Nanowrimo 2013 will begin in about 5 and a half days. Only 5 and a half days. You may remember me mentioning Nano previously. It’s been a while since I last blogged about it, but I have participated (and won) every year since 2010. And I’m aiming for 2013 to be my fourth consecutive win. … Continue reading
I looked at the date of my last post and realised that if I waited another four days, then I would have been absent from this blog for a month exactly. Which would be a pity. So here I am. Yup, li’l ole me and my jumbled thoughts! (Don’t say you haven’t been warned.) 1. … Continue reading
Unfortunately my mind is kinda stagnating in class nowadays. Which is not a good thing, in case you were wondering. So I’ve found a new occupation to keep my brain alive: Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on which way you look at it) my laptop battery does not quite have the staying power necessary to alternate … Continue reading
I woke up to the sound of soft rain dripping on my tent. I snuggled deeper into my sleeping bag and wondered if it was worth it to get up. When I did eventually get up, we ate breakfast inside our caravan tent. The weather was terrible, so we stayed inside the tent and I … Continue reading
No, that isn’t me trying to bash some poor soul over the head… That is me trying to write “whoop, whoop” at 2 ‘o clock in the morning after finally reaching 50 000 words!!! I had 43k words yesterday morning. My best day during the entire month was 7k in one day. I was starting … Continue reading
😦 I’m behind on my word count. My little graph on my nano profile is looking quite depressed. I’ll fix it tomorrow. Obviously weekends are not my prime time for writing. There’s just so much other stuff happening. I have done some writing though. I got in a good number of words, simply by including … Continue reading
I’m convinced that I’m actually a dyslexic in disguise. Considering the fact that I type sidlodge instead of dislodge, and on ho instead of oh no, I think I might be able to make a case for it. Or maybe I should just learn to type properly. Currently I’m using the two finger method. It’s … Continue reading
On Thursday I attended a Write-in. I went there in fear and trepidation and came back much encouraged. It was awesome to meet fellow Wrimos in my Region. Of course, what made it even better was the fact that we had won the first round of our word war with the Eastern Cape! I’m afraid … Continue reading
I hit 20k early on the morning of the fourth of November. And promptly stalemated there. When it comes to novel-writing, I am definitely a planner. Writing by the seat of my pants does not work for me. I had planned my novel pretty thoroughly before November arrived. I found some nifty novel planning spreadsheets … Continue reading
Currently my Nano manuscript is sitting at eleven thousand and nine words in total. It feels good to type it out in letters. Eleven thousand and nine. Oh yeah. However, I seem to have reached a stalemate. I know where my story is going. I just don’t want to take it there. For your information, … Continue reading
The Regatta 