NANO DAY 2!

Posted in 1 with tags , , , , , , , on November 3, 2009 by wordmage

Had a real productive writing day!  Went to my regional nano write-in, where fellow nano writers get together and write their word counts, the idea of multiple keyboards clicking away will inspire you to keep writing, it does work.  I’m off to my most productive Nano start in 4 years!  Good luck to all you Nanowrimos and keep your word count up!

1st Day Of Nano Done!

Posted in 1 with tags , , , , , , on November 2, 2009 by wordmage

I have gotten off to  my best start yet to a nano novel.  4k in 1 day!  Now all I have to do is keep that up for the month and I should have no problem.  This current novel is a 2nd book of a fantasy trilogy, the 1st was written during Nano ‘07.  Good luck to all you fellow nano writers out there!!

Names! Names! & More names!

Posted in 1 with tags , , , on September 29, 2009 by wordmage

I’m putting together all my notes for my Nano novel this November and I’m having a hard time coming up with character names.  I have most of the plot ready but need names of new characters, some human some not, tavern names, street names etc.  I’ve got to spend some quality time with some name generators.

Anyone else out there have similar naming issues?

ANOTHER NANO MONTH ON THE HORIZON

Posted in nanowrimo with tags , , , on September 6, 2009 by wordmage

nano_09_blk_participant_100x100_1_pngBeen away from my blog for a while.  Been a crazy few months.  My computer got a virus this past February and I lost the novel I wrote last November.  The good news is I have a very in depth notebook full of outlines and character sketches so I can write it again, but everytime I try to begin to write that story I freeze.  Now its getting close to another NANO month so I’m getting ready.  This year I will be writing the second book of a planned fantasy trilogy, co-wriiten by a good friend of mine.  We wroted book one two years ago.  After this November, I will try and write my lost novel.

The Demise Of A Blog

Posted in 1 on February 1, 2009 by wordmage

I have sad news for all you Met’s fans out there.  My main baseball connection is no longer available.  Citimets, which I recommended on an earlier post has hung up his cleats and moved on to bigger and better projects.  Citimets – you will be missed.

Outer Realms

Posted in 1 with tags , , , , , on December 16, 2008 by wordmage

This is not really fantasy related but if you like sports, especially baseball and even more specifically, the New York Mets, then check out my good friend Citimets at citimets24.wordpress.com and read all the latest trades and updates on the new stadium.  During the season you can get pre and post game analysis.  Check it out and Let’s Go Mets!

The Rewrite

Posted in 1 with tags , , , on December 13, 2008 by wordmage

Now that I have another novel finished, thanks to Nanowrimo, I have to work on rewriting one of them. This will be a first as I am usually a first draft kind of writer.  I love writing the first draft but I need to polish them up a bit.  Any ideas out there??

ANOTHER NANO MONTH OVER!!

Posted in 1 with tags , , , , on December 1, 2008 by wordmage

nano_08_winner_viking_120x2381Well, Nanowrimo is over for 2008 and although I was a bout a week’s worth of word count behind, I finished the 50K challenge early this afternnon.  The book is not done so I have to finish the 1st draft, then I need to edit the book.

Congratulations to all you Nano winners out there, can’t wait until 2009!!

BEHIND!!

Posted in 1 with tags on November 17, 2008 by wordmage

I’m so far behind in my word count for my Nano novel that I should not even be writing this post.  I’m like 11,000 words behind.  I know most of the plot but can’t find the energy to get it all wriitten down.  Hope to have a couple of big days and I’ll be right back on track.

Nano Progress

Posted in 1 with tags , , , , on November 8, 2008 by wordmage

Well, it’s the second Saturday in Nano month and I’m a little over 8000 words behind the daily word target.  I should not hve any excuses but (no pun intended) I did have surgery on my butt, and it’s very uncomfortable to type not being able to sit down.  Also the pain meds (although they’re great for coming up with fantasy ideas) make me too drowsy to write. 

But i have never failed at Nano yet so onward and upward!