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NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 15

15 Sunday Nov 2015

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Today has been better then the past few days, or to be honest, the last week as a whole. I think I wrote more this weekend than I was able to get out in the entire week last week. I’m still no where near the word count that I need to be, but I feel like I’ve been able to get my momentum back. And I’m hoping to keep the momentum I’ve found and let it carry me to higher numbers this coming week.

Wish me luck. How is your November coming?

Words Written Today: 1,520

Total: 18,131

First Sentence:

And you both deserve to be happy.

Last Sentence: 

I’m going to have to replace two of the sides.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 14

14 Saturday Nov 2015

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Today is coming to an end. I’m not nearly where I wish I was, but most of my morning ended up out with my mom so I can’t say that I’m disappointed either. I was able to get more words than I had before down. And I think I’m in a really good place to continue tomorrow.

Words Written Today: 1,410

Total: 16,611

First Sentence:

Katherine tugged Darrion forward.

Last Sentence: 

You look incredibly happy, and so does Finn.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 13

14 Saturday Nov 2015

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Friday the 13th. Depending on how superstitious you are, it could be a bad day, a good day, or just your average Friday. For me, in the past, it’s been a pretty good day of the year. We’ll see if that holds true for me today (this was written at the start of the day.) 

And unfortunately, Friday wasn’t all that helpful toward my word count. I just kind of crashed after a hectic day of work.

Words Written Today: 156

Total: 15,201

First Sentence: 

The crowd cheered, taking a minute for Stephan to be able to quiet them down so the next person could introduce himself.

Last Sentence: 

And loving every moment of it.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 12

13 Friday Nov 2015

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Whelp. Thursday didn’t really go as planned either. I’m not going to stop hoping though. Nor am I going to stop working toward and for it. I will get back on track, even if it takes all weekend to do it – and pending where I end today (Friday), it just might.

I’m determined to not let this get the better of me over all.

Words Written Today: 390

Total: 15,045

First Sentence: 

Katherine wasn’t sure if Samantha could turn a brighter shade of pink, as her head dipped and she motioned for people to come and get their food.

Last Sentence:

Kalli smiled as she stepped back out of the limelight and waved for the next person to take over.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 11

12 Thursday Nov 2015

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pink pen So. This week has been just one stress after another in my life. It all started with a car accident Monday morning on the way into work, and has just kind of snowballed from there. Tuesday was just a myriad of small things that creeped up on me, but I was able to walk away with a decent word count. Wednesday, not so much. The day started slow, which had been nice, and snowballed into problem after problem that left me too stressed to write while I was at work. And then when I got home, planning to write, and because of the storm we had in my area, I lost power and wasn’t able to write. Because my whole story is on GDoc, which I need internet in order to access. So over all, it wasn’t a great night, and so far it just hasn’t been a great week. I’m hoping that it’ll be better today and tomorrow, but there’s also just me grasping at the weekend.

Words Written Today: 555

Total: 14,655

First Sentence: 

Kind of like what you’re doing with Samantha, Kat.

Last Sentence: 

The way you two looked at each other, I just knew it would lead to great places.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 10

10 Tuesday Nov 2015

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pomsky puppies Words. I had them more today than yesterday. I’m still not completely where I want to be, being that I’m still a bit behind. But I’m slowly working toward catching up. And I only plan to write more and more until I am caught up, and then maybe more so I’m surpassing my word count early. We’ll see, I don’t want to get too ahead of myself.

Tonight, I’m glad I got what I did done. I’m excited to continue. How is your writing going? Let me know in the comments!

Words Written Today: 1,688

Total: 14,100

First Sentence: 

Giving a soft sound, Katherine slumped her arms on the table some.

Last Sentence: 

“And I told Lani I’d be happy to take her under my wing, help her have a smashing time at this fest,” Colin added as he set the chairs down and motioned for Lani to take a seat.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 9

10 Tuesday Nov 2015

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I didn’t get as much writing done as I’d really hoped yesterday (day 9). My original plan had been to make it to the 15,000 mark and cheer and be happy, but that just didn’t work out for me. The morning started out with me in a car accident – I’m totally fine, the damage was all to the rear of the car and the car is drivable still – but it threw my entire day off. The shock of everything didn’t really die down until lunch, and by the time I made it home from work I was exhausted and ended up crashing about three hours earlier than my normal bed time.

So Day 10 is slotted for my catch up day. I’m hoping to get to 15,000, if not the full 16,666.

Wish me luck!

Words Written Today: 687

Total: 12,412

First Sentence: 

Samantha set the notebook down on the table, before she settled on the bench.

Last Sentence:

Because we also have Tonya with all the clothes that were pulled off hangers and put in a laundry pile behind her table.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 8

08 Sunday Nov 2015

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kittensleep Today I didn’t do any writing. While it might seem like a not so great choice for some people, I just needed a me day. I went out and did some shopping for things I have been needing, and a couple things I wanted. And then I went out with a friend and we did a double feature movie night at the theater, seeing Crimson Peak and Paranormal Activity back to back.

So while I will have double the word count to do tomorrow, I think over all it’s worth it because it’s made me feel better as a whole. I was able to relax and do a couple fun things today. Something I needed.

Words Written Today: 0

Total: 11,725

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 7

07 Saturday Nov 2015

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Day 7. The first week is officially over. And I made it through. Not just crawled through, but made it through with a good pace. I’m even just a hair above my word count, though that’s more because I like to finish a thought where I am writing than just stop because I hit the word count. How goes it, my fellow NaNo’ers? How are you doing as we close this first week?

Words Written Today: 1,716

Total: 11,725

First Sentence: 

All of my jewelry was sitting in a corner.

Last Sentence:

And so you will is quite right, dear.

NaNoWriMo – Check In – Day 6

06 Friday Nov 2015

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Today was a tough day to write for. And I’m not entirely sure why. Words seemed to take more to come, and my focus seemed at an all time low. But, I will succeed.

Words Written Today: 1,644

Total: 10,009

First Sentence: 

Katherine stretched with a soft groan, before she reached to settle her messenger bag on her shoulder.

Last Sentence:

Before we leave, you can definitely see it, and hear the story for it.

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