Target: 13,650 words Achieved: 13,285 words After not reaching my target last week, I put in a few more hours over the week mornings and week nights, and managed to catch up quite a bit by the Friday morning! Unfortunately, I had another busy weekend planned: I was out with friends on Saturday, then had …
We've only just past the halfway point of the month, but I've already hit a few points where I've felt a little lull! Here in London we've been having a gorgeous heatwave, and as a result I've been spending a lot of time out and away from my desk, fuelling my renewed fruit pastille lolly …
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Target: 4,550 words Achieved: 4,117 words I started out the week with the knowledge that my weekend ahead was going to be jam-packed, so my plan was to try and get ahead quickly so that I wasn't playing catch up the week after. I wanted to hit the ground running and after smoothing over my …
This is a quote that seems to have nailed itself to the front of my mind for Camp NaNoWriMo. The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.Terry Pratchett It's a simple quote that reminds us to focus on just getting the story down, on kneading out the story points with whatever plot ingredients …
Camp NaNoWriMo is starting again this April, which means we have another reason to pick up our pens and get focused on a new project, or finishing a current work in progress! I've been thinking of ways I can help myself reach my Camp NaNoWriMo goal this coming month and I thought I'd share my …
One of my aims this month is to write a bit more during my spare time, and since Camp NaNoWriMo is coming up next month, I tried to think of some ways I could keep my motivation up for it. So I decided to draw together some quotes by a few talented writers to read …
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After a lovely start to the year, I'm feeling a little more positive about the months ahead regarding what I hope to get done. As I've set myself quite a few more tasks this month than the last, I thought I'd find a quote to remind myself not to be disappointed if I don't manage to …
