NaNoWriMo 2010 - Day 3

[ladyseishou]

Day 3 - 27 days remaining

Some writers do plan everything.
They must not be as often distracted as I am.
Get it on paper, in any form that you can.

- CJ Cherryh



So was it a day of distractions, Nano Writer? It can be a hard thing to find the time to write, so you really need to take advantage of any situation...

Lunch at the office? Bring out your special notebook. Waiting for class to start? Add a few sentences to your story. Anything that you write gets you that much closer to the word goal for the day!

I've borrowed an oversized piece of newsprint from my daughter to sketch out a part of my story world and ended up writing parts of scenes all over the thing - front and back. What was the most unusual thing that you've used to write with or on? As they say, necessity is the mother of invention!

Today the number to beat is 5,000. Excerpts? Concerns? Questions? Hugs?

Remember to keep writing, Nano Writer!

Comments

[sonjadenise]

Lots of classes today, but I made myself sit down and write for an hour and a half to get up to 7,564 before midnight so my chart can look pretty. (Yes, I'm a little OCD, why do you ask?) And my characters are brilliant. I was worrying how to make everyone's race clear but mention it naturally, and there wound up being a funny scene involving a misunderstanding today. Problem solved!

Excerpt for today (yeah, tenses keep switching, I know):
"You know, Shiri, if you didn't slack off, this would be the perfect moment to prove the existence of psychic powers."
I love that she calls it "slacking off," rather than "no thank you, ma'am." Maybe this Adelle chick had the right idea--spirits are a pain in the ass. But nonetheless, my mother had insulted me, and being my mother, knew there was no better way to get my ass in gear than to fling a challenge at me. I cracked my knuckles.
"My powers are weak, not non-existent," I say, then lean forward, resting my elbows on my knees, and concentrate on the glass of water Marco had placed in front of me. I feel myself get warmer, ready to start sweating at any moment, and I begin to think that I overreached, that maybe a glass of water is too heavy.
First the water ripples very subtly.
Then it starts to splash, some of it out of the glass and onto the table. That should be enough, but I keep going, determined to show off even with my limited abilities. I was going to leave no doubt in their minds about what was happening.
The glass tips over, water pouring onto the carpet.
“There,” I say proudly.
Then the glass falls off the table and shatters into a few large pieces on the floor.
“Oh. I didn’t mean to do that, sorry.”
Though from the looks on Derica and Marco’s faces, they were less concerned with spilled water and a broken glass than with the fact that I had just performed (rather basic) telekenesis right in front of their eyes. My mother smiled, and I leaned back in the couch feeling very smug at the moment.
Now they were ready to listen.

[ladyseishou]

Umm, should I admit that I sometimes write just a few more words to make the chart look pretty too?

It sounds like you're having a lot of fun with your characters! That's as wonderful a thing as your word count!

Oh and I love the way the relationship between Shiri and her mother feels real. The whole excerpt is nicely done.