Goal #1: Finish my basic outline for my NaNo Novel for this coming November.

I have figured out what my basic plot is about. I know that I want each chapter to end with a twist or a cliffhanger. To figure out what each chapter is going to be about, I am figuring out what the twist or cliffhanger is for each. This should make the rest of the outlining process a whole lot easier (at least I hope it will). If I can get the main premise for my novel outlined, I think I will be able to wiz through my wordcount everyday.  

Goal #2: Decide on names for my two main characters.

Word Count for My NaNo Novel 2006

22,900 / 80,000 (28.6%)

I am working on my novel just about every day now, but it seems that I can’t get myself to write more than a few hundred words at a time. I guess I should count myself lucky that I am actually able to write everyday. I guess I could have put the whole thing on the back burner and foret all about it… again. There is no way that I will have the first draft finished by November first, though.

I think… That through the month of November I am going to work on the outline of this Novel when I am not near a computer. I can print out what I have and finisish outlining the end of the book. I plan to use the computer time that I have working on the new novel for NaNo 2007. I have my ideas for the first few chapters and the last few chapters, but I am going to have to figure out the journey between those chapters before NaNo begins.

I have a few goals for NaNo 2007.

1. Finish the first draft by November 30th 2007
2. Finish the first edit by February 28th 2008
3. Have my first Readers read it by March 31st 2008
4. Get my Final Draft done by May 31st 2008
5. Set up a website for the Novel by June 30th 2008
6. Record the Novel for Podcasting by July 31st 2008
7. Have the Podcasts Polished and ready for distribution on the website by September 30th 2008
8. Have the Print Version Finalized on Lulu.com by October 31st 2008
9. Grow some excitment about my Podcast by November 1st 2008 and release the first chapter on November 1st 2008.
10. Release a new chapter every day during the month of November.
    • Each podcast will have the chapter
    • and a call for everyone listening to advertise the podcast to draw more listeners.
    • and possibly audio feedback from the listeners.

I don’t know if this will work, but I have set my goals down on digital paper and will make a daring effort to make those goals come true.

20,022 / 80,000 (25.0%)

All Right! I finally made it to 20,000 words. This is the most I have ever written on any one project. I am feeling good about this story. I do feel that it is going to need some major rewrites, but that is ok. All I want to do right now is to get the basic story on paper. I can fix the problems later.

I do think that I need to finish outlining the book. This way I know where I am going. Right now I feel like I am shooting blind. Maybe I will take some time to finish a basic outline this weekend.

I believe I will have some extra time on Monday and Tuesday. I want to get the bulk of the next 10,000 words written on those two days.

19,080 / 80,000 (23.8%)

I tried to make my goal for this past week. I didn’t quite make it. Heck I didn’t even make half of my goal. It didn’t help that I went through the manuscript and deleted all the extra words at the beginning of each chapter. I had the title of the book (Which is Untitled at the moment) and the date that I wrote the chapter at the top of each chapter. I decided that I didn’t need those there. Originally I was printing out every chapter and mailing it to myself as a form of copyright. The reason for this was because I was planning to post the chapters on my blog as I wrote them and I didn’t want people to steal them. At least I wanted to proove that I orrigionally wrote them. This was back in November when I was attempting NaNoWriMo for the 3rd time.

Recently I decided that I didn’t want my novel to be online for everyone to read. I want to finish it. I want to edit it. I don’t want someone to be able to steal what I have written. I don’t really think anyone would really try to steal my work. Everything that I have written so far is really crap, but who knows, maybe there’s someone out there who likes crap.

My new goal is to try to finish all 80,000 words by the first of November. This way if I want to write a new novel for NaNoWriMo 2007, I can. To do this, I have to write at least 8,000 words per week for the next two months. We will see if I can do it.

Well, it has been about a week since I updated You on my NaNo Novel for 2006. I have written very little this week. I fell well under my goals. I only wrote about 400 words. I guess 400 words is 400 words.

This week I plan to write more. My goal is to write at least 2,000 words.

18,443 / 80,000 (23.1%)

I have finally picked up my NaNoWriMo Novel From Last November. I have decided to try to finish the first draft. My goal is to write a little bit everyday. I will shoot for 500 words which should only take me about a half hour per day. I will try to keep you updated as I go.

18,042 / 80,000 (22.6%)