tracking my progress toward 50k in november.
nanowrimo day ten
word count: 940/15,264 (i’m behind on my word count, but… must. have. sleep.)
cups of tea: a mug of milk and st. brendan’s irish cream
snacks: none
music: my downbeat nano mix
optimism: waning
tears: none
sleeping pets: they alternated their sleep schedules
nanowrimo day nine
word count: 2,194/14,324
cups of tea: one ginormous mug
snacks: peanut m&ms & milk duds
music: my downbeat nano mix & wintersweet’s irish mix
optimism: pretty high
tears: more than a few (my main character’s husband committed suicide tonight. was more upset by his actions than i thought i would be.)
sleeping pets: sometimes
nanowrimo day eight
word count: 2,914/12,130 (i showed this novel who’s boss)
cups of tea: one ginormous mug
snacks: world market orange chocolate rolled wafers
music: my downbeat nano mix & wintersweet’s left-overs mix
optimism: pretty high
tears: a few
sleeping pets: julia and sadie – maggie was enjoying poking holes in my legs with her claws too much to sleep
nanowrimo day seven
word count: 0/9,216 (a ‘twin peaks’ marathon seemed like a better use of my time [?!])
nanowrimo day six
word count: 918/9,216 (once again, mostly cheats)
cups of tea: one ginormous mug
snacks: world market orange chocolate rolled wafers
music: my downbeat nano mix
optimism: still there, but waning
tears: none
sleeping pets: oh, but harassing one another is way more fun than sleep!
nanowrimo day five
word count: 1,183/8,298 (entirely through cheats – my mind is elsewhere)
cups of tea: zero (?!)
snacks: none
music: the swell season & my downbeat nano mix
optimism: plummeting
tears: none
sleeping pets: i wish!
nanowrimo day four
word count: 1,789/7,115
cups of tea: 1 cup of chai
snacks: none (?!)
music: classical music & the swell season
optimism: high
tears: a few
sleeping pets: none
nanowrimo day three
word count: 1,828/5,326
cups of tea: 1 hazelnut toffee latte, 1 black cherry italian soda
snacks: a rice krispie treat
music: my nano downbeat mix, the swell season & wintersweet’s mystical mix
optimism: medium-high
tears: none
sleeping pets: one – dame maggie
nanowrimo day two
word count: 1,659/3,498
cups of tea: 1 hot chai
snacks: trader joe’s triple ginger snaps
music: wintersweet’s irish mix & my nano downbeat mix
optimism: medium-high
tears: none
sleeping pets: one – the puppy
nanowrimo day one
word count: 1,843
cups of tea: 2.5
snacks: 1/2 a cadbury caramel bar & innumerable red vines
music: the swell season & wintersweet’s mystical mix
optimism: high
tears: none
sleeping pets: three
