#NaNoWriMo
I know several bloggers are seizing the opportunity of NaNoWriMo to finally work on the novel they have always wanted to write. This may come one day for me as well, though I would first need to finish my second nonfiction book.
Which may not happen too soon, as I’m busy daily teaching French and translating into English articles for Orthodoxie.com, a French website dedicated to Christian Orthodox world news.
BUT translating can be as arduous as writing a novel, so I have decided to count for myself the number of words I write daily for this job, plus blog posts such as book reviews. As this is not technically a novel, I didn’t sign up into the official challenge.
I plan on doing a weekly wrap-up. My goal is an average of 750 words per working day over the month of November.
November 1: 691 w.
- On the situation of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of Christ and Saint Nicholas in Florence
- Romanian website reveals two reasons why the Romanian Patriarchate would be reluctant to Ukrainian autocephaly
November 2: 850 w.
November 3: 199 w.
November 5: 707 w.
- Love in lowercase short review
- The Ship, the Saint, and the Sailor: review (link live on Nov 9)
November 6: 1028 w.
November 7: 990 w.
TOTAL in 6 days = 4,465 w.
Average so far per working day = 744 w.
HAVE YOU BEEN DOING NANOWRIMO?
WHAT’S YOUR NOVEL ABOUT?
Words And Peace 
It takes a lot of dedication to commit this much time to write but all established authors say that it’s essential if you want to make progress. I can’t see me ever writing a novel but recently I’ve been writing a lot for my other blog which is on my other interest of genealogy
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wait, what other blog? I looked all over your book blog, couldn’t find any link to it
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I kept them separate because they are so different but for the record the other be is here https://heenan.one-name.net
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wow, this is SERIOUS work! amazing, thanks fort sharing
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Not doing Nanawrimo because my book is autobiography, not a novel. But I am catching up on all the books I have read but not reviewed yet for the blog. Then I am going to stay caught up and write my own book on the days I am not reviewing. I hope it works!
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an autobio, neat! good luck
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I like this idea.
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well, until I write the real thing!!
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Counting up all your writing is a great idea! I think there’s a NaNoWriMo group for non-traditional writing goals, The Rebels, I think they call themselves. I’m writing my first novel — boy, does that seem weird to write! But I won’t hit 50,000 words by Nov.30. Maybe by New Years Day. Still, I’ve begun, which can be the hardest part.
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thanks, I had not heard of the Rebels. And congrats on working on your novel! Yes, I would think the beginning is the hardest, then you just need to let the characters lead you, right? lol
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