Tag: NaNoWriMo 2021

A quick update and the future of this blog

So as you’ve probably noted by now, I’ve dropped out of doing nanowrimo. I was hitting all the daily milestones more or less until the halfway mark, when 1) I finished the novella In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight, and 2) we left for Nebraska to spend Thanksgiving with my in-laws. Between those two things,… Continue reading A quick update and the future of this blog

NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Ten

Words Written Today: 2,255 Children of the Starry Sea: 0 In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight: 2,255 Science Fiction from A to Z: 0 Total Words Written: 17,374 Total Words Remaining: 32,626 Total Words Ahead: 704 Making good progress on In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight. With luck, I’ll finish it tomorrow or Friday.

NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Nine

Words Written Today: 2,079 Children of the Starry Sea: 0 In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight: 2,079 Science Fiction from A to Z: 0 Total Words Written: 15,119 Total Words Remaining: 34,881 Total Words Ahead: 116 Pretty good writing day, though it could have been better. A lot of outside distractions. Got really sucked into… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Nine

NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Eight

Words Written Today: 2,047 Children of the Starry Sea: 459 “In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight”: 1,588 Science Fiction from A to Z: 0 Total Words Written: 13,040 Total Words Remaining: 36,960 Total Words Behind: 296 No writing on Sunday. I generally don’t write on Sundays, so I didn’t bother giving a progress update either.… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Eight

NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Six

Words Written Today: 1,454 Children of the Starry Sea: 1,454 “In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight”: 0 Science Fiction from A to Z: 0 Total Words Written: 10,992 Total Words Remaining: 39,008 Total Words Ahead: 990 Passed the 10k word mark today! Woo hoo! Unfortunately, though, I did not hit word count—I think missing it… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Six

NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Five

Words Written Today: 943 Children of the Starry Sea: 0 “In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight”: 943 Science Fiction from A to Z: 0 Total Words Written: 9,538 Total Words Remaining: 40,462 Total Words Ahead: 1,203 Not a good writing day, unfortunately. Had to do laundry at the laundromat, due to the plugged sewer line,… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Five

NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Four

Words Written Today: 2,206 Children of the Starry Sea: 0 “In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight”: 2,206 Science Fiction from A to Z: 0 Total Words Written: 8,595 Total Words Remaining: 41,405 Total Words Ahead: 1,927 Really fun scene today in my short story “In the Wake of Zedekiah Wight,” which is quickly turning into… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021: Day Four