Nanowrimo Day 28

[frea_o]

Less than 7k to go. Something like 6.8k or whatnot, which is about how many words it’ll take me to finish this story. I couldn’t have planned that better if I’d tried (and I do generally plan my stories. I don’t write to hit word counts, I write to hit scenes).

Went to a write-in last night, where there was merriment and only a slight trace of desperation. You can tell that the lack of sleep is getting to people, thanks to caffeine jitters in the hands and the dark circles under the eyes. I finished a chapter, and it occurred to me that this story is a bit like a video game where the objectives are for Natasha to befriend the other Avengers. Achievement level Tony unlocked!

(I figure by this point, it’s going to be super-obvious which Secret Santa gift is mine, so I’m not bothering to hide)

Mom called me and asked me to do research into procuring Tran-Siberian Orchestra tickets for Chelsea and Bro-IL-to-be, and I pouted at her that she’d stolen my Christmas gift idea for Van. Then she really did steal my gift idea by buying Van’s ticket herself. Oh, Mom.

That’s okay. I’ll buy him some nice comic book markers or something.

One of my wonderful readers rec’d The Abbey on het_reccersyesterday. It led to me getting a few AO3 comments, a bunch of hits, and more people wanting a sequel. What a heartwarming thing for a Tuesday.

Less than 7k and then I can read Cold Days. Time to buckle down and write a few battles!

Word Count: 43,120 words
Current Project: Secret Santa Chapter 10
Project on Deck: Secret Santa Chapter 11

Comments

[andersenmom.livejournal.com]

Wahoo, you can do it!

[ndnickerson.livejournal.com]

You can do it! =D

I'm gonna have to check The Abbey out - as long as there are no Series 3 spoilers. :)

[frea-o.livejournal.com]

There was a massive one, but you'd only have understood it if you'd seen Season 3. And I decided it was better to remove the joke than to face the wrath of...well, I can't explain without giving the spoiler away. Ask me again at the end of Season 3. :)

People me it's a pretty captivating read. No smut or anything as I'm not brave enough to write smut, but lots of action.

Thanks for the encouragement! How's the winner's circle feel?

[ndnickerson.livejournal.com]

Hee. Well, I don't have very long to wait until I will have seen S3, so I think I'll save it until after - to help with the GIANT WAIT until S4.

The winner's circle feels great, hee! I kind of want to see how much more I can write before deadline, since I'm STILL not done with farther. HOW. HOW IS IT THIS DAMN LONG.

[frea-o.livejournal.com]

Don't ask me. blinked and my story was nearly 500k. I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT HAPPENED.