NaNo 2009: Week 4
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xerinmichellexI did it, I did it! Victory! Victory! Victory! Whew. *catches breath after running around the house like an idiot*
I finished my NaNo novel on time. Eek! That never happens for me. Usually I can approximate when I'll finish as I get near to the end (like five chapters away), but I'll be off by a day or two because my muse is a sadistic jerk. Seriously, it wanders off. I think I may need to invest in some Ritalin for it. But, I truly did finish on time this...time. I did, I did!
The bulk of my writing was finished on Monday, if I have to be honest. I added another 2,000 words, which brought the word count up to 42,000, give or take a few hundred. Since I wrote Elisabeth and Lola's POV's in different documents, the rest of Monday was spent intertwining their narratives. Tuesday and today were spent reading through the manuscript to make sure all things were in proper order and flowed. Blah, blah, blah...I managed to add another 1,000 words while cutting out mistakes, bringing my first draft total to 43,000. This amount coming from someone who typically writes 100,000+ word manuscripts, I am super proud of myself.
I do expect, however, the 43,000 words to increase just a tick. Most of the story--especially Lola's POV--is a lot of internal plot. I will refrain from using the word "angst" because Lola has a genuine reason to be the introverted, shell of a person she is. With most mental dialogue, I'm expecting to add more things in when I re-look at the manuscript for a final edit. It won't be anywhere near adding 57,000 words, but I do want to aim closer to 50,000. Less than 45,000 seems like a short novel in my opinion. Of course, this is coming from someone who does 100,000 words per manuscript and thinks nothing of it. I'm just sayin'...
Also, Lady Gaga is stalking me on the radio. It never fails every time I get into the car and turn the radio on, "Bad Romance" is on or it's the next song to come on. I broke down and bought the video off of iTunes--which is like a crack addict saying, "I'm going to take one more hit and I'll go into rehab." (What? I like pretty things--the video is pretty to look at.) I've already watched the video five times. Today. Does it make things better if I say my muse likes the video and is working her darndest to find a novel plot to fit the song? No? Okay, I'll just go over here and....not watch the video again. Yeah, that's it. Not going to watch it. I know! I'll cold turkey "Bad Romance". That’ll totally do the trick.
Speaking of cold turkey, Happy Turkey Day everyone!
I finished my NaNo novel on time. Eek! That never happens for me. Usually I can approximate when I'll finish as I get near to the end (like five chapters away), but I'll be off by a day or two because my muse is a sadistic jerk. Seriously, it wanders off. I think I may need to invest in some Ritalin for it. But, I truly did finish on time this...time. I did, I did!
The bulk of my writing was finished on Monday, if I have to be honest. I added another 2,000 words, which brought the word count up to 42,000, give or take a few hundred. Since I wrote Elisabeth and Lola's POV's in different documents, the rest of Monday was spent intertwining their narratives. Tuesday and today were spent reading through the manuscript to make sure all things were in proper order and flowed. Blah, blah, blah...I managed to add another 1,000 words while cutting out mistakes, bringing my first draft total to 43,000. This amount coming from someone who typically writes 100,000+ word manuscripts, I am super proud of myself.
I do expect, however, the 43,000 words to increase just a tick. Most of the story--especially Lola's POV--is a lot of internal plot. I will refrain from using the word "angst" because Lola has a genuine reason to be the introverted, shell of a person she is. With most mental dialogue, I'm expecting to add more things in when I re-look at the manuscript for a final edit. It won't be anywhere near adding 57,000 words, but I do want to aim closer to 50,000. Less than 45,000 seems like a short novel in my opinion. Of course, this is coming from someone who does 100,000 words per manuscript and thinks nothing of it. I'm just sayin'...
Also, Lady Gaga is stalking me on the radio. It never fails every time I get into the car and turn the radio on, "Bad Romance" is on or it's the next song to come on. I broke down and bought the video off of iTunes--which is like a crack addict saying, "I'm going to take one more hit and I'll go into rehab." (What? I like pretty things--the video is pretty to look at.) I've already watched the video five times. Today. Does it make things better if I say my muse likes the video and is working her darndest to find a novel plot to fit the song? No? Okay, I'll just go over here and....not watch the video again. Yeah, that's it. Not going to watch it. I know! I'll cold turkey "Bad Romance". That’ll totally do the trick.
Speaking of cold turkey, Happy Turkey Day everyone!
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Date: 2009-11-27 01:52 pm (UTC)I'm at "almost" 49 myself, and while the storyline is technically finished, I've been headdesking my way through the editing process to Make It Long Enough. (I've been at "almost" 49 for about a week now.) I typically power through about 30,000 words before getting distracted, having my muse "wander off" as yours does, starting to hate my story and wanting to give up convinced it's no good, or just up and finishing the plot somewhere between "novella" and "novel." That's what my biggest issue is--having the final draft be too short.
(What's your name on the AW forums, btw?)
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Date: 2009-11-27 04:16 pm (UTC)My muse no more wanders off than it does "Oh, look! I found a new story you could write." Being I'm slightly compulsive, I then have to sit down and flesh out characters and settings and plots. Oy!
My name on AW is erin_michelle. I mostly lurk, but I do comment now and then--mostly in the Novels and Young Adult subforums. Do you have a username?
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Date: 2009-11-27 08:12 pm (UTC)I'm Rhoda Nightingale on AW. I've been both lurking and posting, in Horror and Novels, mostly.
(BTW, I FINISHED!! 50K FTW!!!)
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Date: 2009-11-27 10:09 pm (UTC)