Days 14, 15, and 16

I've been slacking, I'm sorry! But here's how it went:

Day 14: Struggle struggle struggle struggle, EXHALE die.

Day 15: I CAN DO THIS I CAN DO THIS I can't do this die.

Day 16: I DID IT WOO HOOOOOOOO!

So I  reached 50,000 words this morning, but seeing as my set goal is 65,000, I have quite a bit more work to do.

Off to do it!

Silvermist

Days 12 and 13

Whew! missed yesterday again, but let me tell you.... It was a HUGE comeback from the very stupid other day I told you about.
This morning was great as well. :D Thank you, 'The Cure'! (Best music from the '80s EVER).

~Silvermist

P.S. I'll do the week recap later.

Day 11

What a crappy writing day. I'm serious, I've never had so much trouble writing in my life.
Well, the past 3 years of writing.
Arrrrrrrgh! Hopefully tomorrow goes better...

~Silvermist

Day 10

I missed yesterday, so a quick post about how it went:

Well. I got in 2k, mostly about flashbacks that I was inspired to write at the time, instead of filler I didn't feel like writing. It was awesome. :D

~Silvermist

Day 9

So this morning I woke up early because of a mouse rooting around my floor, so I brought the cat upstairs and she caught it pretty quick. (go Gus!) But then I was tired all morning (still am).

Unfortunately, my computer decided to run like 3 automatic updates, one for Word, so I wasted 20 minutes doing nothing when I should have been writing. All in all, I got barely over 2k this morning. It was sad.

However, I am starting to get into the meatier flashbacks... and they're kinda cute. Well, one of them was friggin' sad and scary, but the other one is kinda cute. Two little British boys being all cute and friendly and brotherly... ahh, the joys of not really doing research and then just writing on a whim.  Gotta love England in the 1870s.

Well, off to catch up on math from the past month of not understanding.

~Silvermist

Day 8

Welcome back after we skipped Sunday! It's day 8 and I speed-wrote about 4,000 words this morning.

That's quite a lot, in case you were wondering.

But I breached 30,000 words! I'm so happy, but so very, very sad at the same time. See, the 30-k mark is my weakest point... it's where I have to carry the story over and get the rising action started without actually plunging into the climax too soon. (The climax comes usually at 45,000 words, but in this case I'm running for a 65,000-word goal, so it shouldn't come until 55k or later). I usually fight the Monster of Dullness throughout this time period.

Off I go to draw!

~Silvermist

Day 6

Tomorrow marks the end of week one for Camp NaNo. Since I can't post tomorrow, I'm recapping the first week now.

So where am I?

Well, the conflict is present now, in the 25,000+ words I have accumulated this first week. The conflict that will set the main character and his posse of friends spiraling into a downward journey of destruction, horror, and DEATH.

I am going to like writing the climax. Or am I going to hate it? Either or, it's going to be climatic. The villain is fairly strong, although it's not really clear why he's a villain yet. (MeheheheheHEHEHEEHEHEHEHE!)

The characterization is freaking amazing. I love everyone so much I'm going to run away with them all and hide them in a pit where no one will find them but they might drown if it rains. Oops. Still! They're taking everything in stride, and soon enough they'll each be called on to assist the main character.

Or
will
THEY?

*DUN DUN*

Crazed,
Silvermist