More NaNoWriMo

First of all, I'd like to share my progress with you:



At the time of writing this post, I'm at 10k, but the image above will update whenever I update my word count on the website. It's a nifty little thing (found here)

My story is currently going well (knock on wood), I have it pretty much all planned out, so I'm speeding through it. I'd just like to share a couple of things that I'm using to help me along, for no particular reasons.

First: Microsoft OneNote
I discovered OneNote this past April. It's basically just a notebook. You can link to different files and put images in it, and you can place a text box anywhere. It'll even do simple equations for you. I've been using it to gather all my parts, I have a tab where I'm keeping the write-ins I want to go to, my word count, my backup ideas, and all the scene ideas I have. Plus I made it all colorful, which is a thing I really enjoy doing.


Second: Qwertick
Qwertick is awesome. It makes your computer sound like a typewriter. I mean, that's really all I'm gonna say about it. It just makes it super fun to write. 

Wish me luck in my NaNoing!

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Jaime

What I'm Hoping for in NaNoWriMo 2013

I'm doing NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month- even though it's international...) for the third time. The goal is to write a novel of at least 50k words in one month. Let me just start with the fact that the longest story I've ever written was about 23k. So I don't have much hope.

And yet, I'm still trying. Why, when I don't think I'll win? Well, first of all to give myself something to do so that I don't just aimlessly browse the internet all day without getting dressed or leaving the house. Also, to get myself to get dressed and leave the house. I'm planning to go to at least one write-in. Hopefully more, but, again, I don't have high hopes for myself. Of course, not having high hopes means that if I do actually achieve going to multiple write-ins, I will be proud of myself. Which is way better than saying "I did a thing I expected myself to do."

So. A week before November, I have my story plotted out. Which is unheard of for me. I never fully plot a story before I start. I've tried before, but I always end up stopping and just writing about halfway through. That being said, I did figure out the first half and then avoid it for a week or two- but I went back in and figured out the end! So I know that at least I won't have a breakdown in the middle of the month because I don't know how my story will end. I may, however, have a breakdown in the middle of the month because I finished my story and it's not 50k. So I've started thinking of ideas for little oneshot-type stories that I can write to get to 50k. Because I really want to get to 50k. But again, no high hopes for myself. Of course, I could always just open a word document and start ranting, then count that, but I feel like that's cheating. It's not being creative- it's just ranting.

So, in conclusion, 

Bring it on, November.

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Jaime