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Monday, September 3, 2018

Camp NaNoWriMo--July 2018

So I'm blogging about my Camp NaNoWriMo July experience... in September. Whoops.

So, for this Camp NaNoWriMo I set a goal for 50,000 words and wrote on a manual typewriter. :3 I estimated that each double-spaced typewritten page had between 200 and 250 words on it (I rounded down to 200), and with that I estimated how much I had written. I estimated that I wrote about 27,000 words over the course of that month, but I recently transcribed what I wrote onto the computer, and I actually wrote nearly 35,000 words! Yay!

I didn't reach my goal, sure, but I still wrote a lot. I also recorded a lot of it on my instagram, so... Here's my photo log!










Yes, this is the 1/! Key. Why they didn’t paint it on there I have no idea. XD

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(I know the above doesn't seem to have much to do with Camp NaNoWriMo, but it popped up while I was writing on the deck, and I considered it a good omen!)











Geez I’m far behind... #campnanowrimo

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My #campnanowrimo manuscript is getting too big for its Manila folder! #amwriting

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The good news: I finished my Camp NaNoWriMo project. The bad news: it’s supposed to be a novel, but it’s only 27000-30000 words long (I wrote it on a typewriter so I have to estimate the word count). This isn’t a huge deal, as I’ve learned that my first drafts are very rushed and thin and get fattened up during the revision process. I’m concerned because this story is short even for me, but I’m hoping that after revisions it will be at least 50,000 words. Here’s hoping. Anyway, after I finished this I wrote a few hundred words into my next novel project, but then decided to put that aside. Even though hmmm Camp NaNoWriMo goal was 50,000, I’m going to stop here and devote my time to other goals I’ve wanted to accomplish by the end of July. I did what I really wanted to accomplish this month: finish a manuscript, even if it’s only about half the length I wanted. To those of you still writing, best of luck!!! #campnanowrimo #amwriting

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Friday, March 23, 2018

Digital Scrapbook Flip-Through

An excerpt from my digital scrapbook/art journal (depending on your definition) full of stuff that inspires me to write, draw, read, etc.

Sorry, this video is REALLY long, but I hope you enjoy it anyway, and I hope it inspires you to create your own digital or analog scrapbook!




Tuesday, March 13, 2018

This Month in Instagram--Feb. 18-March 13

I've been neglecting sharing my instagram pictures on here, both because I've been very busy, but also because instagram embeds weren't working very well on this blog. But the problem appears to have been resolved--thanks Google!--and I've only posted on instagram a few times since my last blog post, so I'll catch up now!

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Monday, February 19, 2018

This Week In Instagram--Feb. 11-17

These posts and their embeds seem to be causing problems with my blog... let's see if this is any better.





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A perfect loaf of cat. ❤️ #catsofinstagram

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

This Week In Instagram--January 28-February 3


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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

I Won NaNoWriMo!

Hello, world, it has been QUITE some time since I've blogged here, which means I neglected to share something major:

I won NaNoWriMo!!!



Yes, I am very very sorry for my unannounced hiatus, but I'm back to report that I wrote 50,049 words in November 2017.

The project I worked on actually turned out to be a novella--only about 38,000 words, which frustrated me. Nevertheless, when I was done with that, I wrote scenes from other projects I had in my head. Eventually it all added up to 50,000 words. Does that make me a NaNoWriMo rebel?

But, anyway, after three years of trying, I finally won NaNoWriMo! I officially won the night of November 22-23. I was so excited.

How did everyone else's NaNoWriMo go?

And now, my instagram chronicles:




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