I'm a big proponent of the "No minute like the last minute" technique of getting stuff done, so on November 1st I sat down at my computer and made a 16 chapter outline for my novel, filling in a few key points in each chapter. Then I got to writing!
So far it has been going pretty good--I hit 22,000 last night, which puts me right on track to finish on time if I keep up my discipline and momentum. I haven't hit my minimum word count every day--I usually go about two or three good days and then one awful day, then two or three good ones. I was really struggling with my main character being a huge bore for the first few chapters, but then I switched it up from 3rd person POV to first person POV and things went a lot smoother. I think that the first person narration is easier for me with this story because many of the events are based on some of my own experiences.
Since my ipod is dead, I've been listening to music on Spotify, which I hate. The ads are absolutely obnoxious and the layout is atrocious. I spent a good hour just trying to figure out how to use in on November 2nd, wasting precious noveling time! But it allows me to listen to a single artist's album on repeat for hours at a time on my netbook, so at least there's that.
Anyway, the baby is asleep and my husband is still at work--prime writing time! I'm going to make myself a mug of Mexican Hot Chocolate, scoop a cat onto my lap, and write!
