Day 6.  Wrote 1439 words thus far. Got up a bit later. Wasn't interrupted by bathroom needs but wrote for less time than usual. Hopefully, I'll be able to get back to it later.  I've been summoned out of my office, I think, for home-made pancakes and fresh sausages. How can a writer turn this… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Day 6 – Word count: 1439 Total: 7826

I got up at 7:30am. Went pee then got to writing.  I wrote until 8:45am only breaking to bathroom...I'm seeing a trend in my bathroom usage when I get up early to write. I think it's a mix of nerves and keeping 'regular'.  Oooo. It felt so good to sit at the computer, in the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Day 5 – Word count: 2014 Total: 6387

I didn't write a word. But here's what I did do: laundry dishes cooked beef stroganoff and beef stew raked the leaves groceries   I didn't write a word but it doesn't matter. I'm still a novelist a work. No doubt.         

My alarm went off at 5:45am this morning. It was a soft harp sound, gently waking me from a deep sleep. A real sleep. I haven't slept so deeply in weeks.  I realized something important: alarms work. I usually find myself waking up every hour on the hour from 4am on, letting my body jolt… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Day 3 – Word Count today: 2046 – Total: 4373