NaNo after Camp, plus other updates
May. 13th, 2022 02:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sleeplesspotatoIt's almost midway through May, and I'm getting close to half of this month's 15k word count goal; I'm maybe a bit less productive, though my NaNo stats page tells me I've gotten faster (from 8 to 16 words per minute). I'll probably go a bit over 15k again this month. ^^ My main concern is that I've come up with a bunch of subplots for the Castlevania OT3 fanfic and they're all a mess right now; I'm planning to follow the advice to take a break after finishing the draft before going over it during revision so I can look at it with relatively fresh eyes. I get the feeling that the revised version will be longer because of the restructuring, which will probably mean adding new scenes to bridge the gaps. It's going to be a lot of work, I think.
I tried looking for new groups to join in the NaNo forums, and so far I haven't had much luck; the ones I joined during and after Camp have gone inactive, and I haven't found another one that fits. I did find a writing buddy of sorts, though right now she's busy with other things and we don't talk as often. It's kinda lonely. ^^;; I guess I'll keep looking, though it helps that I'm not as dependent on the external motivation as I was during Camp last month. Maybe the writing habit is finally taking hold.
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The weather has been hot recently, and it seems like the plants haven't reacted well; the leek, dill, and kale seem to be wilting. :( The ginger finally grew some leaves a few weeks ago, which was a welcome surprise -- it took almost a month, and I wasn't sure it was growing at all. Its first leaf yellowed pretty badly at the tip, so I moved the pot to a shadier spot where it seems to be doing better. It has since put up other leaves and seems to be fairly healthy. I hope that means I'm doing something right. ^^;;
The dill pot has become home to a thriving community of tiny pale insects; I'd read that dill attracts different kinds of insects, so I left them alone, though I wonder what they are. They haven't migrated to the other pots yet, and I'm hoping they don't.
I tried looking for new groups to join in the NaNo forums, and so far I haven't had much luck; the ones I joined during and after Camp have gone inactive, and I haven't found another one that fits. I did find a writing buddy of sorts, though right now she's busy with other things and we don't talk as often. It's kinda lonely. ^^;; I guess I'll keep looking, though it helps that I'm not as dependent on the external motivation as I was during Camp last month. Maybe the writing habit is finally taking hold.
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The weather has been hot recently, and it seems like the plants haven't reacted well; the leek, dill, and kale seem to be wilting. :( The ginger finally grew some leaves a few weeks ago, which was a welcome surprise -- it took almost a month, and I wasn't sure it was growing at all. Its first leaf yellowed pretty badly at the tip, so I moved the pot to a shadier spot where it seems to be doing better. It has since put up other leaves and seems to be fairly healthy. I hope that means I'm doing something right. ^^;;
The dill pot has become home to a thriving community of tiny pale insects; I'd read that dill attracts different kinds of insects, so I left them alone, though I wonder what they are. They haven't migrated to the other pots yet, and I'm hoping they don't.
