I've managed...

...7 chapters today and I'm stiff as a board and in a lot of pain, so I'm gonna leave it there for today.

Tomorrow is gonna be weird 'cos of the home improvement measurement thing but I'm hoping to get at least 5 chapters done and dusted again.  13k in 2 days ain't too bad and I'm well into the writing headspace now, thankfully and I'm on track for finishing at the start of next week, probably Tuesday 'cos of not being home for a few hours on Sunday, but I'm feeling quietly confident that I can manage it despite so many interruptions.

I'll see you all again tomorrow.

6 down now and...

...I'm cautiously hopeful that I'll manage 7 or even 8 chapters before I hit the sack tonight.  

I've managed a smidgen over 12k in two days, so I'm pretty impressed with that and if I keep on at this rate, I'll have finished it by Tuesday morning.  I'm not getting too hopeful though 'cos there's some home improvements starting on Monday and I've got someone coming out to take measurements tomorrow morning, and my groceries could turn up at any time now, so I'm playing it by ear until either the home improvements are finished or I've finished the novel, whichever comes first.

If I can finish JanNo as well as getting everything else sorted, I'll be particularly proud of myself 'cos I won't have put my life totally on hold so that I can write and the pretty major improvements are gonna impact my writing too, but I'm doing it for enjoyment purposes rather than speed now and I've just gotta remember that.

That's...

...today's 5 chapters written so the other chapters are gonna be bonuses.

Time to go and grab my reward and then munch down on a treat-sized bar of chocolate.

Four down, one to go but...

...I'm gonna leave off starting to write it until after I've had my lunch (cue my carer turning up at 2pm now lol), then I'll hopefully get it finished and my reward drunk before my groceries arrive, then with any luck, another couple of chapters before bed time so that I can relax instead of worry on Sunday.

I've got someone coming out to measure up for my new bathroom tomorrow morning as well as both carers so it's all go this week, but as long as I can knock out at least 5 chapters every day except Sunday, I'll be finished on the 10th with any luck, then that's it until November.  Gotta find inspiration for NaNo24 and JanNo25 before then though lol

Another 3 down and 2 to go

I've had 3 treat-sized bars of chocolates as my chapter rewards so far and I've just gotta write another 2 chapters before I can have my 5 chapter reward of a J2O... will I make it to 7 chapters before bedtime tonight?  I'm trying to remain cautiously hopeful that I will, but if not, then that's OK too.

What a start to JanNo!

T'was a very slow start to JanNo this morning... it took me 3 hours to write a single chapter but I've managed to knock out 6 chapters today so I'm well on track for finishing in plenty of time.

I've got my groceries due tomorrow, but as long as I can knock out at least 5 chapters a day, I'm happy with that.

I've got a 'site visit' at 9am on Wednesday too, so I'll be happy with another 5 chapters that day, then Thursday to Saturday are free so I'll hopefully be able to crack out 6 or even 7 chapters a day, Sunday I'm out of the house for a while but I'm hoping to get a chapter in before I leave and hopefully another 2 or 3 when I get home then Monday onwards is the bathroom refitting for 'up to 2 weeks' so I'll get as many chapters as I can under my belt while that's happening but if I don't make it to 5 a day then that's totally OK - I've got 30 days to crack out 44k which sounds like a lot, but now that I've got things started, it should hopefully be pretty smooth sailing until I get to the last couple of chapters which are my other sticky points.

I'm gonna do it... there's just more going on than usual this year but that's OK, I'm gonna aim to achieve it but not give myself a hard time if I don't manage it.

3 down, 2 to go before...

...I can have my first Glitterberry J2O of JanNo.  Like always, the first chapter was tough going to get started, but I'm into the swing of things again now, so knocking out 2,000 words this afternoon should be pretty doable I'd've thought.

I'm getting to know Saskia and especially Jayden who is me when I was his age so I'm just trying to see things through my teenage eyes and writing it under Jayden's name right now.