***Laying it down to rest****
Finished Murder in Tarsis by John Maddox Roberts.


- posted by Unknown @ Saturday, November 20, 2004 0 comments

 
***Slowing down (but that's a good thing)***
I'm debating about the way I'm currently focusing my NaNoWriMo efforts. As you know, I've been used timed writing exercises to accomplish the objective. Unfortunately, I've reached the point where the technique has become a hindrance. I'm wading through new territory in the draft that would benefit by a more relaxed, thoughtful, phase. But such a change in pace and speed would severely drop my word count to half or lower. To make up the slowdown, I would have to increase time devoted to the event and, as we all know, time is at a premium.

Decisions, decisions....

- posted by Unknown @ Thursday, November 18, 2004 1 comments

 
***Ahead but slipping fast***
The holiday doldrums have caught up with me. I haven't written anything meaningful for the last day. I'm over a day ahead of schedule but need to get a good ten pages to stay that way.

Hmmm. 250 words per hour. While that's normally not difficult, I'm in a new section of the draft and having a hard time getting a grip of the characters and the setting. I should just free-style it: I can do clean up, later.

- posted by Unknown @ Wednesday, November 17, 2004 0 comments

 
***Most yet****
As stated in previous entries, I didn't do anything for NaNoWriMo on last Thursday or Friday. Thus, I spent all Saturday evening (from 1600 until midnight) writing partially to catch up (which I did), but to get ahead as well.

The writing schedule for this week:

Monday (tonight): Write
Tuesday: Maybe. Seeing a play with a friend of mine.
Wednesday: Maybe. The Spouse's half-day.
Thursday: Maybe. Depends if I hit the gym.
Friday: Write.
Saturday: Write though probably not much due to continued remodeling efforts and Fame.
Sunday: Write (see Saturday).

Hmmm. Right now I'm a day ahead in my word count. Looking at the schedule, I'll probably change a lot of those Maybe's into "Write" by simply shifting some writing time from the evenings to the day. I average between 400-500 words every 15 minutes without strain and aim for two thousand words minimum a day. I should be able to generate a substantial number during breaks and, especially, during lunch.

- posted by Unknown @ Monday, November 15, 2004 1 comments

 
***Justice, like lightening***
Finished Nobody Loves A Centurion (by John Maddox Roberts) this morning. Good stuff!


- posted by Unknown @ Sunday, November 14, 2004 0 comments