Ladies and Gentlemen, let us hear how your novel is going so far!
Are you soaring ahead with your wordcount, or already *gulp* behind? Is everything going as planned, or have the plot bunnies and their numerous progeny taken your plot and run off with it? Have your characters rebelled yet?
And most importantly... are there squirrels?
I'm happy to report that word-wise, I'm ahead of schedule! (Voices in the background: *yay*) However, right now, that is posing a serious problem because, 11,000 words in, basically the only thing my MMC has said to my FMC is: "Yes, my Lady." Drat. And he's got some serious hangups about nomenclature.
But there has already been one squirrel. Squirrels cover a multitude of authorial sins. =)
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Pullman, WA Co-ML
NaNo '06: Breathless
NaNo '07: Beauty and the Beast
"I write for the same reason I breathe... because if I didn't, I would die."
6,122 / 50,000
Nov 5, 2007 - 05 08
Oh God, oh God, oh God. I'm so going to be way behind by this time tomorrow. I never imagined this would be so intense.
Back to work!
~Pat
32,044 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2007 - 00 20
I am TOTALLY ahed of where I wanted to be. But no squirrels... not yet (there is a squirrel in my RPG so I get my fix from her). Sadly, Jen met two men in within five minutes each other. One was picking his nose, the other gave her a pendant.
How sweet!
6,037 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2007 - 14 10
good lord i am already 3 days behind. my beginning is intentionally dry and unassuming, so it's a huge chore to write. it'll pick up after i get through it, and maybe then i can catch up on my word count. maybe.
50,019 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2007 - 16 48
I'm actually ahead of where I thought I would be. I just hit 11,000. I am hoping I will be able to get past 12,000 this evening.
No squirrels yet, but they are coming!
52,869 / 50,000
Nov 6, 2007 - 22 11
I wasnt getting anywhere with my novel, so today i decided to start over with a new topic. but, i am already at 2000 words, so i think i will catch up pretty quickly. dads weekend is gonna put a damper on my writing though. haha.
18,649 / 50,000
Nov 9, 2007 - 09 43
I'm approximately 4 days behind. I blame biochemistry and mammalogy.
................... We have stuffed squirrels in our mamm lab. I like Abert's squirrel (Scuirus aberti) the most. Because they have black ear tufts.
Erhm. Uhm. Ummmm.... I have yet to talk about squirrels, because I don't know which species inhabit California. Because I'm weird like that.
Do they have to be bubonic? Because.... I know that bats carry rabies.... and armadillos carry leprosy.... but do squirrels carry Yersinia pestis?