Posted in Writing on 11/02/2009 03:40 pm by Elizabeth Kaylene
I found my progress spreadsheet! My computer has Microsoft Works as well as the regular Office suite, so I usually use the Works programs. But I saved an Excel format for those of you who would like to keep track of your daily goals and progress. You can download it here. Let me know in the comments if you used it and how you like it!
Since I wrote almost 4,000 words yesterday, I’ve decided to increase my daily goal. Initially it was 2,000 a day. I figure I can write 3,000 or more, so now it’s 3,000. I’ll adjust my goal sheet if I have to.
I’m off to haunt my Barnes and Noble Starbucks so I can get some coffee in me and write surrounded by some of my favorite books. Good luck to everyone who is writing today!
Posted in Writing on 11/02/2009 12:02 am by Elizabeth Kaylene
My first day of NaNoWriMo was pretty productive!
I started super early (at about 1am) and by about 2:00 this morning I had 2,105 words. I couldn’t keep my eyes open, though, so I decided to call it a night. I planned on writing some more earlier this evening, but ended up missing my region’s first write-in so that I could keep Sandy and Kaylene company in the emergency room (Kay has pneumonia and some sort of influenza). (I totally did not mind missing said write-in, as my goddaughter’s health is way more important to me than anything. There will be many more write-ins, but there is only one Kaylene!)
I got back at it again at about 11pm (spent an hour or so catching up with my sister, who I haven’t really talked to this weekend because we were both so busy). My total word count is 3,743. I think that’s pretty damn good for the first day!
Somewhere I have a spreadsheet that I use every year to track my progress. I thought I had it saved on my personal flash drive, but it’s not. I know it’s definitely on my old flash drive, which I replaced because the slider part of it doesn’t work anymore. I don’t feel like looking for it right now, but I’ll definitely do it tomorrow.
During my first NaNo, I did fun little memes every night called my “daily toll”. I thought I’d do the same this year.
Current Word Count: 3,743
Words to Go: Uh… Can I not do that kind of math right now?
Cups of Coffee: 0
Hours Spent Writing Today: 2 1/2
Number of Breaks Taken: Just one long break: slept, went to the bar with Mike to watch the game (we won!), then went to the ER with Sandy, Kay, and Mike.
Number of Characters Killed: 0. I don’t think any of my characters will die. Then again, you never know…
Number of Times Writers’ Block Occurred: None!
Number of Times I Almost Gave Up: I refuse to even think about doing such a thing!
Number of Chapters: 1
Favorite Character of the Day: Gigi, my main character. I also really like her kid. He’s cute.
My Morality Level: Strong! But tired! So very tired! I can has sleep now?
