Day 286: Heist

When I laid these items out to take a picture, I thought to myself, I feel like I'm planning a heist, and then I realized that I kinda am. I was working on planning my trip to Miami to do research for my novel which involves a heist. ":)

Day 144: NaNoWriMo Day 2

Day 82: 30,000 Words

My word count for "The Museum Job" is finally above 30,000.  I thought I'd never get there.  Every time I added 50 words, I'd delete 60.  I floundered in the 29,000s for what seemed like forever.  My current word count is 30,562.  Woo hoo!

Day 59: More Research

This is a book I'm reading to write my characters better, since all of the major characters are anti-heroes, instead of heroes.  I'm currently working on the characters biographies, making them more three dimensional.

Day 48: Writing

Today was pretty uneventful.  I went to work, I worked on my novel, and I went to class.  So, there wasn't a whole lot worth taking a picture of....  I ended up photographing my novel in progress (including notes and research material).  For an excerpt, check out my blog.

Day 34: Research

This is the book I am currently reading--it's research for my 2009 NaNoWriMo story, mentioned on my blog.  Originally, I borrowed a copy from the library, but the information was so good that I knew I needed my own copy to underline and highlight.  So, I ordered a used copy (though it looks pretty new to me) online and it arrived today.  Let the marking begin!