December is all About ZeitGeist

I have a million and two things to do today, not the least of which is pay bills, and I'm not getting any of it done as I am going through my grotesquely engorged email box, trying to get it under control. So, I've speed dated, read my horoscope, deleted about 50 mails, so far, corresponded with twitter pals, updated my NaBloPoMo account and who knows what else. Here's December's badge. The theme is ZeitGeist. I have no idea what that means. I'm going to look it up now. The translation from the German is "the spirit of the time". A more in-depth definition is - "ideas and spirit of(the) time: the ideas prevalent in a period and place, particularly as expressed in literature, philosophy, and religion." Definition courtesy of MSN Encarta Dictionary. And this is what we will be blogging about.

So what are the ideas and spirit of this time and place? What is being expressed in our literature, philosophy and religion? I don't think you can leave music out of this mix. There is the philosophy of three generations right there. I'm going to think about this while I attack my in box and hopefully get the shopping done.

A Zero Word Count Day

I actually spent a day where I wrote not a single word. I was traveling in the car for over 10 hours to get to my brother's house for Thanksgiving. I'm exhausted and only typing this to comply with my NaBoPoMo commitment. So, enough for today. More tomorrow. I hope. I missed my people today.

Quitting Early to Pack for Thanksgiving

I had to quit early today because my start time just got moved up to tomorrow morning. Long drive ahead - 11 hours. Yikes! But, it will be worth it in the end. My whole family will be together for the first time in years. Today I managed 4,009 before I had to quit for a total of 108,780. I hope I'll be able to post while I'm away. I may not be able to pick up a signal. It will ruin my NaBloPoMo run.

Breaking 100,000 Words

I did it and I did it pretty big. I wrote 4,965 words today and did my other work too: budgets, dishes, eBay listings lol. Actually, this week eBay is listing for free. You don't pay unless you sell. So, I did a few listings and did some Christmas shopping too. My total words are now 104,771. I still haven't settled on an ending. I have to find a way to tie all the storylines in together.

Can You Say Double NaNo?

I am 194 words away from hitting 100,000 words. I'm just too tired to do any more tonight. Too funny. I wrote 6, 444 words today, for a total of 99,806. Watch me go over the top tomorrow. I need to go back to a languishing story line and let the poop hit the fan. Then I can come back here and let romance blossom.

A NaNoWriMo Comeback

Yeah, I making a comeback! I managed 4,676 words over two storylines today. The bad guys are being very bad. Things are heating up. Hopefully tomorrow will be a banner day. My total now is 93,362. I must say though, if my son keeps playing his screamo "music" for hours on end, my nerves won't be able to take it. There's only so much your natural filters can deal with before you snap.

Slowing Down

I'm definitely slowing down. Of course life is keeping me busy lately, but the story lines are screeching to a halt on me as well. I've started a new one, but it isn't what I'd hoped. I may have to abandon it and go with another. Ah, the perils of noveling. The word count for today is a whopping 2882. Not stinky, but not what I have been capable of so far. My total is 88,686.

Another Slow NaNoWriMo Day

Had another slow day. Errands to run, dishes and laundry to do, same ol, same ol. I only wrote 1985 words today. I'm trying to work my way to a particular conflict without being boring. Don't know if I'm succeeding. I'm thinking I should have introduced the new storyline first. We'll see. Oh my total is now 85,804. That's 179 pages.

Writer's Block

I'm stuck. I finally got the two story lines to intersect and now I'm stalled. IEEEE. I just need to spend some time rethinking the story. I already know both of the stories, but there's a time issue. I think it may be time to introduce the next storyline. That will advance the timelines for me. I only got 1,962 today. My new total is 83,819.

Breaking Personal NaNoWriMo Records

I broke another personal record today. It's my birthday, so I just wanted to write. Some of the words are from a short stint last night after I "Quit" for the night. lol. I don't know how many. Any way, I've got 9,900 words for a total of 81,857 words so far. My story arcs are just beginning to cross, so thing are gonna get good. And, I'm going to introduce another story line.

Bleary Eyed Blogger

I've typed until my arms are stiff and I'm bleary eyed. I really don't want to stop, but it's time to take a break. Today I've typed or at least kept, 6,731 words. My new NaNo total is 71,957. I'm about to get to a pivotal point and cross the story lines so it's doubly hard to stop. I may do a little more later. Who knows.

Killer NaNo Day

Yesterday, after I had "quit" for the day, I started typing again. I put down another 1285 words for a total 8274 for the day. Wow! My personal best. Now I'm up to 65,226. I'm starting to get bored with this story line though. The conflict seems to far away. At least there's a lot of erotic moments.

NaNoWriMo Marathon

I'm quitting early for today. I got at it early and stayed with it, so I've got a rocking word count, 6,989 for a total of 63,941. The pain in my back is slowly becoming manageable. A few stretches as I go along and I can stand it again. I've got work to do today, and doing the dishes doesn't count. So, I'd better get the errands done and get to editing.

And The NaNo Beat Goes On

Well I started a new story arc, so I've been excited, trying to get to the point where it likes up with the first. But I've actually got a ways to go. So, for now I'll just have to be satisfied with enjoying this new storyline. I have to try not to rush it too much. Since last night I've written 6,830 words for a grand total of 56, 982. I think this book is going to be a whopper, especially if I put in all the characters I have storylines for.

Success!

I made it! I finished my work and scored 50,152 words. Now I have to go and take a nap. I've got an honest to goodness date tonight and I want to be fresh. lol. Wish me luck.

Almost to the NaNoWriMo Finish Line

I am so tired. I had some editing to do for work and I kept going back and forth between NaNo and work. Still, I got my work done, and the dishes finally. lol. Today's word count is 4581 for a grande total of 47,176. Only 2824 to go. Of course, the book won't end at 50,000 words, and that's a good thing, not only for the book, but also for my NaBloPoMo posts. lol.

Slow NaNoWriMo Day

Well, it was a slow day for me on the novel. Life intruded. I had shopping, work and laundry. Worse, I didn't even get the dishes done - oh no! Well I guess there's always going to be days like these. Still, I got a respectable word count: 2577 with a total of 42,595. I'm almost done with this story arc, so I'll be moving on to another one soon. Should be a lot of fun.

Early on, I felt like this book stunk, but now I think it's definitely salvageable. I'm looking forward to fleshing it out and glitzing it up a bit. After all, it is supposed to be "erotic." lol

Color Me Obsessed

Have you ever gotten into something that you just can't stop? I'm that way about my NaNo novel. I need to make this story happen, stinker or not. I sat down to write this morning and before I knew it, it was time for my son's bus to be here. I didn't get the laundry done, or the shopping. All I did was write. It's all I want to do. And I get these terrible back and shoulder cramps, but I keep writing anyway. I think I have a problem. lol.

Anyway, today's total, when I finally made myself stop is 6694. I think this beats yesterday's topper. My total is now 40,018. I'm finally coming to the end of this character's arc, but I have at least 5 more characters to introduce. lol. Wish me luck!

Book Writing and Back Aches

My back is killing me. It's that place off to the side of my shoulder blade. Oh, it just gets so painful, it forces me to stop typing. Right now my shoulder is hurting to and my hand is going numb - you think maybe I'm taking this word count thing too far? lol

Well the official word count for today is 6485. I believe that's my record so far. The new total is 33,324. I'm going to stop typing now.

NaNoWriMo on a Roll!

Yesterday, I had a banner day. 6029 words. I finally had to stop because my back and shoulder were killing me. My total is now 26,839. I pains me because I've just gotten to one of the most important love scenes thus far. I guess I'll just have to do it first thing tomorrow.

It's hard writing a book like this; you never know how much is too much, or not enough. I think I've erred on the side of "not enough" so far, but I'm going to fix that.

Don't you hate those people who call you up with this high pressure sales pitch and tell you that they can't offer it to you after today, when they've already called you three other times? Doesn't that just burn your bacon?

What about the ones who call you because ONE time you said you were interested in online schools. Now they call every few weeks - all of them. Yikes! lol