It's weirdly disconcerting that I'm almost a day ahead of everyone.. it makes me feel like I'm ahead, though. That is, until I have to finish early..

I feel like I'm doing well, though. Currently at 4494 words, and really tempted to go to 5000, but at the same time I've rounded off my second chapter, and I feel satisfaction at where I've finished. I think I'll start fresh tomorrow.

I really love my characters.. Hehe. But now I will officially be entering the realm of the unknown.. where I have next to no clue what to write next. Should be fun.

Ah!! The sie was so slow yesterday... I barely got my first word count uploaded. I'm now resting at 3.4k... Hopefully getting to 5k today. I was so happy with my planning and now I'm not happy with how my novel ahs started... Oh, well. So much for planning....

Okay, so, I was halfway through my first chapter, when my MC tapped me on the shoulder and said, "That's not how I would do that. Re-write the chapter." So I told her, "If I go all the way back, I'll have less than my daily minimum when I start typing again." Then my MC hit my weak spot. "If you re-write it the way I'm telling you to, the word count will be higher in the end." Should I listen to her?

Oh, winterlife! I pity your dilemma, but can't help but laugh at the same time! When your characters start 'talking' to you like that, they become very real and believable; it's a good sign, believe me!
As for whether or not you should listen to her, well, I don't know. Can you salvage what you've already written and use it again in a later scene, or recycle some of it in your re-write? If so, then I would personally think that you could get away with re-writing it, but that's up to you. Good luck deciding!

I ended up with 5,000 words at the end of day 1! I was excited about that, to say the least. In typical 'me' fashion, I ended up skipping ahead in my plot and writing a much later scene. I find it impossible to write a book in a straight line. It was good though because it gave me a chance to write something different than the other scenes I had written so far. It was a very emotional scene, and it helped me to get a better handle on my MC, and I learned a few new things about him. So fun!
I'm about to start my writing for today, and I'm feeling pretty good about it. I've got several scenes planned out in my head right (almost typed 'write' instead. Ha!) now, so I'm cautiously optimistic about my word goal so far.

*vanishes into the world of words, plotlines, and books*

--- flambeau

Woot!!! I'm on a role!!! 2,868 words already! And I've been able to keep up on homework too! ^_^

My favorite lines so far are thus:

"Footsteps braved the rain filled streets near her head. Hundreds of people passed her alley every day, yet none stopped to help, ever. She sat day in and out in her alley hoping for someone to drop a morsel of food or even glance her way. Now it was all soon to end. The pain the suffering was all about to leave. The quite hope of leaving her circumstances behind quieted her tears for a brief moment. Yet deep within her being a quiet feeling of uncertainty nagged at her conscience."

I love the descriptiveness of the writing and how it sets the atmosphere for the rest of the chapter. I'm really happy with how it turned out, especially since I was writing at 3 in the morning.

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Okay guys, tell me what you think of these three covers--I can't really decide.

Oh, and I finally came up with a title.

And--I can't get the third one to upload right now. It's like the second one, only different coloring.

They're both really nice, Queen Susan. I can't tell which I like better, because I really like the contrast in the first one, but I can't tell what surroundings the girl is in.

I think I'll re-write the chapter. My MC won't stop nagging me if I don't.

Only line i particularly like, off-hand:

“He who would condemn a man before hearing his side would be well-advised to remember that justice is not something reached by jumping.”

Over 4k words, but it's not coming easy. If i recall correctly, every year i start out strong for the first few days (at most), then fall behind, meeting the day's word-count goal around midnight - at which point it becomes yesterday's word-count goal, then in the final stretch making it to 50k before 11:59PM November 30th. I really want this year to be different, so i'm pushing hard.

I really love my characters.. Hehe. But now I will officially be entering the realm of the unknown.. where I have next to no clue what to write next. Should be fun.

That is precisely where I am. And it is also how I have felt for the past 2000 words...
The first day (Dennie and I stayed up until 2:30, writing together!) was really fun, because I knew exactly what was happening. It's still fun, but it's more like last year, and I can't be confident. A different kind of fun, I guess.

I love my characters. It is really, really nice loving and respecting them. I think I would get discouraged if I didn't.

BellaNotFromTwilight... I feel really badly. I can't remember your NaNo name? (It's been way too long since I've talked to you!)

I'm at 6154, which is crazy, because I am not intending my novel to be long or magnificent or anything. How did I get so much?! I guess it'll slow soon. Not today, though.... I have an hour of uninterrupted space before me.

5,322 words! Woohoo! I'm going to be putting my word count in my signature.

I'm ahead of my daily word goal. I typed over 1,667 words today. Yay! Even if I'm ahead of my word count, I'm still going to try to type at least 1,667 words a day.

I've almost hit 3K words for today. I think I'm going to take a break now. School beckons, and my head aches with a light case of writer's block. There's another NaNo get together soon so I"ll same my ideas and writing time till then.

Great job to all you guys!!!! Keep plugging along!

*sits down in front of her computer for another evening of writing*

I'm up to 2,855 words at the present, but I've only just begun and I'm wanting to at least hit 4k by the end of the day (preferably 4.5k). Way to go, everyone!!!

All your favorite lines are really good! I looked through mine and, try as I might, couldn't come up with anything I could post on here without embarrassing myself. Oh dear...

After staying up with Betsie the first night, I had around 1900 words, I believe, and by the end of the day, I had 3100.
I've just gotten home from work, so now I'm able to begin *today's* writing. We'll see where I end up at when I get around to finishing.

So far I'm pretty happy with my story. I like it a lot, even though it isn't quite what I'd expected, and my characters have all traded personality traits. Hopefully I'll figure them out a bit more before too long.

I love everyones favorite lines!

At any rate there I was stuck in a hole, with the grim prospect of Jim chauffeuring me around to parties the rest of my life. I had a picture of him, in my head, standing at the door waiting for me as I shuffled out from The Dance of the Year, leaning on my cane, and trembling lest he yell at me too loudly. It was an unpleasant picture, but there it was, and likely to be quite realistic if nothing happened soon.

All your favorite lines are really good! I looked through mine and, try as I might, couldn't come up with anything I could post on here without embarrassing myself. Oh dear...

Ditto. Most of my dialogue and writing is not good enough to be considered good. And a lot of the dialogue, I admit, is quite cheesy. I just try to talk the way I normally talk but it never sounds right when I re-read it. But I leave it in there anyway becuase It'd take me forever to think about it long enough to get a good sentence.

Ugh, my NaNo is not going as well as I'd hoped.

I barely got in the average words needed per day yesterday, and I've only written a few hundred today. It's not that I'm having problems with my story, it's just finding time to write. I've always been busy, but it seems like I've been more-so lately.

I'm going to stick it out, though. Even if I miss the word goal by a long shot, I shall persevere!