The third week of NaNoWriMo was a promising time. Once again life tried to get in the way, but I was more focused and intent this week. I managed to write 2000 words for the week; an average of 285 words a day. My total sits at 7151 words.

I managed to write almost double last week’s figure, which is just what I needed. Good progress was made with the novel and one of my short stories. The humid nights were conducive for late night poetry too. One or two may end up being good enough for publication.

I had a short story rejection along the way, but the publication has asked me to submit another piece. So it’s time to polish up another piece.

Keep following my progress over the course of the month on my website and daily updates on Twitter.

Write till you feel satisfied.

The first week of NaNoWriMo has come and gone. It has been a solid start for me, with day one beating the daily target while my lowest daily count was a measly 146 words. I managed to hit 4029 words for the week; an average of 575 words a day.

I am happy with this progress. It has been great to get back into the practise of writing every day. No matter what. Some days have seen not enough time to write and others too much time. But the words are flowing and the brain is ticking over with ideas.

As I intended with NaNoWriMo this year, I have been working on my novel, short stories and poetry. Some good, some bad but ideas are developing and stories are forming. I will beat my figure of 20,005 words from 2013. Keep following my progress over the course of the month on my website and daily updates on Twitter.

Good luck to those taking part in NaNoWriMo this year!