals for myself after Nanowrimo is over though. Firstly, I will keep working on this novel and doing at least 20 minutes in it a day, no matter what else I end up doing. Secondly, I will send out queries starting December. Next year is the unofficial “Year of Rejections” and the first one in our group to reach 100 rejections on a single project (or actually get accepted) wins.

 Have any of you set extra goals for yourselves this year? What are they and why are you going to be trying them?

Posted in Blogs on November 26th, 2011 by B.A. Matthews | | Comments Off

Nanowrimo, Day 24

Today is simply an update. I’m ahead of my Nanowrimo goal. I wrote just over 1800 words and moved my total word count to 42,410. Not quite where I want it to be but it will do. I will definitely be finishing on time.

 Also, on a non-nano note, I have a found a new show that I love. It’s an anime called High School of the Dead.  It’s all about (as I’m sure you’ve guessed) how some high school students in Japan survive when the Zombie Apocalypse hits. The best thing about this show is that it’s got a great atmosphere. The show is a fan service, showing bras and panty shots galore and then cutting away to undead people killing living men who are terrified.

 This show makes you feel a bit turned on and then makes you wonder if you are some sort of strange pervert for still being interested. Which strangely, is the same sort of feeling I’m trying to get across in my writing. It’s an odd feeling to write something and then be vaguely disturbed by the words on the page.

 Anyways, watch the show (in December when you’re not writing anymore). I’m quite enjoying it. Until tomorrow, what’s the weirdest emotion you’ve evoked in your writing this month?

Posted in Blogs on November 24th, 2011 by B.A. Matthews | | Comments Off

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