tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post3454337426628000798..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: A quick updateMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-12580222810743401612012-12-12T17:29:22.638+02:002012-12-12T17:29:22.638+02:00Well done! Hope DecNoWriMo is going well for you. ...Well done! Hope DecNoWriMo is going well for you. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-27531932649678348512012-12-12T17:27:57.208+02:002012-12-12T17:27:57.208+02:00Thanks! Good luck with yours too. Thanks! Good luck with yours too. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-42751200471430713962012-12-12T17:27:24.764+02:002012-12-12T17:27:24.764+02:00Thanks! It's true, hey. I think my mom wanted ...Thanks! It's true, hey. I think my mom wanted me to do drug tests because I became so anti-social in November. <br /><br />Luckily, she didn't say anything. :-PMisha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-47087546163218318272012-12-12T17:26:27.961+02:002012-12-12T17:26:27.961+02:00Congrats! I know your novel will be great.Congrats! I know your novel will be great.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-83249109452236563452012-12-12T17:26:01.506+02:002012-12-12T17:26:01.506+02:00Yeah and getting into writing mode is so better th...Yeah and getting into writing mode is so better than any amount of words done in a month. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-3979897600173028052012-12-12T17:25:25.384+02:002012-12-12T17:25:25.384+02:00Thanks. :-)Thanks. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-18050237603690798072012-12-12T17:21:43.141+02:002012-12-12T17:21:43.141+02:00Thanks! True words, those. :-)Thanks! True words, those. :-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-55558100505398154592012-12-12T17:19:41.754+02:002012-12-12T17:19:41.754+02:00Thanks! I know what you mean. NaNO is far from bei...Thanks! I know what you mean. NaNO is far from being the be-all and end-all of writing achievement.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-54310290885155007922012-12-12T17:17:14.346+02:002012-12-12T17:17:14.346+02:00Hahaha yeah I often know where the book is headed,...Hahaha yeah I often know where the book is headed, but procrastinate when it comes to actually writing it.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-68030888464663988832012-12-12T17:15:14.742+02:002012-12-12T17:15:14.742+02:00That's a great word count for such a short tim...That's a great word count for such a short time! Be proud of yourself. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-14620758847566797592012-12-12T17:14:43.272+02:002012-12-12T17:14:43.272+02:00Thanks! And you're right. The main thing I wan...Thanks! And you're right. The main thing I wanted from NaNo was to kickstart my drafting.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-88081685809870952302012-12-06T20:54:00.844+02:002012-12-06T20:54:00.844+02:00I "won" NaNo and managed to write 50,000...I "won" NaNo and managed to write 50,000 words worth of an ending. That's it. So now, I'm doing another challenge all my own called DecNoWriMo (I know, I suck at the acronyms lol) where I'm going to aim for my total book count that I wanted in NaNo of 75,000 (I'm horribly behind schedule but at least I'm writing). I am now working on the beginning and trying to lead into the middle which will lead into the end...I hope. 41K is definitely a great number :) <br /><br />Happy writing! <br />Megan @ <a href="http://megzmaddreadz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Megz Madd Readz</a> and my author blog, too <a href="http://mjwauthor2012.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Writing One Word at a Time</a>Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476535219561553948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-49851783476003272132012-12-06T17:45:48.251+02:002012-12-06T17:45:48.251+02:00My characters started doing weird things as well b...My characters started doing weird things as well by the end. 41k is a great number. It's hard - I was lucky that I had whole days to devote to writing. Good luck with the rest of it!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-82829465101915244722012-12-05T15:14:01.374+02:002012-12-05T15:14:01.374+02:00Congrats, Misha!! 41,000 is no slouch job!! Most p...Congrats, Misha!! 41,000 is no slouch job!! Most people don't realize what an effort it takes to write a book, be proud of what you accomplished!! You're on your way!!Traci Kenworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336373871521363649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-60404741416384613632012-12-04T20:56:20.180+02:002012-12-04T20:56:20.180+02:0041k is still awesome! I managed the word count, bu...41k is still awesome! I managed the word count, but still haven't finished the novel. I guess that's what I'll be doing the next few weeks. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-40901756560178893362012-12-04T18:49:48.399+02:002012-12-04T18:49:48.399+02:00You still knocked out a lot of words though. I mis...You still knocked out a lot of words though. I missed winning BuNo this past June by 4000 words, but it put me in the mode of writing and I completed the book in July.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-73194122687953780962012-12-04T17:56:15.340+02:002012-12-04T17:56:15.340+02:00I didn't do NaNo, but you sound like you have ...I didn't do NaNo, but you sound like you have a great start by taking that on. Congrats.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-15467890330745716382012-12-04T17:51:36.314+02:002012-12-04T17:51:36.314+02:00Don't think about what you didn't achieve,...Don't think about what you didn't achieve, congratulate yourself on what you did.<br /><br />Well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-9292201733872515522012-12-04T17:32:26.700+02:002012-12-04T17:32:26.700+02:00I didn't finish my first NANO, but I still got...I didn't finish my first NANO, but I still got a book out of it and that's what counts. I finished this year, but still have a ways to go to get a 'real' book finished. Lots of research still ahead.<br /><br />Pat yourself on the back -- YOU DID GOOD!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-41440844669118929032012-12-04T15:19:29.881+02:002012-12-04T15:19:29.881+02:00It's nice to have a rough idea of what will ha...It's nice to have a rough idea of what will happen in the story. I'm there, too. Now to write....S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-66351833834975122322012-12-04T14:59:44.170+02:002012-12-04T14:59:44.170+02:00You did better than me! I came in at just over 30k...You did better than me! I came in at just over 30k. But I did achieve more than I expected to, so I still see myself as a winner! (That's what I'm telling myself anyway)Spanjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893837904669368614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-67604379515995533902012-12-04T14:51:29.487+02:002012-12-04T14:51:29.487+02:00Don't worry about missing the word count. The ...Don't worry about missing the word count. The point is that the contest got you writing. Keep up the good work!Sean McLachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778503397743759469noreply@blogger.com