tappity tap
so I’m back in Canada. No snow here yet, but it’s coming! Probably this weekend!
earlier today I managed to complete NaNoWriMo; I hit 50k words on my novel sometime this afternoon. I’m very pleased! It was not an easy feat to write 50k words in a single month, especially with finishing work in Dublin, packing up the house, taking a boat from Ireland to France, spending 10 days in Clermont-Ferrand and then flying back to Montreal. But I managed it, with lots of support from my family, Dragon Well tea, and a peaceful view over the lake from my chosen writing room. My wife also wrote 50k words this November, winning NaNoWriMo a week or so ago. It’s been a writing sort of month!
I’m pretty pleased with what I’ve written thus far; big chunks of it I have already stashed into a file full of stuff that I knew even while writing it wouldn’t make the cut, and I’m still struggling with showing rather than telling (writing in an active rather than a passive voice), but for a month’s worth of writing for the sake of writing I’ve appreciated the experience. I think it’s worth continuing and seeing where it goes; the novel itself, as planned at least, is nowhere near completed. And I didn’t even have to add any random ninja or pirate attacks to use as filler! Though now that I think about it…
otherwise, things are great, the family is great, and I’m great, so that’s great!
Welcome home. 🙂
Canada sucks.
And by sucks I mean rocks.
I’m downing my celebratory beer, I made it with 6 minutes to go. I’d just like to thank one Mystic T. Moose, as every time it seemed I’d pass his word count and the option of saying “At least I beat the Canuck” became available, he would fire off a volley of words and I’d have a longer pole to climb.
Cheers, eh?
Welcome home! 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year too together!
Congrats on the Nano! Yaaawheee 🙂 a few friends of mine made it. J made it too.
Me? I, uh, got the muse sucked out of me. Kinda got hurt mid-month so I’ve been (and here imagine me sticking my arms out and making creepy groaning noises at the same time) Braaaaaainlessssss….
Only got 12 writing days in, but I *will* be finishing it anyway.
And darn.. come down here and visit. Canada is not here!
-Me
Yay… welcome home! Shoot me the latest version of it, I never got around to reading it when you were at the 40k mark. 🙂
They’re Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat!
Give my love to all!
Happy New Year bud. 🙂
I hear met up with you again this Christmas. How cool is that! But now that’s one MORE city I wish I could have split myself to visit over this special weekend.
Hope you spent it well… 🙂
Small question – what was your NaNoWriMo novel? 🙂 Very curious. Tried to look up your names, but only ended up with a ‘Laura’ whom I’m sure is no relation?