Still plugging along at NaNo. Still haven't hit 10k yet. Facebook memories tells me that some years, I've been only at 2k at this point but have been at 20k other years.
I ain't too worried. I'll be able to make more write ins this week, which always help my word count. Hoping to be at 40k by the time I head to Wisconsin for the holiday, which falls early this year. I'll have the full four days off, but will use all of them to travel. Might come up with some ideas, but probably won't write them.
Hoping this hangnail and torn nail problem can stop happening. Bring it on in December.
I've developed a knack for missing NaNo Word Sprints on Twitter. One just started. Adios.
2018-11-10
2018-11-03
Writing Journal
At my second "off campus" write-in for the day.
Got ready to join in on a Twitter word sprint, starting at :55. My laptop died at :54. Frustrated, I refilled my drink and headed home. Forced myself to write until the drink was gone, then I could go play with my yarn. Worked well enough. Technically doubled my word count.
Now I'm at my regular Saturday night location. Yet again, waiting forever for service. I get that we're regulars and most of us are pretty chill about being left. She just came in and said that the manager keeps sending her to other tables. They do look much busier than normal.
We're also much busier than normal in here, and it's probably going to irritate me if I don't get some music in my ears soon. It's not just the volume of bodies, but the volume of the voices who have arrived.
Never thought I'd be hoping for my food to take a long time. At least the lady I'm sharing a table with is nice, quiet, and interesting. Haven't caught her name yet, though. Maybe by the end of the night.
Got ready to join in on a Twitter word sprint, starting at :55. My laptop died at :54. Frustrated, I refilled my drink and headed home. Forced myself to write until the drink was gone, then I could go play with my yarn. Worked well enough. Technically doubled my word count.
Now I'm at my regular Saturday night location. Yet again, waiting forever for service. I get that we're regulars and most of us are pretty chill about being left. She just came in and said that the manager keeps sending her to other tables. They do look much busier than normal.
We're also much busier than normal in here, and it's probably going to irritate me if I don't get some music in my ears soon. It's not just the volume of bodies, but the volume of the voices who have arrived.
Never thought I'd be hoping for my food to take a long time. At least the lady I'm sharing a table with is nice, quiet, and interesting. Haven't caught her name yet, though. Maybe by the end of the night.
Writing Journal
Last night's attempt at NaNoing was a failure. Not an epic one, but a failure nonetheless. I live in northern Omaha proper but work in Bellevue, which is attached at the south side. It's about a 25 minute drive since I'm heading the opposite of traffic. I have a friend who lives in Bellevue who wanted to get together last night at 6 for an old lady's night in. She was working on an embroidery project and I always have a blanket I can take with. (It was the friend who taught me how to crochet.)
I figured that'd be perfect! I got off at 4:30 and could stop at Panera to write for at least an hour before heading over to her place for dinner.
Wrong.
To be fair, the plan was perfect, but the execution was not. See, I had forgotten to plug my laptop in to charge overnight after Thursday's attempt at a write-in. And my computer has gotten worse in it's old age about giving me a warning when I'm working and the battery is low. Thankfully I had my iPad with me, so I was able to do a bit of research/prep before my dinner bell rang. On the plus side, I have more prepped. Need to translate it into text from the handwritten, though.
At Panera now, looking to write at least an hour and get to 4k from 233 before I head back home to work on some crochet and grab a midday meal. I had wanted to get up early enough to hit up the bank and grab some Panera breakfast, but I didn't. Oh, well. Once I eat some more of my bagel, I'll take my vitamin and get going now that my fingers are warmed up. (Although, my wrist is hurting from about two hours of crochet last night and I don't think I have a brace with me. Will have to add one to my bag for NaNo tonight.
I figured that'd be perfect! I got off at 4:30 and could stop at Panera to write for at least an hour before heading over to her place for dinner.
Wrong.
To be fair, the plan was perfect, but the execution was not. See, I had forgotten to plug my laptop in to charge overnight after Thursday's attempt at a write-in. And my computer has gotten worse in it's old age about giving me a warning when I'm working and the battery is low. Thankfully I had my iPad with me, so I was able to do a bit of research/prep before my dinner bell rang. On the plus side, I have more prepped. Need to translate it into text from the handwritten, though.
At Panera now, looking to write at least an hour and get to 4k from 233 before I head back home to work on some crochet and grab a midday meal. I had wanted to get up early enough to hit up the bank and grab some Panera breakfast, but I didn't. Oh, well. Once I eat some more of my bagel, I'll take my vitamin and get going now that my fingers are warmed up. (Although, my wrist is hurting from about two hours of crochet last night and I don't think I have a brace with me. Will have to add one to my bag for NaNo tonight.
2018-11-01
Writing Journal
So NaNoWriMo begins!
I fell asleep and stayed that way on the couch all night and missed a first-chance write in. Also woke up too late/lethargic to pump out a few quick words before work. Currently getting things squared away to participate in the first write-in. I severely tore my right thumbnail and left pinky nail at the beginning of this week, so my typing shall be a bit halted.
Last night, I signed my dad up for nanowrimo.org. He is working on a baseball book, an account of either one particular team or one decade, I can't remember which. Since his work is all on a desktop and he gets nervous about social situations (honestly, the more I talk to him, the more I'm convinced he's at least a little bit autistic) I didn't overwhelm him with the social aspect of NaNo. I think the internet accountability will be enough for him.
Well, my danish is gone, so my prep time is up.
haha....prep time! I failed at PrepMo. Hardly done a thing. Looks like I'm pantsing it this year. I'll blame the adjusting to a new job/schedule while making sure (often failing) to keep up with my Vitamin D.
I fell asleep and stayed that way on the couch all night and missed a first-chance write in. Also woke up too late/lethargic to pump out a few quick words before work. Currently getting things squared away to participate in the first write-in. I severely tore my right thumbnail and left pinky nail at the beginning of this week, so my typing shall be a bit halted.
Last night, I signed my dad up for nanowrimo.org. He is working on a baseball book, an account of either one particular team or one decade, I can't remember which. Since his work is all on a desktop and he gets nervous about social situations (honestly, the more I talk to him, the more I'm convinced he's at least a little bit autistic) I didn't overwhelm him with the social aspect of NaNo. I think the internet accountability will be enough for him.
Well, my danish is gone, so my prep time is up.
haha....prep time! I failed at PrepMo. Hardly done a thing. Looks like I'm pantsing it this year. I'll blame the adjusting to a new job/schedule while making sure (often failing) to keep up with my Vitamin D.
2018-09-19
Reading/Writing Journal
Misplaced that sports book that was going to take the place of Ashes of Roses. But it's okay, because my dad bought me a copy of The Green Mile from HPB clearance for my birthday. I like books with chapter breaks. My copy of Anna Karenina continues to fall apart and Mill on the Floss has been stashed in my car for a week. Still four books behind on my goodreads challenge.\
Had an experience on Saturday that is getting included in my NaNo. Went to a friend's wedding reception, where I danced with an attractive man to I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles). And he twirled me! It was fabulous, and I keep listening to the song so I can keep the memory fresh enough to fictionalize come November. Will probably write a poem about it this week to also assist. Possibly to also submit for money.
The rest of this post is a list of places that pay for submissions so that I can check them out later this week to see if I have or can have anything that would be a good fit for them. Source: writersincharge.com/literature-mags-that-pay-writers
1. Boulevard Magazine, $300 for prose and $250 for poetry upon publication
3. Plough Shares, $250 upon publication, subject to certain timelines
4. The Southern Review, $200 upon publication, prefer manuscripts via mail
5. Sub Tropics, $1000 for prose and $100 for poems upon publication
6. The Sun Magazine, $300 for prose (possibly use MoBoard story prompt)
7. West Branch Magazine, $100 upon publication, through Bucknell University
8. AGNI, $300 for essays, $150 for poetry with a submission window
9. Carve Magazine, $100 fiction and $25 poetry (good for exposure)
10. Colorado Review, $200 unpublished only
11. Crazy Horse, $200
12. The Fugue, $1000 for competition, associated with University of Idaho (submission fee)
13. Grain Magazine, $250 sent by post
14. Gulf Coast Magazine, $1500 compeition
15. Iowa Review, $100
16. Iron Horse Review, $100 with submission windows
17. Nashville Review, $100 with submission windows
18. Ninth Letter, $1000 competition
19. The Threepenny Review, $400 for stories, $200 for poetry, online submission
20. Confrontation Magazine, $250 with submission windows
21. One Story, $500, literary fiction only
22. Virginia Quarterly Review, $1000 for stories, $200 for poems
23. Willow Springs, $100 with submission windows
24. Narrative Magazine, $1000 for copies 7500+ words
25. Slice Magazine, $250
Had an experience on Saturday that is getting included in my NaNo. Went to a friend's wedding reception, where I danced with an attractive man to I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles). And he twirled me! It was fabulous, and I keep listening to the song so I can keep the memory fresh enough to fictionalize come November. Will probably write a poem about it this week to also assist. Possibly to also submit for money.
The rest of this post is a list of places that pay for submissions so that I can check them out later this week to see if I have or can have anything that would be a good fit for them. Source: writersincharge.com/literature-mags-that-pay-writers
1. Boulevard Magazine, $300 for prose and $250 for poetry upon publication
3. Plough Shares, $250 upon publication, subject to certain timelines
4. The Southern Review, $200 upon publication, prefer manuscripts via mail
5. Sub Tropics, $1000 for prose and $100 for poems upon publication
6. The Sun Magazine, $300 for prose (possibly use MoBoard story prompt)
7. West Branch Magazine, $100 upon publication, through Bucknell University
8. AGNI, $300 for essays, $150 for poetry with a submission window
9. Carve Magazine, $100 fiction and $25 poetry (good for exposure)
10. Colorado Review, $200 unpublished only
11. Crazy Horse, $200
12. The Fugue, $1000 for competition, associated with University of Idaho (submission fee)
13. Grain Magazine, $250 sent by post
14. Gulf Coast Magazine, $1500 compeition
15. Iowa Review, $100
16. Iron Horse Review, $100 with submission windows
17. Nashville Review, $100 with submission windows
18. Ninth Letter, $1000 competition
19. The Threepenny Review, $400 for stories, $200 for poetry, online submission
20. Confrontation Magazine, $250 with submission windows
21. One Story, $500, literary fiction only
22. Virginia Quarterly Review, $1000 for stories, $200 for poems
23. Willow Springs, $100 with submission windows
24. Narrative Magazine, $1000 for copies 7500+ words
25. Slice Magazine, $250
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