I use Word by default on my computer, and it had some… interesting grammatical opinions on my NaNo novel.
The Best of The Bizarre:
1. Grammar check seemed enamored with the word “stilling” this month, and suggested it *way* too often. Is “stilling” even a real word?
ME: His day/night cycle was still feeling confused […]
Official NaNoWriMo Word Count: 50,155
Official NaNoWriMo Sigh of Relief: yes, please!
Official NaNoWriMo Page: Here’s my NaNo page, complete with winner bar
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So, this is the year that the spelling and grammar check on my computer moved from vaguely unhelpful to so incredibly off-kilter that — well, I’m not sure what language […]
Time Check: 9:15 pm (realistically, after I’m done puttering around on the internet and reading starandrea’s latest novel update, more writing won’t even be attempted until at least 10)
Word Count: 45,000 (well, 45,010, but I’m keeping those 10 words as a cushion)
The Question: What the heck is going on in this novel? […]
Time Check: just after 5:00 pm
Word Count: (finally) 44,000
Things I’ve Done to Procrastinate So Far Today: watched Robin Hood eps; played FreeCell; took a nap; repeated all of the above
Goal: another 1,000 before the end of the day
Time Check: about 12:15 pm
Word Count: about 43,000
Biggest Question: Where’s the dragon?
Start Time: about 10:00 am
Word Count: about 42,000
Goal: MUST WRITE NOW!
I miss fanfic. And Stargate. I missed last week’s episode (sadly, not because I was building up my wordcount, but because I was sleeping the sleep of the sleepy). According to cesperanza’s review, I didn’t miss much, and it would probably be more rewarding to just go read Ordinary Life, co-written by […]
1. Excerpt from one of the Week 3 NaNoWriMo pep talk emails:
In fact, you’re probably at what midwives call the transition stage—the point where the contractions are coming fast and furious, and you’re almost ready to start pushing your book baby, whole, out into the world. Some people get a rush of energy of at […]
Things I’ve Learned This Week:
1. Some fics are just *too weird* to read at work.
2. Phone calls are a terribly inefficient way to try to connect with people.
3. Some Christmas songs are lovely at any time of year. Others, when heard in mid-November, make me go all Grinch-y.
4. If it’s true that people usually […]
Just in case anyone (else) is sick of working on their NaNoWriMo novel, or just in need of some long Torchwood stories to help you through the cold weather / Thanksgiving / holiday bombardment / evening news, here they are!
demotu posted a list of “Five Long Fics I Couldn’t Live Without” over at torchwood_house. […]