Journals of Journeys


Archive for November, 2004

30,356 words = 60.712% complete

Thirty-thousand, three hundred fifty six from fifty-thousand words leaves us with nineteen-thousand, six hundred forty-four words remaining. Divide that by 4.5 days and that means I have to write no less than four-thousand three hundred sixty-five point three (to infinity) words per day to make the 50K mark.

Friday, November 26th, 2004

Final Week, Fleeting Thoughts

Whether or not I make the 50K word challenge or not, I don’t know. What I do know is that even though I’ve had a boatload of stuff to contend with (far out of the ordinary, I might add), I’ve still written, have had a coherent stream of consciousness throughout the process and know there is more of the tale to be told.

Thursday, November 25th, 2004

New NaNoWriMo Title

“Jenny’s Skates” has been scrapped at least for the time being. Jenny figured out that if she was spending $1.50 a week for roughly 32 weeks a year (during the school year) to rent skates, she could buy a pair of skates on sale for $42.00 and when she grew out of the new […]

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

Writing, Responsibilities, Writing, Life

Finding a priority is next to impossible. We’re moving, have a house to put up on the market, have kids in elementary school with homework every night (and upcoming parent-teacher conferences looming in the near future) … are you getting the sense of apprehension? No?

I am a community leader volunteer for […]

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

2004 NaNoWriMo is ON

Well, it’s finally here — 2004 NaNoWriMo! Wish me luck!

Monday, November 1st, 2004