I hit the 122,000 word make in the drafting of my Dreaming Billabong series of novels, not including any work I had done prior to November 1st 2011 and the beginning of this NaNoWriMo.
Let me just say that my period of self doubt over my work and dissatisfaction with writing instead of editing, over the last few days has paid dividends. I took some extra sleep, read some fiction and some non fiction, three reference books in fact, and I am right back on track, exceedingly happy and in the last 24 hours I am pouring out more good words for my novel than in any single day before.
I have no idea how I have achieved it, but I have also been able to maintain my blogging though out this NaNoWriMo period, you may like to read this blog I wrote on how to make your own traditional writing quill.
Let me just say that my period of self doubt over my work and dissatisfaction with writing instead of editing, over the last few days has paid dividends. I took some extra sleep, read some fiction and some non fiction, three reference books in fact, and I am right back on track, exceedingly happy and in the last 24 hours I am pouring out more good words for my novel than in any single day before.
I have no idea how I have achieved it, but I have also been able to maintain my blogging though out this NaNoWriMo period, you may like to read this blog I wrote on how to make your own traditional writing quill.
I still have high ideals for what I will achieve in this 2011 NaNoWriMo and it involves not only first drafting but also a great deal of editing as well and it isn't the word count that interests me now, but the structure of the story.
I have always worked with dragon naturally speaking software and I now use the read back features to help me pick up those dyslectic errors that slip though the spell check. Things like riffle when I meant rifle and though instead of through are mistakes I hear on the read back but cannot see when I proof read. The program to read back cost me $59. Australian and I love it. A valuable editing tool for the dyslectic.
I have always worked with dragon naturally speaking software and I now use the read back features to help me pick up those dyslectic errors that slip though the spell check. Things like riffle when I meant rifle and though instead of through are mistakes I hear on the read back but cannot see when I proof read. The program to read back cost me $59. Australian and I love it. A valuable editing tool for the dyslectic.
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