Sonya Says

NaBloPoMo 2009

sonya — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:47:33 +0000

I didn’t enter this blog on the NaBloPoMo November blogroll, but I’ve kind of been in the running unofficially. It’s easy to write something every day in November, because if all else fails I’ll still blog about my wordcount and how easy it was to write those words.

I’m considering the challenge for December, though. On the one hand, it would be good to get a blogging routine up and running again. On the other, though, I know that December will be a tricky month for daily blogging. I’ll be travelling home for Christmas, and there everybody and the world will want to see me because I live abroad, and they – the dogs in particular – will not be impressed if I disappear in the middle of brunch, lunch or dinner because I need to write a new blog post. So I’m not sure what to do. Maybe I’ll be an unofficial participant again – at least for the first 21 days of the month.

First Draft Reward

sonya — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:45:08 +0000

I’ve finished NaNoWriMo, wrote another first draft that needs editing (badly). Before I get on with finishing this year’s and last year’s story (well, other way around, actually), I want to read a book.

While I write, I’m not allowed to read unless it’s genre research. The book I’ve really wanted to read for two months now is Nova Ren Suma‘s Dani Noir. I’ll got to Daunt Books tomorrow and order it.

What to write next?

sonya — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:37:31 +0000

I’m torn between revising my NaNoWriMo 2008 novel (which I really ought to do) and writing something new (an idea that has been in and out of my mind for a long time).

I hope I get into How to Revise Your Novel on Monday morning. I could use some pointers…

Breaking a habit

sonya — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:33:31 +0000

I remember why I started this blog. This was supposed to be a place where I chronicled my progress as a writer and where I shared things I learnt along the way with other writers.

But I keep forgetting this, and recently – over the last two years or so – I’ve only remembered when NaNoWriMo came around. It’s time I break this habit. It’s time I take this blog seriously again.

Editing

sonya — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:44:39 +0000

I’m not sure what I’ll have to do with my NaNo novel from last year actually goes under the heading “editing”. At the moment, it looks more at home in “complete rewrite”.

*sigh*

51096 – I win

sonya — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:07:13 +0000

I win

50019 – Yay!

sonya — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:49:56 +0000

It’s done. I’ve finished it. I guess I rushed over a few things towards the end – something to fix during revision.

I know I still have to put a lot of work into the draft to turn it into a proper (short) novel. For now, though, I’m happy with it as it is.

48011

sonya — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:39:49 +0000

748 words tonight. Not bad, I only got home around 40 minutes ago. Tomorrow I should be back in the late afternoon, so hopefully I’ll get to 50k then.

47263

sonya — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:13:15 +0000

Hm, it seems I’ve almost run out of story. Can I make the final scene last 2,800 words?

45160

sonya — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:44 +0000

After two days of zero-word days, I’m glad I’ve made the minimum daily wordcount again today.