Tag: women's fiction

It was an easy decision to camp this April. I will gladly take the opportunity to officially-finish writing my book.

Don’t get me wrong, I was able to write the book almost to completion during my first NaNoWriMo in 2021. Thanks to that November, I also found my writing group. The exponential encouragement and challenges came from my friends in NaNoWriMotown.

After November, I sent the first draft of “Mandy & Mia” to my Alpha Readers. I had to tell them things like “this novel does not have an END yet” and “there are tiny gaps throughout the story.” Oh my goodness, that does not sound finished, I still have a long ways to go!

Now is the time to address those issues. I’ve ignored my story long enough, it’s time to pull up Scrivener and get my fingers tapping. My goal is 10,000 words for the month of April 2022, so to stay on par I need 334 words per day.

Thank you for following along, I’m determined to get my story in your hands soon!

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November 28, 2021

Dear NanowriMotown,

I was afraid the holiday would steal my word-stride, it would kick me off the wagon and make it much more daunting to meet the 50K winning word count by end of month. I now have two days left with 12,313 words to go. That means I need to get around 6,157 words each day. Already a feat I have not achieved. Period. I don’t know if it’s possible, for me, physically, mentally and emotionally.

Lets go back to 4 days ago, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Every year, my family and I travel to visit our family in Midland. I had Nano-intentions to get words in, but the visiting with family always took priority. Being my first year attempting Nanowrimo, I went into the holiday with the no-plan plan, just wishing on a star that I would not go a single day with zero words.

I went three days with zero words, like an unlucky turkey: three days in a row with zer0 zer0 zer0 words. I can complain with other silly comparisons, but I have no reason to complain. I had a fun Thanksgiving weekend with family.

That is something that cannot be replaced with words. So, I’m trying not to beat myself up. I am still aiming for more words until the end of November, and whatever my end word count may be—I will be extremely proud of myself for GETTING THE FIRST DRAFT OF ‘MANDY & MIA’ WRITTEN! I would not be at 55,589 total WIP words without NanowriMotown.

I hope I am still considered a winner (possibly MVP) within the MotownNano community for actively participating and making so many great writing connections. I have been looking for a regional #writingcommunity like this—I feel like we get each other, and we’re owl crazy.

Sincerely,
Jenni

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