Hello, friends! I've come up for a breath to say HEY and ask HOW THE HEY ARE YA?
NANO
For you crazy NaNoWriMo peeps, how was your month? (One more day!) I started out strong, but fizzled out as work and family obligations increased. Jon and I didn't finish our story, but I did get more writing than I would have if I didn't challenge myself with Nano. I think I'm like the turtle in the race. Slow and steady. I'm just not a fast and furious writer. My projects get done, but it may take a little while longer! (Unless I have a true deadline, then I can do it! Go figure.)
How did you do? I noticed that some of you made your 50,000 words, so big congrats to Jemi, Elana, and Lola! If you finished, tell me in the comments so I can congratulate you! (Tina, I know you were almost there!) That is a HUGE accomplishment!
To those of you not doing Nano, how was your month?
MEEGENIUS AUTHOR CHALLENGE
I am participating in the Meegenius Author Challenge. I'm very excited about my manuscript titled, "The First Time I Saw My Baby." I do need your help though. I need lots of LIKES on my entry to be considered a finalist. I would love my book to be published into a Meegenius picture book app.
Would you kindly follow the link to my page and press LIKE (only if you like it, of course)? THANK YOU! I very much appreciate it! I can't do it without you! Voting ends mid December.
CLICK HERE to vote for my story. :)
Lastly, I have the beautiful Angie Harmon at Book Recs of the Rock & Famous today. She tells me her fave books and what her three girls are reading!
Have a fabulous week!
28 cool comments:
Wonderful to take a breather from all that NaNoing! Congrats on staying the course.
Off to vote for the story! Good luck.
I actually know several people who hit the 50,000 mark already.
And wish I could vote for you, but I'm not on Facebook! Bummer, huh? Wish they'd come up with a different voting system.
I didn't do NaNo this month. I was way too overloaded with homework. I would have much rather been doing NaNo, but that's life!
I can't wait to read your story at MeeGenius! You'll definitely get my vote!
The title of this post is awesome! Love the story! You got my thumbs up!
I love that kitty photo...Halp Me! :) I voted for you, of course. I will definitely finish my first draft of my YA before Dec. 1...woo-hoo...it will be short several thousand words, because that's how I write, but still. Anyway, good to know you!
I voted! Good luck. :)
Thank you, Lee!
Alex - You know like a gazillion people! I'm glad so many made the goal!
Good luck with your homework, Leigh and thank you!
Thank you, Tina!
Anita - Thank you and I'm so happy that you will finish by December!!!
Thank you, Lydia!
I completed NaNo..there was a while there I thought I wouldn't. But NaNo, more than anything, is just motivation. The real trick is to keep going after November and finish that novel! :)
November is such a busy month around here. Plus I'm working on revisions for another story. I thought I would do NaNo but I quickly realized that was NOT going to happen!
I'm off to check out your story :)
Hi, Kelly! This was my third year participating in NaNo and I finished again, woohoo! I don't have children, though, and I work from home so my hours are really flexible. The month went by so quickly. Time flies when you're having fun! :)
Good luck in the author challenge!!
Thanks for the mention! It was sure a fun & CRAZY month this year!! :)
I'm off to check out your story... :)
Sounds like it was a crazy month for you and don't even feel remotely bad about not finishing NaNo. I really think that's a tricky one - especially in a month with a major holiday in it:) Good luck in the new challenge - we'll all be rooting for you!
I think that's the whole purpose of NaNo -- to get more done than you would have otherwise, even if you can't make 50k words. I'm with you -- I'm a slower writer.
oh, very cool, you megagenius! I'll jump over there and check it out!
And as for NaNo, the main thing is you started. Yay!!! <3
A good start is important too! Off to press LIKE!
BACK!! AWWW it was beautiful!
Congrats on participating, Kelly. That's more than I did.
I'm off to LIKE you now. :D
The kitty distracted me. Congrats to all those NaNo peeps! They're awesome!
I never officially signed up for NaNo, but made the conscious decision to give it a private shot. Yeah, family and life just got too busy. I started stressing myself out, so I took a break from it. Congrats on entering the Meegenuis Challenge. Nicely done! You passed me - that's awesome. Best of luck!
What a cute kittie picture! :)
It's okay not to finish. It's better to go at a pace that works for you then just rush to get it done! :)
Congrats on you and Jon getting some of your writing done. That's great. I didn't do NaNo this year, as I'm in the process of editing a MG novel for 4RV right now.
Love the kitty pic, too!
I'm glad you got more writing than you usually would've done - that's the important part. My word count for November is plain old sad!
Good luck with Meegenius, Kelly.
Last two years I hit the 25,000 mark. This year i didn;t get far at all. Just too darn busy getting next book to market. But congrats! to everyone regardless of how many words they penned!
Way to go, Lynda!
Sherrie - I do wish Nano was in another month. November is BUSY!
Congrats, Laura!!
Thank you, Jemi and congrats again!
Thanks, Lyndsay!
Marcia - I agree, and that's why I decided to try, even though I knew I wouldn't hit 50. I did accomplish more than I would have!
LTM - Thank you for your support!
Awwww, thank you, Christina!
Sheri - THank you! I voted for yours; it was very sweet!
Laura - I definitely work at my own pace for books. I want to enjoy it and not let it be a chore.
Rena - That is exciting! Looking forward to reading an MG from you!
Thank you, Theresa!!
Stephen - Good luck with your next novel!
I'm a slow and steady writer as well. You get a lot more credit, though, because you joined in the NaNo fun (I didn't).
Now I'm off to click on your story link! Yea!
I voted! Such a sweet story, kelly!
Congrats to all the Nanogoers!
I didn't get 50 k but I did finish my book! So that was great!
Oh and I voted for you!
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