Mis Escritos Y Pensamientos

Today's word goal: 8,333

Actual word count: 8,400

I shared last years playlist from NANO.  The one for this year's novel is still "in progress," but a theme song has indeed been chosen.  It's called Beloved, and it's done by Tenth Avenue North.  Here are the lyrics.

Love of my life
Look deep in my eyes
There you will find what you need
Give me your life
Lust and the lies
The past you're afraid I might see
You've been running away from me

You're my beloved
Lover I'm yours
Death shall not part us
It's you I died for
For better or worse
Forever we'll be
Our Love it unites us
It binds you to me
It's a mystery

Love of my life
Look deep in my eyes
There you will find what you need
I'm the giver of life
I'll clothe you in whine
My immaculate bride you will be
Oh come running home to me

You're my beloved
Lover I'm yours
Death shall not part us
It's you I died for
For better or worse
Forever we'll be
Our Love it unites us
It binds you to me

Well you've been a mistress, my wife
Chasing lovers it won't satisfy
Won't you let me make you my bride
You will drink of my lips
And you'll taste new life

Cause you're my beloved
Lover I'm yours
Death shall not part us
It's you I died for
For better or worse
Forever we'll be
Our Love it unites us
And it binds you to me

You're my beloved
Forever we'll be
Our love it unites us
And it binds you to me
It's a mystery
It's a mystery

Today's word goal: 6,667

My word count: 6,028

I'm officially behind schedule.  At least I kept up for three days.

A NANO saying...

Whenever you delete a sentence in your NaNoWriMo novel, a NaNoWriMo angel loses its wings and plummets, screaming, to the ground.


One of the hard things to remember during NANO is to not delete that paragraph that you hate.  After you've reached and surpassed your goal, you can edit later.  That mindset is so hard to get into.  I write and edit as I do so, but there's no time!!!  Words must be compiled!

Today's goal was 5,000 words.  I reached 5,242, way to stay just above par!

Sentence of the day:

Sarah preferred to live in the land of reality.  

Writing as a smidge easier today, but I also spaced it throughout the day more.  I get so frustrated because I am writing, and then asking, "Where's the plot!"  "What's the conflict?!?!"  I'm done with day two, and the plot seems forever away still.  That's ok.  I'll just tell myself that I'm like all of those other great British writers who wrote a 500 page novel and the plot didn't start until page 283. 

Today's word goal was 3,333.  I reached 3,407.  I like to reach my goal and cross it just a little.  Not too much though, I don't want to make the little word goal look bad. 

Oh, and if I remember to do it, I'm going to try and give a sentence of the day.  It's just one sentence that I wrote that day.   Some days may be thought provoking, others will just be odd.  Usually they probably won't make any sense at all, but maybe it will be a smidge entertaining.
Today's Sentence:


How about Taco Paco?

Well, folks...the first day of NANO is almost over.  Hopefully my fellow writers have reached their goal of 1,667 words today.  It's so easy to skip a day and say that you'll make it up, but when you have to write 3,333 in a day instead of half that, well, you can see that it adds up quickly. 

I didn't start writing until 7:30 or so.  I was completely daunted by the large task before me.  However, two hours later, I've reached 1,700 words.  Hurray for reaching my daily goal!  Last year I remember the first day's goal was easy, in fact, I surpassed it by several hundred words.  This was not the case today.  The story is already coming much slower than I had anticipated.  Hopefully tomorrow will be easier.  Anyway, we're off!

It is only a few hours until NANOWRIMO officially begins.  However, since it starts on a Sunday this year, I will actually not begin writing for several more hours.  Right now, all I have in mind is a basic plot, and a first line.  :)  Well, that's more than some people have.  (I know so; they told me so yesterday.)  Hopefully, the next post will bring you the first of many word counts.  For now, off I go to revel in my last moments of "freedom."  As a friend of mine says, "Cheers!" 

Last year's NANO novel had a soundtrack.  It's true.  That's another thing that has made me nervous this year.  I don't have a soundtrack ready!  So I have to remind myself that my soundtrack built itself up during the month of November.

Here's the listing for last year's NANO novel (Anca).

Amazing Grace  - Chris Tomlin
Beautiful - Shawn McDonald
Deep Sludge - Goofy Movie Soundtrack
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
How to Save a Life - The Fray
The Door in the Air - Prince Caspian Soundtrack
The Call - Regina Spektor
So Close - Jon McLaughlin
Transformation  - Beauty and the Beast Soundtrack
Red Sea - Prince of Egypt Soundtrack
August Rhapsody - August Rush Soundtrack
Grace Flows Down - Christy Nockles
Your Grace Still Amazes Me - Phillips, Craig and Dean
On A Night Like This - Dave Barnes
Brighter Day - Three Empty Chairs
Jesus Loves Me - Brian Oaks