@raluca- so sorry to hear that! Hopefully you can create a NaNoWriMo some other time.

Hi Laura,
Real life and and accident intervened in my nanowrimo plans. I’m currently doing physical therapy for a shoulder injury so Nanowrimo is just not going to happen this year.

@Robin- going great! I’ve stuck with doing at least 90 minutes/day. I’m about halfway through – though there’s much additional editing work to be done. 20 days to get through the manuscript then another 10 days to do another major clean up.

You’re welcome, Laura!
So far I’m only a few hundred words off of the pace for the total word count so far for 9 days of NaNoWriMo. I’m not worried; I have plenty of ideas, and I hope that I get some time this weekend to make up the word count difference.
I added a line to my task list to transcribe my time log–I usually write on paper & use my own shorthand, so I need to take time to type it in full words–and then send it to you. 🙂
How is your editing coming?

@Robin- thanks so much for de-lurking and commenting! I can imagine that work and family responsibilities might get in the way if you have 5 (almost 6!) kids and a full time job. Phew. I would love to see your time log some time to see “how she does it.”

Best of luck editing your manuscript, Laura; it’s a neat way to participate in NaNoWriMo. I laughed when reading how you use “SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS HERE” placeholders; I do something similar when I’m focused on writing dialog and I don’t want to slow my writing pace by writing description.

This year is my third time participating in NaNoWriMo. Last year, I didn’t reach the 50,000 word goal (as I did in 2009) because work and family responsibilities just became too much. Now, I’m trying to reach the daily word count while working full time, being mom to 5 (ages 3-12), and expecting #6 in late January. I use what little “me” time I have to write. 🙂 Back to my story!

Yay for middle grade! My novel is YA, so we are sort of cousins 🙂 I also work by the scene, not by word count.

@Leanne- it was sort of a NaNoWriMo novel, but worked on over many years. Congrats on your baby- and starting your book! The Cortlandt Boys changed a reasonable amount since the beta stage but not in its overall plot.

@Emilie- unfortunately, it’s not available in print, but maybe someday!