Ketchup post
I’ve been hideously neglectful of Da Blog, and there’s lots of stuff to catch up on. 1. NaNowriMo update: Word count:  53,744 This means I ‘won’ NaNoWriMo. It’s actually my fourth time winning, which is very cool. (Waiting For Spring was the product of my first NaNo.) I’m not quite halfway through the story, though, and then I’ll have the editing, but I’m still pretty psyched that I made the wordcount goal in so short a time. I’m also relieved that – this time – something with a cohesive story is coming out of it. 2. Cheryl Anne Gardner’s

Ugh
Swine flu. I gots it. So here’s the brief NaNoWriMo update (as stolen from last night’s Facebook status update): Word count: 35343. Crap factor: much lower than expected. Still shooting for mid-to-late summer 2010 release. Coming soon: a rant about the nasty emails I get from irate readers on both side of the abortion issue regarding ‘Waiting For Spring.’

NaNoWriMo Update
I’ve neglected my updates for the past few days. I can’t remember which day of NaNoWriting this is. But I’m up to 27367 words, about 9000 words ahead of schedule. And for those of you who are curious, here’s an excerpt. (Chosen because it’s the closest thing to polished writing I’ve got right now.) WARNING: If you haven’t read ‘Waiting For Spring,’ there’s a pretty major spoiler here. And I hate spoilers. Seriously. If you haven’t read WFS yet, close this window and go read something else. But for those of you who have read it, here you go:   ______________________

NaNoWriMo Days 6 and 7
Days 6 & 7 Well, the past two days are kind of a blur. I wrote, I did other stuff, then I wrote some more. Things are progressing well story-wise, with new characters and lots of angsty goodness and a WHOLE new way for Waiting For Spring readers to look at Rick. And my word count is 21870. I’m not feeling too cocky, though. The next few weeks are going to be completely insane…  

NaNoWriMo Days 4 & 5
Days 4 & 5 sort of blended together, since I actually wrote in several long spurts that started Wednesday afternoon (Day 4) and stopped at about 2am Thursday morning (Day 5). I broke it up thusly:   Day 4 Word count:  4062 / 9688 Encouragements/helps: Understanding and supportive family who left me alone and  made their own suppers.  Emotional upheaval. Challenges and distractions to overcome: Stomach flu! Emotional upheaval.  Odd sources of inspiration: My own R