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november nano

10th Day of NaNo

J.I. Soucie

Today I surpassed the word count needed for today. My novel is just over 17,000 and I still have a bit to go until I get to the end of this one section. I know how I envisioned this story when I started it but I don’t think it is taking the turn that I wanted but a far different turn than expected. With that being the case, I’m not sure if this book will reach 50,000 words, which is not good. I need to figure out something, so I think I will take the time to do that. Just hope I can come up with something that works for the best.

I originally started writing this novel as a testament to my Christian journey talking about some of the trials I have been through and how God has gotten me through them. The problem is, with each trial, they could either be sections in a book, or books on their own. I’m not sure which way I want to go with them. I am think I am liking a less cluttered approach and may use each trial as a new book…hmmm but then I think that may take away from what I was trying to do with this book. (sighs) I guess I’ll just type the whole manuscript up and decide from there. Maybe that is the better way to go. See it as a whole manuscript first and then see how I like it. If I leave it as a whole manuscript then I should be able to reach if not surpass the 50,000 by the end of the month. That would be cool! Guess we’ll see what happens.

How is everyone else doing? Are you making your word count each day? Best of luck to everyone!

november nano

3rd Day of NaNo – Update

J.I. Soucie

Here is 10:51AM and I have surpassed today’s word count. I made up the words I was behind and then some. I have 10% of my novel complete so far and now have just over 5,000 words. I’m doing well so far. How is everyone else meeting their goals? Are you finding it difficult to find encouragement or inspiration each day? How do you get inspired to start your day of NaNo-ing?

I am taking a break for now. I may get back to working on my book later tonight, but we’ll see what all happens in the course of the day. Best of luck everyone!

november nano

3rd Day of NaNo

J.I. Soucie

Today marks the third day of the November NaNo! So far I have just over 3,300 words. I’m a little behind in my word count but I believe I will be caught up today, so long as my two year old daughter doesn’t steal my ipad from me again! lol She has some preschool puzzles on the ipad that she absolutely loves and she is a wiz on the ipad. Makes a little scared how smart she is. So far she is learning better through technology than through books. Ah well! I do what I can on my ipad.

I use the program Novel in 30 to help me write my novel for NaNo. It’s a program that is only available on the ipad and helps you write a novel in however many days you set, and you can also set the word count. I set mine to 30 days and for 50,000 words just like NaNo. And this tells me how many words I need to write each day, how many words I have written each day, and if I am behind schedule. The con I see with this is that this program is not available for the PC would be so cool if they made it for the PC and made it so you can sync your stories no matter which device you were using.

Anyway, best wrap this up and get to my story! Good luck everyone! And God bless!

november nano

1st Day of NaNaWriMo

J.I. Soucie

Well folks its here! The first day of National Novel Writer’s Month! I am so excited to be on this journey with so many others this month. My story will be nonfiction and about my journey as a Christian. I’ll be talking about some good and bad times, questions I’ve had and answers I’ve found. I really just want this book to be a testimony to everyone out there and hope it will inspire others.

With that said, let’s NaNo!

Best of luck to everyone and God bless.