Week Two- Journal- August Nano

wordcount: 29,772 words1

Average word per Chapter : 25002

Days in writing : four3

Days not writing: Three4

Chapters in total for week one : six5

Number of Pages using 12 size (Times New Roman Font: 56 pages6

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This is where it begins to get confusing & tricky!!! The word counts, the pages, the chapters the goals. When week Two hits it is the breaking curve for the adrenaline of week one has melted a tad and the outlook that you have Two weeks left, sinks in and starts to set you on the heavy road of fear & success.8

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ROADBLOCKS10

I think the thing I learned this week is that no matter how much you plan, plot and outline in the end the character will tell you his story.11

By all means lock him on a leash, but for the love of God don't hold it so tight that the characters cannot even move, let alone breath.12

You have to stay in control as well as give them the leeway that they request and I think that has been the hardest thing for me this week. 13

That and motivation, though I will admit despite my few days of barely writing and not writing at all I manged to piece out Two chapters in one night and the rest in a matter of hours all in the 2000-3000 word area.14

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POSITIVES16

.Learning more about my characters.17

.Knowing that despite what keeps me unmotivated that I can wake up a mess and still churn out 2000 words even if it is pure bullshit.18

.Learning to trust my characters & let them breath and not force anything upon them that i don't think is suitable to the plot.19

. Brainstorming along the way, while keeping everything organized.20

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Thank you to all those readers out there who are still reading as the novel comes along.22

Your comments are gold!!!23

Feedback is appreciated throughout the process.24

That is my week in a nutshell.25

Blair~