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29 November 2014
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6 November 2014
...is a story that can't be told.
The unique thing about NaNoWriMo, especially this one, is that I get the chance to write something without planning.
Without knowing who the characters are and only a vague idea of where the story may take me I get to embark on a journey of discovery. One that is unique and that I only will ever travel.
Sure if I publish the story the reader will undertake a similar journey but writing the story is my journey and something I am thoroughly enjoying.
There's new characters to develop like the druid Faber, Nethangar the spirit of the wildwood (the titular character of the novel) or even the hunting hounds Dusk and Dawn.
There's a whole history to create as the story gets told and the future unfolds before my eyes.
Today I breached 10,000 words and for the first time I'm on track to complete the 50,000 word target.
The story is coming together, I'm enjoying the journey and am looking forward to where it will take me.
3 November 2014
...and a bit of a whimper
It's NaNo time people! What's that some of you are bound to ask.
NaNoWriMo stands for the National Novel Writing Month. It's a personal challenge to write a novel of a minimum length of 50,000 words in a Month.
That breaks down to 1,667 words per day.
This year, like the last 2 years, I am actively participating.
However, at the weekend I found myself travelling down to see my parents to celebrate Guy Fawkes or Bonfire night in Newick which is near Lewes in Sussex.
They know how to celebrate Bonfire Night in Sussex with each village having their own Bonfire Society and Lewes, I understand, having 6 of them.
It starts off with a firey procession:
Then they light the bonfire
And then they let of several thousand pounds worth of fireworks.
Not a bad display for a tiny Sussex village: http://www.newickbonfire.com/
Because of this my start to this years NaNo was delayed somewhat and I missed a whole day of writing. But I confess I was aware of this heading into this years month of frenetic wordsmithing.
Sunday I was when my personal NaNo started with a total of 2510 words.
Today I have wrote a further 1168 on the train journey into work this morning.
By the close of today I need to have written at least 5000 words to remain on track so still a fair number of words to write and less time to do it in than I had on Sunday.
Don't forget I'm trying to raise funds for the NaNo project and you can sponsor my endeavours here:
Thanks
Phil
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