Day 1: Decided to go with introducing the main four characters, one at a time, while interlacing it with a flashback to their last meeting as kids. I think this will work. And I'm pretty sure I'm going to piss off some Christians. Win-win! Word count: 1815
Day 2: I'm getting the things down, and will probably go back and expand two of the sections when I get close to 50k, like I did in '09. I'm thinking this will be book 1 of a trilogy, but I haven't thought of a title for the first book yet, but (mild spoiler) the series will be called Syrrennia. I'm liking where this is going so far. Word count: 3412
Day 3: I got pretty tired around 9:30. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to write today, Glad I was able to do so. Got a little more backstory on one of the characters than I anticipated, and am well into my first climax. This story I think will be pretty nice. Word count: 5369
Day 4: Not much done today as I went to Pentacon and ran a game of Nuclear War. Had a blast, but got a little work in. I'm getting to the first real narrative hook of the story. Word Count: 6407
Day 5: I knew this weekend was going to be a slow one. I'll make up for it this week. I also came up with a really cool plot twist, but it likely won't be seen until Book 2. I need to figure out how to slip hints into the narrative, but I can do that during the cleanup phase near the end. Word count: 7866
Day 6: I'm starting to think that one person is dominating the story. I need to expand on the other three a bit more. I'm also not getting a lot of word-work done. Need to play catch-up this week. Word count: 8660
Day 8: Day 7 was skipped due to a massive headache. Day 8 is nearly skipped due to massive writer's block. 8 days in. FML Word count: 9364
Day 11: I've been kinda slacking. I have no idea how to proceed from here; I've been expanding the backstories up to this point. I actually need to have a plot instead of just a cool idea. Once I get there, the words will just flow.[/self-delusion] Word count: 12300
Day 12/13 Part 1 - Bad news: Day 12 word count: 12817. Good news: one hour into day 13: Word Count 14251. I think I have a good direction in this. Problem is going to be getting it all down and keeping it interesting. Instead of a trilogy, it may just be a single book in three parts. Once I reach 50K, I may not even remotely be finished. I have the general plot outline started, involving many twists and turns. I just hope I can play catch-up on the weekends and my days off. Oh, well. I fell behind last time and still finished with days to spare. I may be a bit closer to the deadline this time, but if I hammer it down, I should make it okay.
I think I just need to write the parts of the story as they come to me, like I normally do instead of trying to write it in sequence. Connect them afterward. Thing is, I just need to do it.
It's back on, everyone. Here goes.
Day 13 Part 2: Word count 15521. I went ahead and wrote out the plot twist. It was pretty cool. I'm going to sit down and plot out the... um, plot, so I can have an idea where I'm going with this.
I want to win this year. I think Thanksgiving is where I get this down, just like last time.
Day 14: Word count: 17050. Now I know I'm going to hit 50000 and not have a whole story. But finish it, I will, even after NaNo, even if I don't win this year.
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