Daily update on progress by a writer taking part in Nanowrimo.
…
continue reading
Marcus NaNoWriMo Cover art photo provided by Nahil Naseer on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@nahilnaseer
…
continue reading
Piers Langland is a mild mannered paint salesman with one burning passion. He aspires to be a famous author. Each November he looks forward to entering The National Novel Writer Month competition. To be a winner in NaNoWriMo he must write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days, a tall order for any writer. Turns out, it is an especially tall order for our hero. Join Piers as he struggles to choose a topic for his novel before he can begin his epic task. Vampires or space opera, romance or pulp ficti ...
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-11 Day 11: unrequested scene, miller time, alpha account.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-10 Day 10: crime genre, park tower, old account.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-09 Day 9: impressive work, generated text, accidental similarities.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-08 Day 8: coincidence, character import, negotiations.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-07 Day 7: crime writer, local settings, murderous mood.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-06 Day 6: original accounts, unethical practise, hash reversing.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-05 Day 5: word count woes, limited scenes, bank details.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-04 Day 4: detailed plan, character interviews, shame about the accent.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-03 Day 3: hurt wrists, IT admin, plotspeak.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-02 Day 2: oral punctuation, horrible voice, pricing model.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2021-11-01 Day 1: no prep, sore wrists, interminable cool.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-30. Day 30: real writer, possible Q and A, other projects.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-29. Day 29: denouement, giant blob, nanowrimo ultimatum.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-28. Day 28: intelligent interview, story recap, important friends.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-27. Day 27: wake up, deus ex machina, eagles.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-26. Day 26: warning shot, dune maze, corner paint.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-25. Day 25: isolated writing, adding explosions, writing distraction.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-24. Day 24: cosy cottage, character arcs, chinese takeaway.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-23. Day 23: long drive, tiny cottage, uninerruptible power.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-22. Day 22: unlikeable protagonists, cardboard recycling, writing retreat.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-21. Day 21: sentence length, checking emails, HSM transplant.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-20. Day 20: ARIADNE MISSION LOG, Ronald Rider, Final Recording.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-19. Day 19: dialogue tags, safe hands, HSM problems.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-18. Day 18: complex procedures, fake expertise, precision toolwork.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-17. Day 17: writer's block, one word, end game.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-16. Day 16: foreshadowing, writing letters, alien dung.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-15. Day 15: character dialogue, realworld speech, sunday lunch.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-14. Day 14: good words, limited POV, shopping list.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-13. Day 13: mundane scenes, include details, bank transfer.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-12. Day 12: ARIADNE MISSION LOG, Ronald Rider, British spy.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-11. Day 11: catch up, writing travel, data trade.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-10. Day 10: ARIADNE MISSION LOG.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-09. Day 9: Late night, inciting incident, scuba gear.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-08. Day 8: Research holes, info dumps, cover ups.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-07. Day 7: Closing loops, red herrings, fake news.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-06. Day 6: Protagonist challenges, mary sue, missed opportunity.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-05. Day 5: Cafe working, better description, tactical seating.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-04. Day 4: Opening loops, boss problems, dossier building.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-03. Day 3: prologue or nologue, opening gambit, russian embassy confusion.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-02. Day 2: mystery or thriller, character bios, target dossiers.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2020-11-01. Starting Nanowrimo 2020 with no planning, tech failures and strange events.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-29. Including thoughts on more editing, and getting ready to podcast the story.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-28. Including thoughts on continuing to edit, switching POVs, slow progress compared to fast nano sprints.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-27. Including thoughts on two down days, setting up podcast art and RSS and webpage, doing some words.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-24. Including thoughts on cutting written words, shifting POV, even chapter length.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-23. Including thoughts on zero word day, revealing a year old easter egg.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-22. Including thoughts on planning the novel, editing chapters.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-21. Including thoughts on finishing the story, trying to chapterise and edit.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-20. Including thoughts on getting to the final chapters, a climax that isn't quite as climactic as hoped.
…
continue reading
Nanowrimo Daily Log Entry for 2019-11-19. Including thoughts on travelling back to the UK, getting characters in the right place for the story.
…
continue reading