Greetings all! This is going to be a rather quick check-in post. Had a computer issue that left me scrambling a bit to get a post put to you. Here is to all of us up and runnin like mad. Writing, blogging, reading, or all three! How did your first day go? Mine was interesting. Have a mentor in my wip. She was good. Until, as I started digging into her backstory, I realized she is in fact bad. Very very...BAD. Happy Friday! I am off to calmly calmy figure out what up with computer.
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Hope your computer sorts itself out!
ReplyDeleteFirst day was okay, a little slow, but I made some progress with my editing!
Yay for progress on editing! Thanks on the computer (it was a simple fix--battery and charger issue) and have a great #wipmadness weekend!
DeleteOh boy - nothing like a little computer stress when a blog post is due! Deep breaths.
ReplyDeleteMy first and second days have gone well. My normal goal is 1k a day on weekdays and 1.5k on weekend days - So far, I've got 1k/day - and it's fun to think I may hit 60k by the end of next week. Once I get there, I'll have a good word count and the story can end at anytime - well hopefully at the right time.
You mentor sounds deliciously deviant. Evil characters are such fun to write.
Deep breaths appreciated! It was "just" the charger and battery issue. Next week will be better prepped if something comes up!
DeleteWay to go on the word count. Hope you well on your way with the weekend writing.
Oh man, I know on my librarian who is now a lib-scarian...just didn't see her coming and am loving it!
Ooooh, love it when a good character goes bad. :-) I'm doing well with the writing/revising, but it looks like I might get sidetracked with some deeper outlining on my novella draft. Gotta line up those ducks!
ReplyDeleteHaving a ton of fun reading too. Finished WHERE THINGS COME BACK last night, and wow, can totally see how it won the Morris and Printz. Awesome.
Looking forward to digging into my beta reading this weekend--have two great manuscripts to get to!
LOL on the good character gone bad-kinda loving her I am! Oh yes on lining up the ducks. I am relining mine up with this new draft. Some of them are behaving like cats, heh heh.
DeleteI must, must read WHERE THINGS COME BACK. In fact need to add reading to my wipmadness-and blogging, too.
Happy reading this weekend!!
Found some good revision mojo for my first 2 chapters and now I'm flogging myself with the synopsis. Ugh! Hoping to get back to the climax soon!
ReplyDeleteGotta love the mojo...here is to mo jo ing into the weekend! Oh lord I hear you on the flog with synopsis. Sending you good syn vibes...good luck!
DeleteHope those computer issues resolve quickly, Deb. Today is a big day for revising, beta-reading, and working on taxes. Had so much fun with the WIP yesterday, I can't wait to dive in today! Have a great day, gang!
ReplyDeleteyep yep the issues were an easy fix (thank goodness!) Yay for fun with wips! Hope you are doing same today..write ON!
DeleteBaha. Every "good" character has their secrets.
ReplyDeleteI made it as far as Chapter 6, which isn't quite as much work as I wanted to get done. Last night I was the only one who showed up at the write-in, which meant that I had the coffee shop meeting room to myself. This turned out to be both good and bad. I finished a novel, responded to a few posts and my "other" thrice-monthly checkin group (beginning, middle, end of month), and connected with a few other twitter writers.
Today I have my lunch break and the evening to myself. I hope to get a lot done. Well, Friday Night Twitter Writing Party (#fntwp) aside. ;)
Hmmm, thanks...I think I need to give all my characters a secret now!
DeleteHope your day is going well and yesterday was fun...Friday Night Twitter Writing Party sounds like it would be!
AND---way to go on the novel!!
DeleteHope the computer woes don't slow you down Deb! And such fun to learn the nitty gritty about our characters *insert evil cackle*
ReplyDeleteDay two of my biggest challenge - wake up and write - is once again successful. If I turn on the computer and get right to the story, rather than the emails and social networks, I find myself more focused. Not sure how long I can sustain this, but it's proving to be a positive habit.
So far I've deep-edited 4 pages, wrote 1k, and writing a rough draft of a review. I'm going to push hard today - would like a little downtime this weekend :)
Good luck to everyone - cheering you all on!
Thanks Marie, all is fixed and yes on the evil cackle, lol...I catch myself doing just that as I now envision the shock of the kids in the book when they find out the truth about Marion (the librarian), heh heh.
DeleteWay to go on the wake up and write. I _love_ that...stat your day with a WAP or WUP WUAP A**.
You are really moving along. Have a great #wipmadness weekend.
Well, yesterday managed to do the half hour writing last night that was my goal after 2.5 hrs. of karate training (exercise nausea is not pretty, btw). So was pretty happy with that. Didn't have it in me to also write the blog post that I'm supposed to post today, so will have to just do it today.
ReplyDeleteToday I'm hoping to do some writing during lunch hour (per my other goal) and then at least half an hour tonight. Plus will write that blog post, probably during lunch hour as well.
Good luck to everyone!
Impressive way to step into the weekend! Hope you are enjoying it and finding some time to write and revise. Those are great goals, btw.
DeleteThanks Deb! Hope your computer probs get solved soon! I hate that!
ReplyDeleteThis morning's writing was MUCH BETTER than yesterday's. I got into the zone for a short time, and I'm starting to enjoy this book. I'm a little confused about where the story is going tomorrow and how exactly to make it "work", but I'll push through.
Now breathing and have my mac air back up, lol. That was a bit of a nooooo moment. It's pretty new.
DeleteNice on getting into the zone. Hope you figured out where your going with it and still heading there this weekend. All best!
Howdy Gang... Deb, I feel your pain. My laptop died in a fall and that's definitely crimping my writing style. I work at the desktop, so I don't like to write here as well, but it's either that or Don't Write. So the choice is clear. Hope your troubles get fixed soon. And LOVE the sudden bad guy. Have fun! Must sneak in paragraphs around the day job today.
ReplyDeleteOh Lori...you and me both on the desktop!! Now, I do have the laptop back and running but yes on I have other options so...write it would have been. Hope you got that paragraph in yesterday and more today!
DeleteYuck to computer issues - hope you get everything sorted out!
ReplyDeleteI got some agent research done yesterday...nothing yet so far today, but have been busy, busy with work.
Definitely looking forward to the weekend!
Thanks Jennifer, all is sorted and am sitting in in the write/right spot for writing, blogging and reading today.
DeleteAnd YAY! The weekend is here. All best with your writing and researching today!
Day 2.
ReplyDeleteStill chugging along.
I added more reading to my to-do list. Since its inception, I've written my MG WIP in first person (mind you, I've changed the voice so many times: man looking back, adolescent that progresses three years in the story, and now a twelve year-old just weeks before his thirteenth birthday). Lately, something's been nagging me enough to try writing in third person. I'm reading books with similar MCs to get an understanding of that rhythm. I got used to having the limited POV of just the MC that drafting scenes now feels like a comic strip. I can almost see the heading "Meanwhile..." I want to add more richness to the story by getting into the minds of other characters, but I want it to flow naturally.
Hope everyone else is doing well!
Cheers,
Tonette
I hear you on the pov switches...and yes on the third person, especially ( I find) with fantasy or a contemporary where the world plays a huge role. Having a bigger pov-whether third or omni gives your read a bigger view and adds layer to the story you could not capture with first (well, unless, you alternate?). AnyHOO...good luck with your writing this week end and keep on chugging along!
DeleteHope your computer issue is easily solved. That can really put a damper on your writing intentions.
ReplyDeleteMy paltry 736 words yesterday prompted an early nose-to-the-grindstone start this morning. Hopefully I'll have more to show for today's effort. I'm off for a quick check in with my other March writing buddies at Seekerville, and then it's back to work! Happy writing!
736 words is nothing to sneeze at! Bravo!
DeleteI agree! Way to go on the word count! Happy writing to you too!
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ReplyDeleteThat last comment previewed well, but once it posted there were errors. Weird.
ReplyDeleteYou all are bastions of inspiration. Every one seems to be doing well. I wrote 2228 words this morning. I think I should have been more aggressive with my goal, but maybe (hopefully not!) this river of words will dry up soon.
Good luck, all, and happy writing/editing/reading/blogging/fixing your computer. :)
Heh on the errors. I think blogger hiccups and does odd things! Thank on the fix computer..it was an easy fix once my brain slowed down and saw the problem. Way to go on the word could. I figure setting realistic goals is important and if you go over...bonus!
DeleteEnjoy your weekend.
I added another one hundred words onto my novel, and I started working on a short story that I had put down a while back. I'm also making my way through a 1500 page book, with the first 200 pages done in two days. I plan to get the rough draft for my novel done by the end of the month, and I plan to have the rough draft of my story done in two weeks. Hopefully I will get these goals accomplished.
ReplyDeleteOo, I love your goals! Clear and achievable. Go Leyla!!
DeleteBoo for computer issues but YAY for discovering character, Deb.
ReplyDeleteMy second day was great. My favorite thing to do on a Friday afternoon is to get home from work, make a coffee and settle in for a date with my WIP. It's hard to measure progress when you're revising, but I got through another tricky scene and started a new one from scratch.
Today my goal is to write a chapter from scratch (I can't believe I'm still adding things). Then I'll be past the part of my WIP that needed the most work.
Hi yous! 1630 dayjob words -- does it count if it's nonfic, creative biography?
ReplyDelete*Sigh* Okay, I've got two hrs between dayjob and crit group tonight. Goal is beta 1 hr, #5minblitz, and write 500 words on the WIP.
You can do it! Pushing ahead through the exhaustion can be hard, but it's good discipline for establishing a writing routine. Hope your critique group session leaves you feeling inspired for tomorrow.
DeleteHey yous back! Totally counts that word count I say in my always humble opinion! Hope you got your goals achieved and if no there is today and the rest of the weekend. GooOOOOoooo team!
DeleteSorry to hear of computer issues! They always throw a wrench in the works.
ReplyDeleteMy plan is to write at least 500 words when I get home from work today. Which would be easier if I had worked out how exactly this transition/sequel scene was going to play out... ah well. Perhaps that, more than 500 words, will be today's goal.
Cheers,
Deana
Yay! Go, you!
DeleteHey Deana. Hope you hit that word count and have some writing time today, too! Thanks on the computer...all is well now and blood pressure rtn'd to normal, lol! Enjoy your weekend.
DeleteLiz, my editor of NO GODDESSES ALLOWED, just emailed me last night with the second round of edits. So today I went over 4 chapters of edits.
ReplyDeleteStarted to go over one revision chapter too.
And first 45 minutes this morning were social network free. Still hard to do but getting there.
Whoa...nice on the 4 chaps of edits, Kim! Hmm, really like that goal of yours. internet free time! Hope you enjoying your weekend!
Delete880 words on the WIP. Began design work on a new blog.
ReplyDeleteNice on the goal and yes on a new blog design! Will check it out. Enjoy you weekend.
DeleteMy writing time has been filled with getting excited about all thing writing - attended the TWUC 'Be your own publicist' workshop on Thursday. Fantastic info and met many intriguing writers.
ReplyDeleteTonight, I'm learning how to edit for a class tomorrow. Chickens are all well, child has whooping cough, internet is about to be shunned! I'm rolling with it - when the child recovers the chickens will undoubtedly get broody. At least I can control the urge to surf.
Cheers all, you've made such great progress already!
Nice on the workshop! Hope you are enjoying a start to the weekend with happy chickens and child...and a wee bit of internet. Cheers!
DeleteI admit that I've gotten very little done. My work bagged me with only one person to help out with a workload normally done by a group of 5-6 for the last two days!
ReplyDeleteThat however, is pretty much the excuse it sounds like. ;)
I am working tonight at finishing my query letter so that I can send it out tomorrow though! Then I can work on my editing for the rest of the weekend!
ACK on the workload. Crazy how those things happen! lol on it being an excuse...good luck with that query letter and happy editing this weekend!
DeleteWhen I got discouraged after looking at my vomitrocious rough draft today (they are supposed to be terrible, right?!)I did some character bio's too and found them to be much more interesting than I had intended :) So, it's a start!
ReplyDeleteVery cool new word - - vomitrocious :)
DeleteAlrighty, that is the coolest word for a rough draft...ever! Yay on interesting characters. Happy weekend!
DeleteA bit late because we ran out for an RPG game session. Since I got my weekly word count Thursday, I worked on the beta reading I've been meaning to do. Got through 15 pages. Not much, but it's getting there. I like to be thorough. I think I'll be trying to get more of it done over the weekend between other plans, so I'll at least have something to report on Saturday and Sunday.
ReplyDeleteBout it for tonight.
Every bit counts and gets us closer to done. Enjoy your weekend!
DeleteI'm checking in late, too, because I'm just getting to my writing time - ah, life with small children. But I'm excited to get to it, because I finally figured out a thorny plot issue I've been mulling over for weeks! Off to put it to paper!
ReplyDeleteYes on getting thorny plot issues dealt with! Hope it went well and you find some time this weekend to get in some writing time. Lol. on life with the littles-I so so remember those days!
DeleteWas only able to steal a small amount of time today. Found several more of the bits and pieces of my WIP and have added them to the collection. My outlining won't begin in earnest until Monday - - already had too many things on the docket thru this weekend. But I feel good to have begun the process. It will get better. It is inspiring to see so many others making progress.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your outlining when you start it on Monday. Yes on starting the process--it will get better!
DeleteYesterday did not go well. Pulled myself out of it in the end and ready o tackle the new day.
ReplyDeleteHope yesterday went well and you are writing into the weekend, Jamie!
DeleteSorry about your computer. That would drive me nuts. I didn't sign up for this. But have written another page or two. Every little bit helps.
ReplyDeleteOh man yes on the every little bit helps, Nathalie! I do something, with a couple of other writers, called a five minute blitz. If you've got five minutes, just write...usually about 200 or less words, but like you say every bit counts! Thanks on the computer, all is well now!
DeleteI'm checking in late, but still wanted to check in! I spent the day with my husband after surprising him at work. We rode a bus down to Utah for a Jazz game and got home really late. I don't think I made my word count, although I did write about 3 pages in my notebook on the way down. I'll make it up, though!
ReplyDeleteHey! Glad you checked in...sounds like an awesome day. Way to go on the 3 pages on your notebook. It all moves us toward the goal. Enjoy rest of your Sunday.
DeleteHi, Checking in late to report I got a couple pages revised on Friday! Not the goal but given the crazed work things going on, every word counts!
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