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Friday, April 26, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Days 22 - 25

Days 21-25 - There wasn't much to update on, so I decided not to post daily. For these 5 days I mainly did editing, with some writing as well. Took a lot out too though. In all I added just under 2500 words in 5 days, with heavy and light editing all of the days.

Today (26th) I'm going to take completely off (if I can keep from editing) as I've only had 2 full days where I didn't write and/or edit. I think I'm due for one, then I'm gonna write/edit the rest of the month and see if I can leave strong. I only need two more chapters (I think) so once I get those going, it should all wrap up well.

I had my first Critique of my first 3 Chapters, and it wasn't bad. If anyone would like to read the first 3 Chapters (approx 10k - or 7% of the story) feel free to contact me using any means above - email or Goodreads. I'd like honest thoughts on the first 3 Chapters from anyone willing to take a look.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 53,239 / 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 68,747 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written
Day 16: 2,676 words written
Day 17: A day of Editing & Blurb writing
Day 18: 3,525 words written
Day 19: 1,370 words written
Day 20: 5,505 words written - hit 50,000 words for NaNo!
Day 21: 828 words written, light editing
Day 22: 805 words written, light editing
Day 23: A day of heavy editing
Day 24: 210 words written, heavy editing
Day 25: 626 words written, light editing

For anyone interested, my story is EROTICA featuring the following themes: F/F sex, FFM threesomes, BDSM & Polyamory. What I'll do with the story when it's done, I'm not sure.

I'd love to hear from anyone else doing Camp NaNo, now or if you have previously. Thank you for any interest you take in my accountability here.

Monday, April 22, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 21

Day 21 - a quiet day of editing, I removed a lot of words and added 828. So my overall story total fluctuated some. No big edits, just the minor things, fixing grammar and such. It was a quiet day, which I planned to take off completely but I can't just not touch my story it seems, even when I try.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 51,598 / 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 67,170 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written
Day 16: 2,676 words written
Day 17: A day of Editing & Blurb writing
Day 18: 3,525 words written
Day 19: 1,370 words written
Day 20: 5,505 words written - hit 50,000 words for NaNo!
Day 21: 828 words written, light editing

Sunday, April 21, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 20 - The Day I hit 50,000 words!

Day 20 - I hit my goal!! 50k words in the Month of April!

It only took 17 days of writing / editing. I only took two full days off in April and spent one day writing something else. I knew I'd easily make the goal, I just didn't know I'd do it quite that quickly.

It's been a crazy fun ride, but my WIP isn't done. It still needs a few more chapters, some others fixed and then the first draft will be done. Likely this week.

Taking Sunday off because I want to, though I've already wanted to open Quoll. Maybe I'll just do some editing this morning. We'll see if that leads to writing. :)

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 50,770 / 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 66,402 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written
Day 16: 2,676 words written
Day 17: A day of Editing & Blurb writing
Day 18: 3,525 words written
Day 19: 1,370 words written
Day 20: 5,505 words written

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 19

Day 19 - was the lightest day I've had on actual word count, but a lot was done otherwise.

The book is starting to wrap up. I did what I think will be the last chapter a few days ago and I've been working to fill in the time from what I last wrote to the end. Yesterday after I finished a scene I started on Day 17, I realized that I had to figure the rest out, because all I'm missing now is 3-4 Chapters and I wasn't sure what was going where.

So I printed out two blank calendars and I detailed out my story on them. The story begins May 3rd of 2019 and spans all of May and June. The first 15 chapters were all pretty much set, as far as story and completion goes. After that was when it started getting choppy as I was trying to figure things out.

With everything sorted on the calendars, I could easily see what I had before me and where I needed to find something to stick in. I worked on that most of the evening and the additions I made caused me to change a couple things I already had. Now, it's ready to come together as I start to write the final few chapters and flesh out the 3 that are partial chapters. :)

My blurb (see Day 17) has been mostly well received. I may tweak a few things to, somehow, add in the fact that the book has BDSM in it as well. Not sure how, or I may just add my Author's Note to the blurb, which would be best as I like my blurb overall.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 45,625 / 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 61,401 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written
Day 16: 2,676 words written
Day 17: A day of Editing & Blurb writing
Day 18: 3,525 words written
Day 19: 1,370 words written

Friday, April 19, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 18

Day 18 - A good day of writing. With the ending plaguing me, I wrote what could be my ending? Not set in stone, but it's my ending for now. So for the rest of NaNo, I need to work toward getting to that ending, a few other things have to happen first. I did write part of another scene as well and it was enjoyable.

Just over 6k before I hit my goal of 50k. It was easy for me to do, but any actual friends of mine who come here (hi, if you do come by) know that with the way I write, I was never worried about hitting 50k. The words are easy, as long as ideas came and for the most part they did.

When I reach 50k, that doesn't mean I'll stop writing. Likely the ~~story~~ book won't just be done at that point, though it should be close. So I will keep going after I hit 50k. Once the book is completed, then I'll start on edits and that will take a long while. 1 - because I'm a perfectionist and 2 - because I'm just not the best writer. I think I *can* write to a degree but my writing, for most of my life, has always been telling rather than showing. I've been a penpaller all my life, and that lends to telling stories. In high school, long ago, I was on the newspaper staff, once again telling. So I'm a teller, and that reflects. I hope to be able to edit my book to show more. We'll see.

If you didn't see it yesterday, I wrote my blurb and post it. I'm rather fond of it, though I may need to change one or two things depending on if and where I share the book.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 43,895 / 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 60,031 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written
Day 16: 2,676 words written
Day 17: A day of Editing & Blurb writing
Day 18: 3,525 words written

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 17

Day 17 - I didn't write on the story today. I did do light edits, just going through and fixing the biggest mistakes, like my overuse of the word "that" and the phrase "a little", as well as fixing spelling mistakes and double words. It's the little things I focused on today, since it's still not time to do an overhaul of it.

The biggest thing I did for today was write a blurb!! I was actually quite nervous about the blurb but it ended up going really REALLY well, well in my opinion anyways. Three people have read it so far and loved it too. YAY!!

Will you tell me what you think? :)

Blurb:

Seeking to escape her past and establish a new life for herself, Ripley Owens lands in Bijou Basin. In the quaint progressive town, Ripley endeavors to find solace, eager to discover herself once more. An advertisement for an erotic nude photographer catches her eye, and she books a session, hoping to reclaim her identity.

When a shy goddess enters her studio, Kenzie Holliday is instantly intrigued. After an evening of photos turns flirty and sexual, Kenzie finds herself reluctant to let the beauty go. She asks to see Ripley again, surprised and delighted when she agrees.

Ripley likes Kenzie but doubts plague her. Kenzie is polyamorous and married, something Ripley has never experienced. New possibilities open up before her, both intriguing and scaring her. Does she want to date someone so complicated? How could she ever matter, if the person she dates already has their soulmate?

I'm hesitantly looking for places to find Critique Partners or Beta Readers. I'm not to that stage yet, but as no one has read the story beyond the original prompt, and that was only read by 3 others, I'd like some feedback, initially on the story / characters. I know this is only getting a couple views, but if anyone has any good suggestions, please let me a comment.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 40,370/ 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 56,620 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written
Day 16: 2,676 words written
Day 17: A day of Editing & Blurb writing

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 16

Day 16 - A quiet day of writing. Didn't do a whole lot though passed my daily goal when I reached a natural stopping place. I'm feeling the story should start to head towards it's conclusion, but I haven't figured out how that will happen yet, so I'm a bit stumped. I also did a little bit of basic editing, just spelling and basic things that Quoll catches. I ended up removing about 100 words, but my big rewrites won't come until the whole thing is completed. When will that be? No clue! I need to find my ending!!

Half Way Thoughts:

It's half way through the month and Camp (my first ever if you are just seeing this now) is wildly successful. I've written at least something 13 of 16 days and I've written a lot. At half way through Camp, I sit at 81% of my goal complete. I won't need the rest of the month to hit 50k, though I won't just stop at 50k, instead I will write until my story is complete. Then, when I have more time in Camp, I will likely start heavy edits. I know the story is very rough and even bad in some places, but Camp was just about getting the story out, and that's what I've done. It's been fun! Will I do Camp or the main NaNoWriMo again? If I have another story to tell, I will. How this one is, lends it to continue, so we'll see!

I'm hesitantly looking for places to find Critique Partners or Beta Readers. I'm not to that stage yet, but as no one has read the story beyond the original prompt, and that was only read by 3 others, I'd like some feedback, initially on the story / characters. I know this is only getting a couple views, but if anyone has any good suggestions, please let me a comment.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 40,370/ 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 56,620 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written
Day 16: 2,676 words written

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Days 14 & 15

Day 14 - I ended taking off completely. While I did open my Quoll (the software I write with) I did very little, tweaking an edit here or there. Mainly I needed a recharge and didn't do anything with it.

Day 15 - I was back in the groove of writing, wrote over 3400 words when I learned about Notre Dame. That put a damper on my mood so I stopped writing. I'm an Atheist and I could care less about the religious parts of Notre Dame, but as a historical and architectural building, the loss is so very sad. I'm glad it wasn't worse and the shell could be saved. Anyways, needed to say, the lives of my fictional characters, though I love them, just didn't matter so I stopped writing for the day. Still, it was productive until that point and I'm trying to start thinking of a way to start bring the story to a close.

Half Way Thoughts:

It's half way through the month and Camp (my first ever if you are just seeing this now) is wildly successful. I've written at least something 12 of 15 days and I've written a lot. At half way through Camp, I sit at 76% of my goal complete. I won't need the rest of the month to hit 50k, though I won't just stop at 50k, instead I will write until my story is complete. Then, when I have more time in Camp, I will likely start heavy edits. I know the story is very rough and even bad in some places, but Camp was just about getting the story out, and that's what I've done. It's been fun! Will I do Camp or the main NaNoWriMo again? If I have another story to tell, I will. How this one is, lends it to continue, so we'll see!

I'm hesitantly looking for places to find Critique Partners or Beta Readers. I'm not to that stage yet, but as no one has read the story beyond the original prompt, and that was only read by 3 others, I'd like some feedback, initially on the story / characters. I know this is only getting a couple views, but if anyone has any good suggestions, please let me a comment.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 37,694/ 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 54,014 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written
Day 14: 0 words written
Day 15: 3,425 words written

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 13

Days 13 was a quiet day of writing. Didn't quite hit my goal but hit a good stopping place, so I didn't push it for the day. It was more sex, so that's always a fun time to write. :)

The book did pass the 50k mark though. Now if I can only figure out how to wrap it up and start heading towards an ending...

I'm hesitantly looking for places to find Critique Partners or Beta Readers. I'm not to that stage yet, but as no one has read the story beyond the original prompt, and that was only read by 3 others, I'd like some feedback, initially on the story / characters. I know this is only getting a couple views, but if anyone has any good suggestions, please let me a comment.

For Camp NaNoWriMo I am challenging myself to write 50,000 words.

Camp NaNoWriMo Progress

Total for NaNo: 34,269 / 50,000 words
Story Novel Total: 50,589 words

Day 01: 2,105 words written
Day 02: 3,325 words written
Day 03: 3,483 words written
Day 04: 2,633 words written
Day 05: 5,937 words written
Day 06: Day off for Dewey's - 5 Books Read
Day 07: 4,327 words written
Day 08: 4,020 words written
Day 09: 2,615 words written
Day 10: 4,323 words written
Day 11: A day of Editing
Day 12: 1,513 words written (not on main project)
Day 13: 2,401 words written

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo - Day 12 Musings

In Camp, they send out "Care Packages" daily, just little thoughts and sayings from "counselors". On Day 12, I received this -

Camp Care Package:

I hear people use the phrase “aspiring writer” a lot. But writing isn’t something you aspire to; if you write, you’re a writer, pure and simple! Remind yourself of that, and take your work seriously.

--- Author Adib Khorram

Any writers, or aspiring writers, reading this that want to weigh in?

As a whatever-the-fuck-I-am, I totally disagree with with the statement.

I write, now, but I don't consider myself a writer. Hell, for nearly 2 months I haven't called my writing anything other than a story. I still have trouble calling it a book now, even though that's what it is. Writing doesn't make me, personally, a writer. For a writer, I think agents and book deals and published works. Does that mean I think people unpublished aren't writers? No, I suppose not, as they could chose not to publish, or write for other reasons.

Perhaps in my mind writers = author and that's where a difference lies? Authors are published, while writers simply write? Where is the line drawn?

Will I *become* a writer? I don't know.
Do I think I *am* a writer? Definitely not.

Am I wrong? I really don't know, it's just how I feel about it. "Aspiring" sounds truer to me, if I had to label it. For now, "Writer" with a capital W, I am not.