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NaNo Day 15! Half Way Point

J.I. Soucie

Number 15

 

So today we are at the half way point of NaNoWriMo! How amazing is that! How have you all been doing? Are you making your word count every day? Exceeding your word count? Did you fall behind? Either way the important thing here is to finish, no matter what your word count may be. Just crossing that finish line can make all the difference.

So, it is my writing time tonight. I only have about two hours compared to  about three I usually get. Have to be at the vet tomorrow morning to have both my dogs checked out and get any shots they may need. Yippee!!

Then I have company in the afternoon. Not sure I will get to write tomorrow but I am going to try. Even if it’s a half an hour at some point during the day I know it  will be something!

Well, time to quite chatting here and get to work. I’ve almost written 200 words here that could have helped me! Ha! Ah well.

And I’m off!

Back later.

 

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NaNo Day 14 – Finish Line…Well For Today

J.I. Soucie

Number 14

 

NaNo Day 14…

I wasn’t sure how it was going to go, but thankfully, with God by my side I did it again. I surpassed the minimum word count again! It was tricky at one point because I thought I was going to have to remove a character that was giving me so much trouble I wanted to scream at him! lol. But I chatted with another NaNoWriMo friend via IMVU and she helped me figure it out. Really all she needed do was listen until I rambled myself into a solution! Doesn’t it usually happen that way?

So now I am keeping the character in the book, but something unexpected is going to happen to him. It will be something unexpected to me because I don’t even know what is going to happen! I will find out when he does.

Total word count for end of today: 27,655

 

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NaNo Day 14 – Pre Writing Prep Work

J.I. Soucie

Number 14

 

Well here we are on NaNo Day 14. Last night I printed off my proposed seven chapters. I say proposed because I have a feeling chapters and their division areas will change.  I plan on reading over those, making notes, or additions, where necessary just to fill in the timeline gaps and help me get a better mental picture of the events I need to happen. Hopefully, this will help me get an idea of where I need to be writing this evening.

But for now, it is time to take the dogs out, stop at the post office, and then drop my daughter off at school.

Good luck everyone and God bless!

 

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NaNo Day 13 – I Made It!

J.I. Soucie

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Oh, man! Did I have a rough time last night. As I was writing I ran into several areas of the story I had written in previous days had some holes in the time line of events that if not fixed really would mess up the upcoming timeline for what I have yet to write. Then on top of that, some of the story I had already written for yesterdays word count was like gone so I had to figure out how to remedy that.

Thanks be to God for pulling me through last night and helping me figure everything out!!! He is so awesome to work with and I couldn’t have done it without Him!!!

Current Word Count: 25,532

 

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NaNo Day 10 – Mission Complete!

J.I. Soucie

Number 10

 

Just had my NaNo session for the past two three hours. I had a bout of writer’s block for a bit, but I managed to get through that with God‘s help and with my husband being a sounding board (Thank you!).  I was able to write 2,036 words today, so that is over the minimum word count! Yay! It’s good to be ahead. I know I’ll need that advantage come Thanksgiving when I’ll be doing the cooking!

Well I am off to bed. Can barely stay awake any longer.

God bless, good luck, and good night!

 

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Nano Day 7 – Managed to Fly!

J.I. Soucie

DCF 1.0Well after the stressful and sad events of yesterday on the home-front, I did manage to write 1800 words. It wasn’t easy writing through tired, blurry eyes after a morning of tears. But by God‘s strength and grace I was able to meet and exceed the minimum word count for the day. Yay! Seven days in, one week done! So far so good! I must press on to another day!

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Two Days And Counting!!!

J.I. Soucie

NaNo is just about here! Two days (roughly) go. I have a synopsis written and part of an outline. I only know how part of this story is going to unfold. That’s part of the fun though, discovering how your story will unfold as you write it.

Feeling pretty tired today, but still remaining optimistic. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue can sure put a crimp in things. Regardless, I am going to do my best on my good days and on my bad days, give myself a break. After all, NaNo is supposed to be fun. I just have to remind myself of that and not get stressed out if I fall behind. Will do what I can and see how God works.

How are you doing on your preparations?

Do you have a chronic illness that impedes your writing? How do you handle it? Do you try to stay optimistic through the NaNo month?

Best of luck to everyone in during your preparations!

 

General Updates

I’m Baaaack!

J.I. Soucie

Okay, so I have been on hiatus here for far too long. This summer has turned out to be far busier than I had expected. My family and I will be moving shortly and I have been tending to matters regarding home buying and packing.

I have been writing on and off, in my spare moments. When things calm down a bit (after the move, unpacking, and settling in), I know writing will become more a part of my life. At least that is what I foresee right now. God has a funny way of changing things, just when you think you’ve got things figured out. One way to keep life interesting!

It is late now, so I’ll make this post short. Just wanted to let everyone know I am here, just busy with matters outside of writing at the moment. I’ll try to be back tomorrow with more of an update.

God bless!

 

General Updates

Voice4Society Article & General Update

J.I. Soucie

It has been a while since I have posted any updates. It is hard keeping up with blog posts and getting to write due to the chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. But today is one of my “wired-but-tired” days. Funny how your body can feel so revved up, but yet still feel so exhausted.

Anyway, I have finished an article earlier this week “The Story of Esther” for the Voice4Society blog. It has not been posted yet but when it is I will be sharing the link with you.

I have several articles I am planning to write but I am struggling to decide whether to publish them through the Yahoo Contributor Network, or go through magazines instead. My husband says I keep putting “the cart before the horse” , or worrying about where I am going to publish before I even have an article done. He says I should write first and then think about where I am going to publish and I know he says that because he is looking out for me. I am often so exhausted that thinking about publishing zaps what energy I have and then I am unable to write.

I am learning that with CFS/Fibromyalgia, I must think of things and do things a little differently if I am going to accomplish anything, let alone writing. There are many days I wish I had someone to manage the whole marketing and publicity thing for me. Just let me write and “here, you mange the rest”. But, I have no extra money to pay anyone so, I must spread things out do some writing here, and marketing/social networking there. It’s a lot to take for an Indie Author and you don’t have to have CFS/Fibro or a medical condition to feel how overwhelming it can be.

I am not giving up, however. I am not the kind of person to give in or give up. Life itself is full of challenges and facing them with God by my side is how I manage. Learning my limitations and sticking with them has been tough, but I am getting there and finding that when I work within the limitations I can do efficient work on my “good” days. I am learning it is not all about the quantity of what you can get done in a day, but the quality of what you finish and that you feel good about it.

Funny how you go on and talking about something you hadn’t intended to. Guess I felt, for some reason, I should. I know I am not the only author out there who has CFS and/or Fibromyalgia. Laura Hillenbrand has CFS too. (She is the author of Seabiscuit and Unbroken.) She has inspired me to keep on trying, and perhaps, as I started writing and all this CFS/Fibro stuff came out, I felt I could inspire someone too.

So now I am off to venture in some writing. Where the path may lead, we shall see!

 

General Updates

Recovery

J.I. Soucie

I sit here in a quiet house, everyone asleep, and the clock is about to tick midnight, Ah and so it did, On February 28th, I had surgery on my left hand for severe carpal tunnel syndrome. My hand is healing nicely and only have pain once in a while or if I accidently stretch my hand and pull the stitches.

On Thursday I get the stitches removed and then I’ll find out what comes after that.

It has been a challenge typing one-handed and things take longer to get done. It was frustrating at first, but I have learned to be patient with myself, as well as reminding myself that this is temporary.

Not sure when I’ll be back to writing regularly, but I will keep you all updated! So thankful God made me ambidextrous. I don’t know what I would do if I wasn’t.

My best to all and God bless!