Tag Archives: NaNoWriMo
Writing Update: Collaboration on the Clock
I thought I’d provide a quick writing update to set the stage for some future posts I want to make. A few months ago, I finished revising the manuscript for Tiger Unbound, Book Five of the Calytpo Cycle. At this … Continue reading
Creating vs. Analyzing
One of the things I like about National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is I have to write fast to make it. Writing 50,000 words in 30 days means I need to average about 1,700 words a day, every day, … Continue reading
So Close, But Still a Success
National Novel Writing Month is officially over and for the first time I failed to make the target word count of 50,000 words by November 30th. I came up a few hundred words short (534 to be exact), but just couldn’t … Continue reading
After a Slow Start. . . .
My National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, got off to a slow start as I wrote less than 1,000 words over the first three days of November (I need to average ~1,700 words per day to reach NaNoWriMo’s 50,000-word target). This lackluster beginning … Continue reading
Gearing Up For NaNoWriMo
If you’ve been following this site for a while, you know I’m an avid participant in National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo. This year I feel particularly driven to take part because I’ve written so little over the past few months. … Continue reading
Catching Up on November
With the end of December nearly upon me, I figured I needed to revisit November. I never had a chance to close out my NaNoWriMo month because I hopped on plane December 1st, and immediately things got very busy. So … Continue reading
Making Up Ground in NaNoWriMo
After the first ten days of November, I found myself behind pace to meet my NaNoWriMo target. I had a good excuse (I was traveling), but excuses are worth less than the paper they’re written on, especially when they’re not written on … Continue reading
Maybe NaNoWriMo Isn’t for You, and That’s OK
National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, has grown into a writing institution over the past decade. Started in 1999 with less than two dozen writers, it now has over 200,000 participants and has taken on a life of its own. … Continue reading
One-third of the Way There: A NaNoWriMo Update
For me, succeeding during National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, is about consistency. I need to write every day or risk falling so far behind that I can’t catch up. For the past five years, that’s how I made it. … Continue reading
Ack! NaNoWriMo is Here Already
Where did October go? Ordinarily I wouldn’t comment on the ending of a month, but with October ending, it means November is starting. November means National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo. For those not familiar with NaNoWriMo, it’s a celebration of … Continue reading
D. Thomas Minton 