Yes, it is. And that means it it NaNoWriMo time. That’s National Novel Writing Month for those who are unaware. I am doing NaNo this year, which means I am spending most of my time writing. Reviews may be a bit spotty this month, since trying to get 50K words in 30 days does end up taking a bit out of my reading time. I am trying to utilize audiobooks to make up for not having time to sit with a print book, but there just may not be a real review every Friday.
This week, let me give you a quick review of where I am with my NaNo project. This year, I am a NaNo Rebel, which means that I am doing something other than starting from scratch with a brand new novel. I am focusing on adding the 50K to a previously started project. It was only a few thousand words in (barely over a short story), so it wasn’t like I had 80% of it done. It’s sci-fi, specifically space opera. Now, for some stats:
Working title: Deuces Wild
NaNoWriMo target: 50,000 words
Where I stand right now: 13,131 words
Where I should be at this point if I did the NaNo goal of 1667 words/day: 13,336 words
Average words/day: 2188.5 words
Words to goal: 37,424
Words per day to finish on time: 2339
So, not bad. For those of you questioning my math up there on the average and words per day to finish, yes, I know that yesterday (when I figured it out) was the eighth day of November, but I generally plan on taking weekends off, so, for me, there were only 6 writing days in the month, and sixteen to go.
That’s my review of my month so far. Back to word-working!
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A short novelette set in a dystopian Earth after the final environmental collapse. Sam is a genetically engineered chameleon who may hold the key to mankind’s survival. Learn more here.
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Feed My People is a short story, set in a dystopian science fiction world, and is free. Learn more here
Demon hunters Johnny and Cerise travel to the small town of Carroll Fork where they find a demon-possessed thrift store, a sweet old lady who is more than she seems, and an army of underworld inhabitants. Can Johnny and his trusty yo-yo save the town from a devil of a problem?
Five and Daemon, the Yo-Yo Files #1, is a short novelette in an urban fantasy setting, with elements of the supernatural and humor. Learn more here
Things have been quiet. No demonic possessions, no otherworldly intrusions, nothing. And then Lucifer shows up in Johnny’s living room, claiming that two archangels are missing, and something is definitely not right in the heavenly- and other- realms. Saying he has nothing to do with it- this time- he asks Johnny and Cerise to help him find out what’s happening, and who is behind the disappearances. While they are trying to do just that, Lucifer is devilnapped by a larger-than-life serpent. He manages to get a clue to Johnny before he disappears. Johnny and Cerise are left to puzzle out the disappearances and try to find the missing angels. Oh, and stop what could mean the ultimate destruction of pretty much everything.
Snake’s Alive, the Yo-Yo Files #2 is an urban fantasy novelette with elements of the supernatural and humor. Learn more here.
And So On... 