Author Archives: yoonjuwrites

Day #16 of NaNoWriMo – Manic Monday Drizzle and clouds all weekend.  It was time to put on the YouTube Fireplace and go over the first few chapters again.   The introduction kept me awake and I added a chapter to slow down the pace of the two characters meeting and getting to know eachContinue reading “Day #16 of NaNoWriMo – Manic Monday”

Day #14 of NaNoWriMo – Holiday Season I’m looking outside the window into a winter wonderland.  This evening brings a drizzly sunset and flurries. I have a blanket wrapped around me and the Hallmark Channel on.  They may not have the steam coming out of the screen but they know how to build a glimmerContinue reading “Day #14 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #12 of NaNoWriMo – Winter Wonderland Outside is a Winter Wonderland in Minnesota and I’m all cozied up in my room.   As I work on this novel, I find that the process that’s working best is working on 3 chapters at a time.   Sometimes, it’s a blitz of dialogue and then paintingContinue reading “Day #12 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #11 of NaNoWriMo – Blizzard Writing My time on the road turned into a Minnesota Blizzard.  If only my keystrokes were like the weather outside.   Last week it was in the 70s and today there were 6 inches of snow sitting on the top of my car by 6 pm.  It’s another lateContinue reading “Day #11 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #10 of NaNoWriMo – Wake Up Story Time Traveling on the road again and writing in my hotel room.  Not all glamorous.  There’s a bag of fast food in the corner for one night.   I wanted to get to my room and get settled.  A few phone calls later and I’m at theContinue reading “Day #10 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #9 of NaNoWriMo – Week Two Has Begun! Week two has begun and my chapters grew over the weekend!  Chapters 2 and 3 went down in writing.   I still have work to do in developing the beginning of the story.  I spent time thinking about the personality of characters and which direction toContinue reading “Day #9 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #8 of NaNoWriMo – Week one is done! The first week of my new challenge was harder than I thought it was going to be.  There were moments where I did everything but write.   The important thing is that I sat down again and hit the keyboard again.  Being an author is moreContinue reading “Day # 8 of NaNoWriMo”

The beginning of NaNoWriMo was a set of rushed keystrokes bursts.  I had to return to the beginning and storyboard my main characters.   Imagine a young woman who enters into a small town in the Midwest searching for her missing father.  How many secrets could there be in a town that doesn’t reach theContinue reading “Day #7 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #6 of NaNoWriMo The beginning of my small town has hit the return key and I’m starting a new introduction.  The number of keystrokes is moving slow but steady.  My word count is now 13,414.  It’s not where I want to be right now but it’s more than I thought I would get downContinue reading “Day # 6 of NaNoWriMo”

Day #5 of NaNoWriMo  You decide on a goal and the Universe finds out about it.  This is my week.  Long days filled with other priorities and late nights. I’m lacking in sleep and thinking about the flow of my story.  Sometimes, the waterfall shuts off and I have to get back into the wheelContinue reading “Day #5 of NaNoWriMo”