Sunday 14 October 2012

ROW80 Check-in 14th October 2012

I set myself these goals last Sunday:
1) Read two books a week for 100+ reading challenge (or as much as I can!).

2) Decide on a genre and story for NaNo.

And I have to say I have done pretty well!!

1) I read 'Love Lies' by Adele Parks (one she signed for me at an event I went to, squeal!) and I am racing through 'The Girl You Left Behind' by Jojo Moyes. I had five hours worth of train journey this weekend and I put it to good use and read lots! I am reading book 69 so I still have 30 books to read before January 1st. Can I do it? I have two school holidays (A.K.A. Quality Reading Time) so it might be possible! I am going to try my best!

2) I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING!!!!!

I decided to stick to what I love most and that is Chick Lit. I have hinted that I might try my hand at fantasy as I have loved some of the recent YA fantasy books I have read but I don't feel I have the preparation time I would need. And, I love chick lit.

The only issue was I didn't have a bright shiny idea waiting in the wings. So on my train journey on Friday I was pleasantly surprised when I suddenly remembered the chick lit idea I had before last year's NaNo that I didn't end up writing! It was a complete lightbulb moment and I like to think not unlike J.K.Rowlings train journey in which she plotted Harry Potter. ;)

So I scribbled some notes and now feel I know where I am heading!! It is going to be such a fun book to write (remind me of this in November!).

So, goals this week are:

1) Read two books a week for 100+ reading challenge (or as much as I can!).

2) 30 minutes a day of NaNo prep - can include plotting, reading, character development etc.

I feel pretty happy about goal 2 as I know setting aside 30 minutes a day to work on NaNo is a good way for me to work and I am going to try and coincide with the sprints on the #ROW80 hashtag on twitter.

So, full steam ahead! Once I buy a nice new notebook of course! Hope you have had wonderful weeks!!!

8 comments:

  1. Great job on your goals for the week! And yay for light bulb moments! Can you believe that NaNo is going to start in like less than three weeks?! I can't believe it's already here! *starts to freak out* I am so glad I decided to do it this year (and this time hopefully finish!) but it's still scary!

    Good luck this week and hope to see you during some of the #row80 sprints!

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  2. Yay! A bright and shiny new idea! And two weeks to plot before NaNo. Very cool.
    I'm going to write a novella during November. It's been inspiring already reading about everyone's NaNo prep, and I know I'll miss being part of it if I don't have my own project going. :)

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  3. Did you love Love Lies? I thought it was brilliant. I bought The Girl You Left Behind yesterday, I can't wait to read it!
    Well done getting your idea for NaNo, I guess with only a couple of weeks to go, I should start thinking about it too!
    Good luck with this week's goals!

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  4. That's awesome, Em! So happy that things are going great! And that you're sticking to the genre you like the most ;)
    Like we talked on twitter, leave the fantasy for NaNo next year, when ALL OF US write fantasy for nano LOL
    Way to go ;)
    Have a great week!

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  5. Congrats on deciding on a NaNoWriMo idea. It's always exciting when the concept finally comes together. Best of luck with your prep and writing time!

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  6. Way to go, Em! A train epiphany is indeed a brilliant way to begin the NaNo journey. Have a fantastic week and perhaps I'll see you in sprints :)

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  7. That's great news Em! Chick Lit sounds fun and perfect for NaNoWriMo :) Hope you have a good writing/reading week!

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  8. Wahoo, I am soooo excited for you! You've done wonderfully well this week, my friend. I can't wait for November!

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