Thursday, October 30, 2008

My NaNoWriMo Page

One day left and I have enjoyed the last calm breakfast before the crazy starts. Writing with a fork in one hand and trying not to fleck my keyboard with partially masticated food is I feel going to be a thrice daily challenge.

My Nanowrimo site is where my word count really counts if I want to be an official 'winner'.This is where I will submit my daily word count and hopefully watch the blue bar grow steadily.

I am going to put my own progress bar up here later...

[Edit:It is up]

Rally Friends!

Time has all but run out. Two days remain until I make my first go at Nanowrimo, and I want to make it a successful attempt. Surely peer pressure and fear of losing face are great motivational tools. I need friends, supporters - random people with too much time on their hands to cheer me on - or at worst anybody with a vindictive itch eager to goad me at the slightest hint of failure. So I have resurrected this blog and intend to post updates of my progress and word count, often - I can't be more specific because I have no fixed schedule yet. And hey, I might be busy.

And so the other reason for the blog. I am not going to have time for all that fantastic correspondence my family and friends have come to look forward to, to cherish, to use as props for their emotional well-being. No more of those, regular, lovingly crafted e-mails, say goodbye to those heart-warming, stimulating, motivational phone conversations. For the month of November if you want Nick's news: This is where it will be. You want to be entertained and enthralled by my amazing, exuberant, just this side of clinical, ramblings? This is where you need to be.

Only Forward:
I am now officially launching the new blog with an actual title this time.

Word counters will be put up soon. And maybe even a novel title. I am still not 100% committed to a novel idea, I have three possible ideas kicking around. And people: Time is running out.