Apr 2018 CampNanoWrimo Wk 4 - WritingProject: SSS #1 - Update #4

Secret Short Story #1

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Nanowrimo

Project Goal: To get a first draft this novel.

Stage of writing: First Draft

What inspired my current project: Spin off of a character of a WIP novel I've started and wanted to expand the story of that character for fun.

Last Update WC: 5,478

Week's Total WC: 5,343
Total Story WC: 20,259

Daily WC:

1. 842
2. 914
3. 723
4. 817
5. 0
6. 819
7. 556
8. 672
9. 0

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Thoughts of the Week

Total Words This Week: 5,343

Decided to list some of my thoughts I've had during the week to give you a little more insight on my progress and/or struggles.

• When I knew I was ahead I started to slack more on the writing because I had the reassurance that I was ahead but once I was ahead I wanted to stay ahead. I was able to keep this up pretty well till the last week.
• I forced myself to write when I wasn't in the mood and most times was able to hit my goals. The only times I had 0 words was because I wasn't inspired or was tired so I didn't even try. Lesson: Write anyways because some words are better than none. But I'm also in the camp where I don't like forcing myself to write every day or I'll get burnt out....
• I ended up writing random scenes during the end of this week because I wasn't sure where the story was going because a plot point kind of derailed me. Also I didn't clearly plan the characters so I wrote and named them as I went.
• Overall, still a fun story to write and will complete. It ended up being much longer than expected which is funny because I always thought I was an underwriter. I was supposed to write 2 short stories but I got 1 unfinished novella.
• Still enjoyed writing the draft though. I know it will require a lot of editing and refinement but all stories do. :)

Other Updates:

Update #4
Update #3
Update #2
Update #1

Apr 2018 CampNanoWrimo Wk 3 - WritingProject: SSS #1 - Update #3

Secret Short Story #1

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Nanowrimo

Project Goal: To get a first draft this novel.

Stage of writing: First Draft

What inspired my current project: Spin off of a character of a WIP novel I've started and wanted to expand the story of that character for fun.

Last Update WC: 4,887

Week's Total WC: 5,478
Total Story WC: 14,916

Daily WC:

1. 702
2. 738
3. 1,007
4. 777
5. 753
6. 774
7. 727

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Thoughts of the Week

Total Words This Week: 5,478

Decided to list some of my thoughts I've had during the week to give you a little more insight on my progress and/or struggles.

• Seems I'm able to write the amount of words I need (667) daily in about a half hour to 45 minutes depending on how motivated or inspired I am.
• I can consistently write about 700 words a day, maybe even more but I don't want to push myself too much or I may get burned out. This seems like an acceptable daily word count but I may up it to 800 after the month if I can.
• I'm realizing I'm using a bunch of filler words and gestures. I'm going to need to edit a lot.
• The story isn't even nearly done, it will likely be a novella.
• I thought I'd spend more time writing during my vacation this week but I ended working on other projects I've been wanting to do for months which is great because it will help support my writing. I still was able to go above the word goals but I wanted to finish it by then but I mostly spent it trying to recover and relax.
• Part of the previous bullet, I'm planning to move blogs after I finish with Campnano. All my content will move to the new blog so please keep a look out! I'll be announcing it on my social media as well! I'm excited to share it with you guys!

Other Updates:

Update #4
Update #3
Update #2
Update #1

Apr 2018 CampNanoWrimo Wk 2 - WritingProject: SSS #1 - Update #2

Secret Short Story #1

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Nanowrimo

Project Goal: To get a first draft this novel.

Stage of writing: First Draft

What inspired my current project: Spin off of a character of a WIP novel I've started and wanted to expand the story of that character for fun.

Last Update WC: 4,551

Week's Total WC: 4,887
Total Story WC: 9,438

Daily WC:

1. 713
2. 771
3. 802
4. 712
5. 809
6. 0
7. 744

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Thoughts of the Week

Total Words This Week: 4,887

Decided to list some of my thoughts I've had during the week to give you a little more insight on my progress and/or struggles.

• Dictating is still easier than typing everything out, even when I have to make corrections.
• Unfortunately when I'm so focused on writing, I don't always realize that the dictation of the words didn't come out right so I didn't fix it. Still don't have the time to correct it all since I'm typically writing right before bed. This will be fun to clean up during revisions/edits. / end sarcasm
• Missed a day because I spent the afternoon on Friday to hang out with a friend. It was fun and I needed it but fortunately I was able to get ahead enough that it didn't even make a dent to my word goal. Unfortunately, that also means I no longer have a buffer. lol
• As always, I write best when I can visualize what's going on before I write or dictate the scene.
• This story will no longer be a short story but likely a novelette or maybe even a novella.

Other Updates:

Update #4
Update #3
Update #2
Update #1

Apr 2018 CampNanoWrimo Wk 1 - WritingProject: SSS #1 - Update #1

Secret Short Story #1

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Nanowrimo

Project Goal: To get a first draft this novel.

Stage of writing: First Draft

What inspired my current project: Spin off of a character of a WIP novel I've started and wanted to expand the story of that character for fun.

Last Update WC: 0

Week's Total WC: 4,887
Total Story WC: 4,887

Daily WC:

1. 193
2. 1,148
3. 670
4. 714
5. 636
6. 729
7. 797

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Thoughts of the Week

Total Words This Week: 4,887

Decided to list some of my thoughts I've had during the week to give you a little more insight on my progress and/or struggles.

• Dictating using Google Document Voice typing is super convenient but the recognition is not bad but not great for story telling. I think it'd be good for basic things like lists but for story telling or complex words it's a little frustrating and I have to delete words that were interpreted wrong. 
• It's a bit annoying when it automatically capitalizes some words and it doesn't have a verbal command for using quotation marks so I have to type it in manually.
• I apparently mumble or slur my words so I need to slow down for the words to recognize but it does make it easier than typing everything. This also helps with my articulation and pronunciation since I don't really like to talk much. It doesn't always recognize the words I say accurately and I don't really have time to revise the day I write it so some words are off.
• I had been a bit worried about the story since I had a rough outline but didn't know a lot of the details but so far it's been working out. Adding characters as I go has been fun.
• The story may be longer than a short story, I've just started the story and already at half the word count a short story should be so it might be a novelette.

Other Updates:

Update #4
Update #3
Update #2
Update #1