Happy Thanksgiving!

I haven't updated lately because my life has been nuts! I had a great weekend and did really good word count wise but then I didn't write at all on Monday because my van broke down on the way home. Then I had a doctors appointment and went grocery shopping on Tuesday. Then yesterday it was catching up on all the things I hadn't done in the last 5 days. Then My mom and nephew are coming up on Saturday for our thanksgiving dinner which means today and tomorrow are prep days. I grabbed the wrong gluten free bread at the store so I have to figure out how to make it today so it can dry out in time to make stuffing, I still have to bake pies and finish cleaning the house, and I have come to the realization I am not going to win NaNoWriMo this year, but that is okay. I am a lot further than I ever thought I'd get my first try at NaNo, and next year I am going to kick ass next year because we are not going to have Thanksgiving dinner till December! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving or Thursday depending on your beliefs and Congrats to all the NaNo Winners!

Total emotional exaustion has set in!

I got up with a raging migraine today, which took a hot shower and 2 rounds of medication to dull to functioning level. Then, drove the 70+ miles to my best friends house, hitting every red light along the way. Got here just in time to pass her on her way to work. Sat down and wrote 3948 words! I find it totally amazing, if you have children back me up here, how much you can get done without them interrupting every 5-10 minutes. I honestly didn't realize it till now. I had my boys pretty close together, as in 4 boys in 5 years 1 month, so I haven't had a lot of quiet time lol. But that is not why I am emotionally exhausted. Today I wrote the goodbye scene and it has ripped my heart in two. I sit here trying to write through my tears. Did I know this was coming? Yes! Does that prepare my heart for this trauma? No! So, for tonight that is all I have... Let me know in the comments if you've ever written a scene that was filled with strong emotions. And until next time, Huggs from Minnesota!

32,348 and I'm done for the night.

Just a little more than the 31,667 for day 19 but not as far as I would have liked to be. I am leaving tomorrow to go to my best friends, so we will see how that goes. For tonight I need a shower and a good nights sleep. Huggs from Minnesota and update you tomorrow!

I broke 30 thousand and had an Holy Crap moment today!

First, I've been doing late nights which is why I haven't updated in a few days. Just not enough hours in the day for everything and my writing brain has decided not to turn on till about 7:30 at night... which kinda pisses me off lol. But even with that I have been hanging in there. Hopefully I keep up the momentum through this weekend when I'm spending the weekend with my best friend. Anyway, tonight while I was writing, I was in the zone so to speak. Actually my family had not interrupted me for a half hour, so I was on a roll. All of a sudden the story took off on it's own and without going into too much detail, one of my subplots took a twist. A holy crap I didn't see that coming twist! Now it you're not a writer you may ask exactly what my husband did, "You're writing it, how did you not see it coming?" But if you're a writer... you understand! When you are writing as a kind of Plotter and a kind of Pantser you know some of the story but not all. Something your characters will hijack your story and take it in directions even you can't predict, and when they do, it's basically and bluntly a "Where the hell did that come from" moment. It's one of my favorite things I have discovered as a newbie novel writer and it's made me fall in love with writing even more. So for tonight I will wish all my NaNoers Happy Plot Twists!

HALF WAY BABY!!!!

That's right 25,333 to be exact! Half way feels pretty good :D I have had some times where I didn't like my story, and times were I was bored with it, but things are picking up and I can't wait to see where the second half takes me. I hope you're all hanging in there with me!

23,547 New Total for Today

The goal was 23,333 for day 14 and I got a little extra. So I'm done for the night. It's almost 7 pm and it's a Saturday evening so it's time for some fun! I hope all of you NaNoWriMo writers had a wonderful word count day as well!

Busy day so quick update!

Went to town and didn't get home and settled into writing until 7:00. I did finally finish my word goal for the day and now I need to get ready for bed. My prayers tonight go out to all of the people in Paris and all over France!