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Tag: NaNoWriMo 2011

On Writing

NaNoWriMo Day 25 -Word Count: 1949 Total: 35,690

November 27, 2011 Vanessa Shields

Another night of writing abandon into the late hours of the night. It was after ten when I started writing. I wrote until just before midnight. I had to stop because my eyes were closing and I started to feel nauseous (man, that's a tough word to spell) but not before I got it. Wait… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Day 25 -Word Count: 1949 Total: 35,690

On Writing

NaNoWriMo Day 24 – Word Count: 0 Total: 33,741

November 27, 2011 Vanessa Shields

Fridays are tough for writing, but they're great for thinking. I can feel the deadline pulling closer and closer. Not to worry. I'll hit it.  

On Writing

NaNoWriMo – Day 23 – Word Count:1956 Total: 33,741

November 23, 2011 Vanessa Shields

Technically it was today that I wrote another 1956 words but it was really 'last night' in my mind. I got home from an absolutely AMAZING memoir class where I sat in circle with six other ridonculously inspiring writers and talked process and critics and love of writing for three hours. How could I not… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Day 23 – Word Count:1956 Total: 33,741

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