I wrote only 661 words today. This is not going good. The household chores take most of my time, and I just don’t get time to sit down and write. I hope to compensate for the past two days. Shabana Mukhtar
Tag: NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day 5
Nothing, zilch, zero… I wrote nothing today. Didn’t even get to think about the current project. Something’s up this vacation. Not getting much time to write. Shabana Mukhtar
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day 4
If yesterday was the best day of NaNoWriMo 2021, today is the worst. I wrote ~5000 words yesterday and only ~500 words today. So so bad… But hey, the vacation has just begun. Shabana Mukhtar
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day 3
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day 3 | Several spurts of writing Diwali vacation began today, and I had plenty of time in hand. I wrote 4982 words today. That’s almost 5000 words, five freakin thousand words. Am I awesome or what? Of course, I can’t hope to get the same momentum tomorrow onwards. With vacation comes…
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day 2
NaNoWriMo 2021, Day 2, Writing sprint 1 25 minutes, 787 words I added all of these words in the chapter that I wrote yesterday. I should have started with the next chapters, but then any progress is progress, right? I finished 787 words. That’s something NaNoWriMo 2021, Day 2, Writing sprint 2 1 hour and…
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day 1
NaNoWriMo 2021, Day 1, Writing sprint 1 15 minutes, 510 words Yes, I’m writing. I just finished the first writing sprint of 15 minutes, wrote 510 words. Not bad, huh? NaNoWriMo 2021, Day 1, Writing sprint 2 45 minutes, 1007 words. This sprint isn’t as good as the second one, but I had…
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day T-1
Alright, so after much back and forth, I’ve decided to continue with the project I outlined earlier this month. I have ~10K words already, and I hope to add 50K this month. It will be a novel alright. The title isn’t decided yet. Let’s call it “Undecided” for now. Shabana Mukhtar
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day T-2
Let me admit. I have apprehensions about this NaNoWriMo. I have finalized a project, I have planned it, and outlined it. But now I have another shiny idea that tempts me to change my mind. Should I work on the new idea? Should I stick to the one that is almost meticulously planned? I’m so…
NaNoWriMo 2021 | Day T-3
Yes, I’m participating in NaNoWriMo 2021. This will be 4th year, yayyy! This year will be much difficult. In all these years, I have become much more prolific, and I have started planning more extensively. That would mean that I can win NaNoWriMo with ease, right? Wrong. I have several things planned till mid-November. And…
Happy NaNoWriMo2020 | Day 30
It’s day#30 of NaNoWriMo and I did it. Last year, I forgot to update the count on nanowrimo.org on the last day and missed the winner badge by a whisker. This year, I did not only finish the goal, but also began a new story. I woke up with an idea and now I…