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THE END OF NaNoWriMo

11/30/2013

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The month long sprint ends today and I'm happy to say I WIN!!!! 

Okay, so, I'm not sure yet about the winning. Each person that takes part in NanoWriMo is declared a winner at 50,000 words. I did indeed hit the target, but since I have not 'finished' the novel as of yet, I really can't say I've won anything. the only thing that matters to me are finished novels.

So, what's the status? 

LITTLE BLACK BOOK sits at 51,500 words and I do have the last few chapters mapped out in my mind. I estimate the final first draft total will be 62-65k words. So, even though the contest is won, I will keep going as if I DIDN'T win, because I haven't. Must finish!

The end is in sight and does set up the next book THE CITY. (title tentative)

I'd like to thank those that helped me through the intense sprint that is NaNoWriMo.  There are many to thank, but three stand out:

Joshua Neary aka @jdude988
@duchessshire

and last, but not least...I have to thank my beautiful wife, Maggie. She gave me inspiration and support. I couldn't have hit 50k words without her. 

thanks to the readers that stopped by the blog this month. I hope you found the bits of the new novel I posted entertaining. 

I'll post another sample tomorrow. 

Until then, have a nice weekend

Stephen Moran 
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Down the stretch of NaNoWriMo

11/25/2013

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We reach the final week of National Novel Writing Month and my manuscript LITTLE BLACK BOOK word count is 41000. 

I've hit a wall energy wise and must overcome this to finish by the end of the month. So many crazy story lines to tie together, random characters to explain/kill off...exciting, challenging and frustrating at the same time. 

Writing novels ain't easy folks. 

In other news, I'm still in the editing stage of ELLA and do not have any time tables to share for release. 

I do have the outline for the novel to follow LITTLE BLACK BOOK. It will be a Utopia story called THE CITY. I can't wait to get writing this next one as I've always wanted to write something that took up the narrative of the great Utopia works in literature. Perfection in society will never be achieved, but what would it look like? THE CITY will center around a brand new city in America, created and peopled with a 'purpose' of being the example for a new way of life. 

For now, I return to LITTLE BLACK BOOK. 

I wish you all a good day. 

From Las Vegas, 

Stephen John Moran 
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The story

11/20/2013

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The novel progresses and I start the day with 33,000 words on LITTLE BLACK BOOK. 
I posted a sample THE KILL on the stories page, be sure to check it out. Yes, violent content and all that. 

The story so far--- Ella meets another serial killer, dances around an affair with an FBI agent and has a trial at the mansion, putting 'justice' up for open debate.  

Thank you to all that have helped role play and provided feedback/comments. I can't do it without my readers. 

Also, please give a read to Joshua Neary's first story in over a year, to be found here...

HEY BEAUTIFUL http://absolutebraintrust.blogspot.com/2013/11/hey-beautiful.html
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Just the facts: #NaNoWriMo 2013

11/18/2013

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Various thoughts on the marathon month of sprint called NaNoWrimo---

I hit a milestone- 30k words. Though I can't say I'm on solid ice with the plot of LITTLE BLACK BOOK, the word count keeps rising. 

You need to write 1667 words over the 30 days of National Novel Writing Month to finish a 50k word manuscript in the time allotted. For the first time, I am back on pace. However, as I read over the draft to date, I see it's quite likely that 50k words will not be enough to complete this story. What happens then? I'll return to that question. 

LITTLE BLACK BOOK could be my tenth finished novel. That fact occurred to me as I prepared for my morning writing session. A problem with that tally? Some of the novels are lost/destroyed. Do they still count? You be the judge. 

To all the writers taking part, don't give up on your vision and keep slamming the keyboard. Write and write and don't stop to take prisoners. 

Back to my question--- 50k words won't finish this novel---what then? I don't know the official protocol, but here is what I'll do- 

I will finish, trying to keep the same pace established during this month. I'll simply figure out how much more it will take to finish and arrive at a new target date. Perhaps two weeks will be needed. I'll let you know when cross that bridge. 
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Welcome to the website

11/3/2013

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Hello to all from Las Vegas! This site is still under construction, but welcome to the new blog and website, just in time to give all the breaking news on the status of ELLA as that book approaches publication. 

As of this moment, the novel is in the editing stages and I am waiting for a design artist to deliver a cover. Much work needs to be done, but I am quite excited with the progress. 

In other news, I am making progress on my NanoWriMo effort and now have a working title LITTLE BLACK BOOK. The novel will be a series of 'picture chapters' or vignettes depicting Ella's various murderous exploits in Las Vegas. I am excited to be tackling what is essentially book two in a planned series of books. (Gotta have a series about a serial killer, right?) 

I will be posting here more often than on blogger (which I will continue to use for non-writing posts such as poker and politics). 

I hope you enjoy the posts, stories, and promise to 
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