NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 8

Day 8th of NaNoWriMo 2023, and I kinda made up for yesterday’s loss, but I’m still not meeting my daily goal. I’m 1200 words away from 13666, where I should have been. The story is coming along nicely, though. Date Count Nov 8, 2023 936 words Nov 8, 2023 255 words Nov 8, 2023 434 words Nov 8,…

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 7

I’m failing so hard this NaNoWriMo 2023. Date Count Nov 7, 2023 471 words Nov 7, 2023 405 words Nov 7, 2023 83 words Shabana Mukhtar

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 6

Phew! I managed to clear some backlog today and wrote 2400 words on project 2. Making good progress on NaNoWriMo 2023. Nov 6, 2023 893 words Nov 6, 2023 712 words Nov 6, 2023 408 words Nov 6, 2023 387 words How are others doing? Shabana Mukhtar

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 5

I wrote 714 words today, ONLY. Talk about failing at NaNoWriMo 2023. It happens every time, every weekend. I plan to clear a chunk of to-do list on Sunday and end up slacking big time. Nov 5, 2023 714 words Shabana Mukhtar

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 4

Alright, it’s already day #4 of NaNoWriMo 2023. Today was a bit better in terms of achieving the target and churned out 1766 words, but I still have a lot of backlog from day #3. Yikes!   Nov 4, 2023 552 words Nov 4, 2023 142 words Nov 4, 2023 1014 words Nov 4, 2023 58 words Shabana Mukhtar

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 3

  This was only the third day of NaNoWriMo 2023 and boy did I miss the target. Nov 3, 2023 404 words Nov 3, 2023 331 words All of these words were part of the Project 1 (we’re doing two novellas this year). I wasn’t stuck. It was just a very hectic day at work that left…

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 2

Hello, my dear word wizards. It’s day #2 of NaNoWriMo 2023. Today was crazy. I didn’t start writing until 6:27 PM. And I was almost freaking out, thinking that I might not be able to meet today’s goal. In the panic mode, I started working on the second outline. Remember, I’m planning to finish two…

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day 1

Make way, people! I’m on my way to win NaNoWriMo 2023 this time, AGAIN. I wrote 1715 words today, and part of that could be attributed to the novelty-it’s another new beginning. However, I struggled to get time to write. Date Count Nov 1, 2023 92 words Nov 1, 2023 188 words Nov 1, 2023 190 words Nov…

NaNoWriMo 2023 | Day T-1

Big surprise! I’m participating in NaNoWriMo 2023. This is my 6th year doing a NaNoWriMo. And, except for 2019 when I missed a little over a thousand words, I’ve finished 50000 words every single time. That’s what NaNoWriMo helps you do. With AI tools available to “unstuck” the writers, I think this year’s NaNoWriMo would…

Story #1 | The ATM

The ATM As I stood in the ATM queue, I couldn’t help but think that time moves slower here than anywhere else in the world. Maybe it’s because the people in front of me are taking forever to withdraw their money. Or maybe it’s because the machine is moving slower than a snail on a Sunday…