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Good tidings to NaNo Week 2!
I didn't do great this week, falling off a little on the weekend. I'm trying to be gentle with myself, so I'm giving myself a pass for doing things with my family.
I've still done well with writing at least a little bit every day. Sometimes it was a bit of a scramble and there was some time shuffling, but there was enough for me to be happy with the consistency I've had.
I've officially lost the plot journal I had for my solo novel. I don't have time to turn my room upside down, but I may make it yet from threads and bones at 4am. Still, it gave me an excuse to fall in love with my newest blorbos again when doing a POV experiment. Bitter & Sweet is coming along slowly, but it's difficult juggling two people's ambitions and responsibilities. Hopefully next week will be more fruitful.
Total words written: 7,690/50,000
Average daily word count: 389
Snippet: Gabe's POV from Not My Magical Destiny
I barrelled into their arms. The world was right once again. Kodi smelled of cinnamon and sage and home. I buried my face into Kodi’s neck, reveling in their warmth. I didn’t know how I had gone so long without their arms around me. It felt like every hug we’d had since we’d met. It didn’t matter how we’d grow, where we’d go, what we’d do, we were ourselves together. I felt safe, finally. Pulling away slightly, Kodi cupped my cheeks between their palms. They pressed our foreheads together, thumb tracing the dimple at the top of my cheekbone. Softly, they said, “And you betrayed their trust for me?” Pure, unfiltered love burst in my chest. I pulled them back into a hug, needing to be held still. “Of course,” I murmured.
farewell nano!
whoops i missed week 3! it was a little sporadic but had some good days in there. i worked through the last of the prewritten scenes from bitter & sweet and wrote a bit of poetry as a last shout of the day to keep up my streek
week 4 started slow (depressive episode caught me) but picked up towards the end. i fell in love with a new baby from the one series of writings that got very little attention (not my magical destiny my beloved) and wrote almost 3,000 words for them, smashing through a good chunk of my goal right as nano ended
i am so happy with my nano experience. it was so great to write consistently (with only a little fudging of the numbers. spending a week with family almost kind of missed three days but shhh) and I'm very proud of myself for pushing through. i didn't hit the goal (not even close, really) but i beat my expectations! hopefully I'll be able to keep it up and have a solid narrative plan for the next one. here's to keeping this up through december!
Total words written: 15,797/50,000
Average daily word count: 509
Snippet: Aforementioned new blorbo (Sofia) at Kodi's apartment narratively before nmmd
Eventually, we moved to my sofa. It was blue and well-loved. I had picked it up off the side of the road when I moved into my apartment. Taking its fraying cushion covers as a sign, I stripped and replaced the fabric with my own taste. It served the dual purpose of fitting my living and dining room better and removing the stink imparted from one too many nights on the street. I sat against the arm and Sofia was cross-legged in the middle, a throw pillow in his lap. It was pitch black by the time either of us thought to check the clock. “Care to stay for dinner?” I offered, seeing that it was now past 8 o’clock. “I have leftover beans from last night and a few too many packets of tortillas.”