Nanowrimo is coming!

[annathepiper]

First up: everybody say hi to lethendy, joining my Friends list by way of Great Big Sea fandom! Because when it comes to Great Big Sea fans on my Friends list, as the B'ys themselves have been heard to sing, "There's always room for more."

Secondly, pretty much because it's necessary: PANDA CAM! It's the webcam currently aimed at the panda at the National Zoo--the one with a panda cub. It requires you to install Real Player. If you're okay with that, go ogle the panda goodness. Because, well, PANDAS.

Not too much to report on the work front, aside from that as of tomorrow, I'll have two months left on this contract. I'm not looking forward to being unemployed again. But I am looking forward to having more writing time, because...

... although I don't think I'm going to formally participate this year, Nanowrimo time is coming. I could very easily throw either of the SF novels on the queue at this year's effort, but I think I could much more effectively use the time by trying to plow through the last half of Lament. For those of you not on my Writing filter, I'm set to break the 100K barrier as of the next chapter, and I'll only be halfway done with the book at that point. If I want to finish this monster's first draft by the end of the year, I really ought to buckle down hard during my off-time. Nanowrimo could help me pull that off.

I will, however, wave cheery pompoms for those of you out there who will give Nanowrimo a formal go this year! If you're not already on my scuzzboppers community, consider using that as your place to commiserate with others about your adventures.

Also: while I am very satisfied with my shiny new Darcy-at-his-desk icon (snurched from and credited to iconzicons on my userpics page), I have also decided that I need me a Jack-at-his-desk icon from M&C. I am pondering what caption it ought to have on it, too. Perhaps in my copious recovering-from-surgery-time, I shall have to try my hand at icon crafting again!

Tuesday morning miles: 1.0
Tuesday evening miles: 1.75
Wednesday morning miles: 1.0
Miles out of Hobbiton: 285.3
Miles to Rivendell: 172.7

Comments

[framlingem.livejournal.com]

It is vastly unfair for Nanowrimo to happen at the same time as all my term papers are due.

I'm going to try for the same modified version I didn't quite get last year, though - ten thousand words.

I write very slowly (about a thousand words of fiction a week when I'm _on_), so I think that's a decent challenge. :)

[annathepiper]

That's the entire trick, I think--finding a system that works for you and just keeping it going. As long as you do that, I think you fulfill the spirit of Nanowrimo quite nicely! Good luck! :)