tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263426866966123311.post2394899479546169939..comments2023-04-04T08:03:05.365-07:00Comments on NaNoWriMo Madness: Word Count, Etc.Dreaming againhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15717590226520457326noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263426866966123311.post-83489800752507241212007-11-02T21:34:00.000-07:002007-11-02T21:34:00.000-07:00I broke through that blockage. It's still absolute...I broke through that blockage. It's still absolutely execrable prose, stilted, wordy and dull -but hell, the two characters are sitting in the back seat of a car arguing while someone else is driving them to a mystery location... they can't just jump out and cause mayhem, so I'm kind of stuck with the situation.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe I can? Hmmmm...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my point is, I got through it, and have now cracked 8700 words. You can do it too!! *hugs*Madyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634797234913463554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263426866966123311.post-176140252074601102007-11-02T20:43:00.000-07:002007-11-02T20:43:00.000-07:00I agree with what Momsie said: you have an awesome...I agree with what Momsie said: you have an awesome word count, and you just keep plowing ahead.<BR/><BR/>I find that in the 10K range, I have introduced my characters and set up the basic conflict (yes, the classics: man vs man, man vs nature, man vs himself) and then I hit a stall as the characters take over the narrative and finish it for me.Monotremehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341257121611526784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263426866966123311.post-8269254888565546552007-11-02T19:22:00.000-07:002007-11-02T19:22:00.000-07:00Hi Emily, awesome word count for day 2, congrats!I...Hi Emily, awesome word count for day 2, congrats!<BR/><BR/>I don't know if this will help you, but I felt much the same way about a particular scene in my novel too. I REALLY didn't want to write it at all (it's still kind of vague in my mind as to why I feel that way...) so what I decided to do is to just skip it and write the next section (leaving a marker with the words "Annie and Michel talk in the car" in the appropriate spot). It worked out really well; it unblocked me and allowed the words to just flow today. I'm feeling so confident I think I'll attack that section tonight! <BR/><BR/>Hope this helps you. :)Madyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634797234913463554noreply@blogger.com