CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

I swear I'm going to get better than this... said every writer, ever. This year, I'm doing CampNaNoWriMo , again, with the first book of a brand new series in the GameLit genre - which is a brand new genre, for me. It hasn't got a title yet - those usually happen once the book's written, in just the same way that chapter titles are done once the chapter is written, and then only if I remember. Below you'll see the first 10 days' progress and snippets. I won't be sharing all the book, just around 150 words from each day. So far, the first words and progress for each day up until yesterday are as follows: April 1 Progress: Well, there was no fooling with this day. I had a full morning of homeschooling and doctor's appointments with blood tests attached, followed by more homeschooling in the afternoon. It was busy, and disrupted, and not many words happened. First Words from Chapter 1 - Into the Blue  The cat ran under Weyona’s feet, and...

Well, the first week of April went well, right up until the seventh, when my back tweaked, and set me, literally, on my back. From that time, right through to the end of the second week of April, things got tricky. I could only sit for limited lengths of time, so I had to triage what I could and couldn’t do. Projects of a lower priority were dropped, including the work I was doing for National Poetry Month, and both the poetry and flash fiction collections. I also dropped the 30 Days of Writing challenges by Shut Up & Write, but didn’t stop writing every day; I just had to be more focussed, so I could hit my publishing deadlines. I’m hoping to pick up some of the short fall in the third week of April, but we’ll see how we go. My back is still not a hundred per cent, so I’ll be pushing it, but very, very carefully. In the meantime, here’s what got done over the last two weeks. Progress: April 1-7, 2018 New words produced: 28,466 Outlines and Notes: 3,792 Words...