Saturday, November 4, 2017

NaNo Update! Week #1

*crazy laughing*
*more crazed laughing*
*can't stop*
Welcome to NaNo, friends. OuO

Okie, honestly, I don't feel THAT crazy, because NaNo is going pretty well for me at the moment. It's only the end of day four and I'm ahead of my goal, my story is moving along nicely now that I'm into some early on plot twists and THE STORY IS ROLLING.
So, even though I don't have my entire plot figured out (ha, ha, October was SO not a prepping month.)
This happened right before NaNo---
Tuesday, the day before NaNo...
"Procrastination at it's best. XD XD XD"

So, yeah, I don't have my whole novel planned out...and I kinda wanna finish this novel by the end of the month or year.
(I've never actually finished a book though, so I have no idea how hahahahahha)
But anyway! Let's get into the recap of the first week!

Day 1
2,343
The first day was a Wednesday, so that means Jaclynn and I worked! WHAT'S MORE AMAZING AND INSPIRING THAN SWINGING KIDS AND HOLDING CRYING KIDS AND TRYING NOT TO DIE INSIDE??? XD XD
This was me and Dee's first day of NaNo selfie...
Can you see the inevitable doom in our eyes? XD
(AND ALSO NOTICE MY WRITING SWEATER. I legit only wear that when I write... especially in November. ;))
But the first day was hard, since Jaclynn stayed over a bit after work and when we are together there is more screeching and ultimate DEATH happening than writing. Once she left, I got a lot more words in. ;)
I always like to start the first day off with more than just the daily goal, and I got to accomplish that! Yay!

Day 2!
2,281
I honestly don't remember what I did this day. Obviously I wrote...O.O
OH!....
Wait........
WAIT.
*three minutes later*
Um. I went for a walk and drew...I think. O.O

Day 3!
4,798
OOH! This was quite a day.
When I wasn't doing this-
I was doing this--
I was pretty productive. OuO
And yes, I know. I'm a major creeper. I promise, I'm not a psychopath. XD XD

Quote from the day:
Dee: *having a laughing attack/mental breakdown/being Dee*
Me: Jaclynn, you've been a mess for the past weeks. I don't think I wanna be your friend anymore.
Dee: *can't even*

Day 4!
1,067
Now, today....WAS SO LOW MOTIVATION FOR ME. I didn't want to write or draw or do anything. I just wanted to watch shows. So, at like 9:30pm I scrambled and wrote over a thousand words in like a half an hour. My goal is to write every single day, even if it's only a sentence or two. GOTTA KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE!!! XD

So, now that the first week is over of NaNo, my altogether word count isssss......
10,489 WORDS! I am 20% of the way done to my goal, and I feel really good about it! I'm only four days into the month and I'm nearly a quarter of the way to my goal!! LIKE WHAATTT?
That seems so close in such a short time, but in reality I know I'm still so far away. 
*more crazed laughing from the beginning of this post*

So, yeah. That's how this has gone for me. Dee and I have been warring and stuff, which is super helpful, and the main reason I've written so much!
*does cheerleading stuff*
*collapses cuz so tired*

SHARE WITH ME YOUR WORD COUNT AND STUFF SO I CAN FEEL CHALLENGED AND ALL THAT STUFF. :D
-Emma-
P.S. Next week I'm gonna try to share snippets of my story with you guys, but it's really late tonight AND I MUST SLEEP.

8 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, I loved this post! The pictures and descriptions were hilarious. XD
    I'm doing NaNo and so far, I'm really enjoying it! I'm actually doing the YWP this year, because I don't feel like I'm ready to write 50K in a month. XD So my goal is 25K, and I just reached 6K, so I'm 24% done. YAY!
    I wish you the best of luck with your novel! :D Can't wait for the snippets!

    -Clara <3

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AWW, Thanks, Clara!! You're so nice. ;)
      Oh, that's great! GET ALL THE WORDS!! As I would say to Jaclynn- GIT IT!!! XD
      Thanks again! I'll make sure to post them soon!!
      -Emma-

      Delete
  2. cool! I just finished for the day, and I'm at 7,825 words. and thats all outline and a huge snippit that isnt even happening in this book, it happens later in the series...whut even. o.O
    Most crazily, ~Olive

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wow, that's awesome!! Even if it may not be able to be all used. The important part is to write! XD :)
      -Emma-

      Delete
  3. Awesome job! AND OOH I CANNOT WAIT FOR THOSE SNIPPETS. Remember to sleep, though. Take care of yourself! XD

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you! I WILL DEFINITELY MAKE A POST WITH THEM! :D
      Oh, definitely. I can't make myself stay up very late...;) AND YOU, TOO! :D
      -Emma-

      Delete
  4. So many words! Your writing sweater is fabulous. How do you save that for just writing? I would never take it off.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Aw, thanks! Yeah, it's barely cold enough for it though, so it usually ends up at the end of my bed or on the ground. XD
      -Emma-

      Delete