I’ve finished NaNoWriMo! Let there be dancing in the streets!
Okay, so it needs some serious editing but I’m still so proud!
(And thank goodness it’s over!)

I just have to string this out for another 2,326 words. I have until midnight tomorrow. The end is in sight.

It should be the downward stretch by now but it’s still an uphill climb. I’ve basically finished my story in outlining and I’m just trying to flesh it out now. I’m totally out of love with my novel right now but know that actually I think there’s a lot in there worth keeping. I’m already [...]

I went out for drinks last night. I forgot how large a large glass of wine is and over did it a bit. I only had three glasses but at 250ml per glass, that’s an entire bottle right there. No wonder I feel so crap today. I’m also worried I might be getting sick - [...]

A massive push over the weekend - nearly 5,000 words today alone - and I am back on track for finishing on Friday. I have 12,000 words to go, an average of 2,400 per day between tomorrow and Friday.

So Australia has a new prime minister. Well done, Kevin Rudd and the Australian Labor Party.
I am not John Howard’s greatest fan so I’m quite happy with the result … but Rudd still needs to prove himself. I’ll be interested to see what Australia becomes under Rudd.

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I need to write an average of 2,199 words every day to finish by 30 November. Hopefully I can catch up and perhaps pull ahead this weekend - also next week I will only have part-time work so that should help.
I’m very tired right now. I’ve had a lot of work on so it’s a [...]

I’m falling behind. I should be at 30,001 words by the end of today but I’m about 3,500 words under par. I’m hoping to keep pace with my minimum word count all week and then catch up on the weekend. Thankfully in the final week I’m a little more free so I can devote more [...]

‘Vote early, vote often’ was the old advice from Al Capone. I’m heeding at least part of that advice - the Australian election is still a week away but I’ve already cast my vote. Once is enough for me though.
I popped down to Australia House to vote around midday today and the queue wasn’t too [...]