tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post5722684402988722070..comments2024-01-30T07:43:33.927-08:00Comments on The Ninja Librarian: IWSG: NaNo Time?Rebecca M. Douglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-60842168523804050222020-11-23T03:18:21.810-08:002020-11-23T03:18:21.810-08:00Congrats on finishing your book!
Ronel catching u...Congrats on finishing your book!<br /><br />Ronel catching up for November IWSG day <a href="https://www.ronelthemythmaker.com/achieving-kick-ass-goals-iwsg/" rel="nofollow">Achieving Kick-Ass Goals</a>Ronel Janse van Vuurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041347187777879494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-80599304373139464172020-11-16T23:22:16.600-08:002020-11-16T23:22:16.600-08:00Congrats on the edits! Sometimes we have a very st...Congrats on the edits! Sometimes we have a very strong character nagging at us but the story is not quite clear. Maybe it's a case of following where they want to go.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-6917158164937244772020-11-07T11:13:10.879-08:002020-11-07T11:13:10.879-08:00:) All I have to do is get started...:) All I have to do is get started...Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-30337562938527677732020-11-06T08:13:43.602-08:002020-11-06T08:13:43.602-08:00Will be looking forward to the new series!Will be looking forward to the new series!Damyanti Biswashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101150230749343025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-27966787062832240042020-11-05T08:22:18.524-08:002020-11-05T08:22:18.524-08:00I think you'll love her! I do, though I'm ...I think you'll love her! I do, though I'm still working on the details, and the actual story is extremely vague.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-26121421324783999842020-11-05T08:21:47.171-08:002020-11-05T08:21:47.171-08:00Impossible to stay away. I'm trying to stop lo...Impossible to stay away. I'm trying to stop looking, especially since nothing has changed. But I can't stop.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-53106771760095424532020-11-05T08:21:14.519-08:002020-11-05T08:21:14.519-08:00I've really enjoyed it in the past, going in w...I've really enjoyed it in the past, going in with a strong outline and just holing up with the computer and pounding it out. The last two years gave me the last two Pismawallops PTA mysteries. Usually needs about 6 weeks to get the full draft, which means I finish just in time to prep for Xmas. This year--nope.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-42694786669136110332020-11-05T08:19:58.214-08:002020-11-05T08:19:58.214-08:00Really I'm just checking in with NaNo and then...Really I'm just checking in with NaNo and then going on writing exactly as I'd do anyway. Still pretty happy with myself if I work for an hour, and 800 words of new text (what I did yesterday with an unfinished story) is still a triumph.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-75992909914519325502020-11-05T05:41:44.357-08:002020-11-05T05:41:44.357-08:00You're doing great! I'm Canadian, but I...You're doing great! I'm Canadian, but I'm glued to the news about your election!<br />Good luck getting your story for your new heroine sorted out!!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-27030064324404902020-11-05T02:36:38.561-08:002020-11-05T02:36:38.561-08:00Intrigued what the new heroine will be like!Intrigued what the new heroine will be like!Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-26354187172270938802020-11-04T23:40:49.237-08:002020-11-04T23:40:49.237-08:00Awesome job getting the editing done! I stayed awa...Awesome job getting the editing done! I stayed away from news as much as possible the last two days, but kept getting sucked in anyway.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-36533122895281726532020-11-04T23:20:29.199-08:002020-11-04T23:20:29.199-08:00NaNo always seems like a mammoth task to me. To be...NaNo always seems like a mammoth task to me. To be even thinking of it is brave. You've done well with the edits. Good luck.Sonia Dograhttps://soniadogra.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-16150640529557074472020-11-04T20:15:41.400-08:002020-11-04T20:15:41.400-08:00I have so much stuff going on that even the though...I have so much stuff going on that even the thought of doing NANO gives me hives. Huge props to anyone who can commit to doing it in any form!C. D. Gallant-Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013184951197705298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-17747921142462873272020-11-04T18:15:17.346-08:002020-11-04T18:15:17.346-08:00PS--I can't find your blog to visit you back. ...PS--I can't find your blog to visit you back. Go ahead and use the URL here if you want.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-84856713923866535512020-11-04T18:14:12.503-08:002020-11-04T18:14:12.503-08:00Absolutely. One reason I share this is to encourag...Absolutely. One reason I share this is to encourage others to use the whole NaNo thing in any way that helps them write. Getting caught up in rules and expectations *can* be motivating, but it can also totally miss the point.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-7300726044221152952020-11-04T18:13:25.543-08:002020-11-04T18:13:25.543-08:00Thanks! I was really pleased with the milkweed pho...Thanks! I was really pleased with the milkweed photo--it's hard to get that sort of thing all in focus.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-46504715654070018362020-11-04T17:42:48.391-08:002020-11-04T17:42:48.391-08:00Rebellious NaNo is still writing work. DO it any w...Rebellious NaNo is still writing work. DO it any way it works for you.kimlajevardi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560936098715470719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-91574144882381480662020-11-04T16:19:04.933-08:002020-11-04T16:19:04.933-08:00Hi, Rebecca! I'm doing NaNo for the first tim...Hi, Rebecca! I'm doing NaNo for the first time, and I'm using it to push my memoir along. We shall see. I loved your autumn photos in the post below. That milkweed seed photo is marvelous! Happy writing in November!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-73310397090942229192020-11-04T13:16:12.103-08:002020-11-04T13:16:12.103-08:00Yeah, I'm really only pretending to do NaNo fo...Yeah, I'm really only pretending to do NaNo for the sake of trying to connect with the local writing community. Or for the extra nudge I get from needing to post some kind of progress every day. Just not sure how to list the words edited :DRebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-10431252898732011172020-11-04T13:14:42.574-08:002020-11-04T13:14:42.574-08:00Check your in-box :)Check your in-box :)Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-88495640297272878162020-11-04T13:14:27.644-08:002020-11-04T13:14:27.644-08:00Thanks! I'm not sure exactly when the story wi...Thanks! I'm not sure exactly when the story will come together in my head enough to get started, but I'm glad to know the voices are still there :)<br />Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-82389859979153100482020-11-04T10:51:55.028-08:002020-11-04T10:51:55.028-08:00I'm a Rebel Nano this year, too. I am finishin...I'm a Rebel Nano this year, too. I am finishing novella #2 in the Rayatana series, and starting the next one. So, I'm in the middle of two books, but I do have a loose outline for them.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading. :)Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-53176865594342113062020-11-04T10:30:41.335-08:002020-11-04T10:30:41.335-08:00Ooh...a new mystery series from you! Really lookin...Ooh...a new mystery series from you! Really looking forward to that! I'm so impressed that you're making progress on the writing front considering what you've been going through.Ellen Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284851532400039655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-45192228466136739562020-11-04T09:53:27.151-08:002020-11-04T09:53:27.151-08:00This is the first time that I have found editing e...This is the first time that I have found editing easier than writing from scratch. Not easy--it's hard to work with no focus, as I'm sure you know :( But it's been good to have a pre-existing structure to work with. And now... time for a long walk in the park, and NOT listening to the news!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52364159500107393.post-50538257861359897092020-11-04T02:26:51.338-08:002020-11-04T02:26:51.338-08:00Awesome that you got your edits done. That's i...Awesome that you got your edits done. That's impressive with all that's gone on in your life. I'm doing my own NaNo too. I hope to edit a few chapters and write a few chapters this month.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com