On this 15th day of National Novel Writing Month, I’m sending myself a pictorial bouquet of flowers. Why? First, because I’ve met my goal of writing 22,500 words in 15 days! Second, I’m celebrating the fact that I’ve been accepted as a visiting scholar at the St. Benedict Monastery Studium Program in St. Joseph, MN.… Read More
Day #16 of National Novel Writing Month actually began shortly after my NaNoWriMo class at The Loft on Thursday. After allowing myself the freedom to essentially free-write by hand for fifteen days, I decided It would be best to pause and regroup at this midpoint. I needed go back to my original, typewritten drafts of… Read More
On this final day of National Novel Writing Month, I have written a total of 45,111 new words in 30 days. My tally for the draft of the novel itself was 38,767 words, and for the 33 Reflection posts, a total of 6,344, for a grand total of 45,111. While the total for the draft itself… Read More