Omg the writing retreat looked so nice!! My nano was off to a rough start lol, I had already cut my goal to 25k because of everything going on with school and was falling super behind, but I was able to pick back up over the weekend and have been hitting a little over 1000 words for the last few days, which puts me back on track and I'm very happy about it. Hopefully I can pop in on a livestream or two this month!
ahh I'm sorry it's been a rough start, but overall that sounds awesome!! I know for me sometimes knowing your limits and adjusting your goals is the bravest, best thing you can do. it sounds like you're killing nano 💕 congrats on getting all those awesome words!! hope to see you on some more lives this month! :)
This whole video gave me Gilmore Girl vibes and I love it! Also, I cannot wait to read your book as well as I'm excited when the three of you get your books published, and then there's a whole book tour. Idk I think too far into the future sometimes lol. But on another note, I'm so incredibly proud of you Danica! You are truly doing a fantastic job. You can do this! You can make it through NaNoWriMo.
OMG gilmore girls vibes is high praise, thank you so much 😂 and thank you for all of your lovely wishes & visualization for us!! so kind of you 💕 sending you great vibes too, whether you're doing nano or not!!
@@DanicaGray Right I thought so! 😂Aw of course anytime, I've got you girls don't worry!! And thank you so much, I truly do appreciate that. Much love Danica! 💕
Whoo! You’re doing great! I’m super close, if not at the 20k mark. I’m hoping I can keep this pace up so that I can hit the 50k before I leave home to go to family for Thanksgiving. But plotting is a good chunk of those words. But I’m in the middle of the second case I’m writing, and I’m slowly getting all my characters talking more to me.
ahhh I believe in you!!! haha I love it when the characters get a little more chatty. so impressed with all your progress this month 💕 you've TOTALLY got this!
omg I want a retreat like that!! seems so much fun, and the vibes are on point! this year I won't be participating, because I finished my first draft of my first novel on november 4! yaaay! I've been working on it for the whole year and it feels amazing to be finished! so, next step is letting it rest for a while and then rereading and revising. I'm already itching to start! congrats on your progress, I hope nano goes amazing for you! good to see you back with another video!
the retreat was super fun!!! haha I'm glad you liked all my autumnal decor 😂OMG CONGRATS on finishing your FIRST DRAFT!! 👏👏👏 that's absolutely AMAZING!! I hope you've done something super special to celebrate - you deserve it! such an inspiration 💕
Ahhh what a fun way to start NaNoWriMo! I love doing little weekend getaways, but I've never had a chance to do a writing retreat before. Congrats on a great start to the month 💕
thanks, meredith!! 💕 haha in all honesty, our little trip was ~probably~ more of a weekend getaway but it's more fun to think of it as a writing retreat haha 😄 congrats on all your progress this month too!! we're headed into the depths of week 2 but we got this 🙏
Aw I want to do a writing retreat now! I'm not doing nanowrimo in the traditional sense, but I'm taking time this month to rewrite a project! The hype in the community is a good booster, so it's super motivating even though I'm not doing word count related goals:)
This made me so happy! You had such a great week! And the chaos and madness of the first livestream was so much fun (for the bit I was able to join)! Sending you all the good luck for the rest of the month!
The farm property you stayed at looked so adorable! If I ever make it to the west coast I know where I'm staying lol Glad you got off to a good start this Nano and I'm sending good vibes for the rest of the month. I'll be impatiently waiting for this story to be written😂
it's so cute!! honestly we were talking about returning as well, definitely would pass it along - you gotta meet pluto! thanks for all the good vibes, they're received & sent back to you too!! 💕 on the story front, you and me both sister 😂
Congrats to your 10K! :D Happy to hear that you are getting along so well. Your main character will definitely show herself the more the story progresses and then you can fix stuff in the upcoming drafts like you said. I'm pantsing and exploring my way through and not really in chronological order :P But like I said yesterday during the livestream, I'm learning a lot. Never had such a dirty draft though LOL. Not something I feel super comfortable with, especially because NaNo doesn't really give me time to rewrite things since I've started so late. But that's how it is and I'm gonna make the best out of it. Making the first draft will be more work than usual and I think I will plot a little more when it comes to participating in NaNoWriMo next year :D Cheer, cheer, cheer and happy writing to you!!!
omg thank you for your assurances about my MC, I feel like that's exactly what I needed to hear 😭 I totally get the feeling of being a little intimidated by the dirty draft!! sarah lubratt just mentioned in a video a quote that seems really fitting here, and helped me so I'lll leave it here in case it helps you. happy writing, friend! 💕 “I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” - Shannon Hale
I hope you had a lot of fun at your writing retreat! Congrats on hitting 10k! I just hit 30k today! My goal is to finish the whole first draft of this story, and that's ideally going to be around 85k, and so far it's going pretty well!
OMG congrats on hitting 30k!! that's incredible!! so excited for your draft-finishing goal, I feel like that's the absolute most satisfying feeling! and 85k goal?! amazing. can't wait to see your progress this month - rooting for you!! 💕
I would LOVE to do a writing retreat with friends, that is so fun!! Personally I'm sitting at just over 16k total and definitely doing more discovery writing than I anticipated. Can't wait to see how the rest of the month goes for you!
it was super fun! 10/10 recommend some writing & travel shenanigans to add spice to your literary life 😂 I'm also on that partial discovery writing train, let's hope it doesn't lead me to any dead ends? 😂 congrats on ALL THOSE WORDS!! you're killing it! 💕
Omg the writing retreat looked so nice!! My nano was off to a rough start lol, I had already cut my goal to 25k because of everything going on with school and was falling super behind, but I was able to pick back up over the weekend and have been hitting a little over 1000 words for the last few days, which puts me back on track and I'm very happy about it. Hopefully I can pop in on a livestream or two this month!
ahh I'm sorry it's been a rough start, but overall that sounds awesome!! I know for me sometimes knowing your limits and adjusting your goals is the bravest, best thing you can do. it sounds like you're killing nano 💕 congrats on getting all those awesome words!! hope to see you on some more lives this month! :)
This whole video gave me Gilmore Girl vibes and I love it! Also, I cannot wait to read your book as well as I'm excited when the three of you get your books published, and then there's a whole book tour. Idk I think too far into the future sometimes lol. But on another note, I'm so incredibly proud of you Danica! You are truly doing a fantastic job. You can do this! You can make it through NaNoWriMo.
OMG gilmore girls vibes is high praise, thank you so much 😂 and thank you for all of your lovely wishes & visualization for us!! so kind of you 💕 sending you great vibes too, whether you're doing nano or not!!
@@DanicaGray Right I thought so! 😂Aw of course anytime, I've got you girls don't worry!! And thank you so much, I truly do appreciate that. Much love Danica! 💕
That writing retreat looks awesome.
Now, continue the momentum
now THAT'S the real struggle 😂 hope you're doing well!
Whoo! You’re doing great! I’m super close, if not at the 20k mark. I’m hoping I can keep this pace up so that I can hit the 50k before I leave home to go to family for Thanksgiving. But plotting is a good chunk of those words. But I’m in the middle of the second case I’m writing, and I’m slowly getting all my characters talking more to me.
ahhh I believe in you!!! haha I love it when the characters get a little more chatty. so impressed with all your progress this month 💕 you've TOTALLY got this!
omg I want a retreat like that!! seems so much fun, and the vibes are on point! this year I won't be participating, because I finished my first draft of my first novel on november 4! yaaay! I've been working on it for the whole year and it feels amazing to be finished! so, next step is letting it rest for a while and then rereading and revising. I'm already itching to start! congrats on your progress, I hope nano goes amazing for you! good to see you back with another video!
the retreat was super fun!!! haha I'm glad you liked all my autumnal decor 😂OMG CONGRATS on finishing your FIRST DRAFT!! 👏👏👏 that's absolutely AMAZING!! I hope you've done something super special to celebrate - you deserve it! such an inspiration 💕
Ahhh what a fun way to start NaNoWriMo! I love doing little weekend getaways, but I've never had a chance to do a writing retreat before.
Congrats on a great start to the month 💕
thanks, meredith!! 💕 haha in all honesty, our little trip was ~probably~ more of a weekend getaway but it's more fun to think of it as a writing retreat haha 😄 congrats on all your progress this month too!! we're headed into the depths of week 2 but we got this 🙏
Aw I want to do a writing retreat now! I'm not doing nanowrimo in the traditional sense, but I'm taking time this month to rewrite a project! The hype in the community is a good booster, so it's super motivating even though I'm not doing word count related goals:)
oh that's awesome! I hope all your revisions are going amazing!! ride the nanowrimo hype as far as it will carry you haha hope you're doing well! 💕
This made me so happy! You had such a great week! And the chaos and madness of the first livestream was so much fun (for the bit I was able to join)! Sending you all the good luck for the rest of the month!
thank you so much ace!! yes, always here for the chaos 😂sending you luck & love always!! ❤️
The farm property you stayed at looked so adorable! If I ever make it to the west coast I know where I'm staying lol Glad you got off to a good start this Nano and I'm sending good vibes for the rest of the month. I'll be impatiently waiting for this story to be written😂
it's so cute!! honestly we were talking about returning as well, definitely would pass it along - you gotta meet pluto! thanks for all the good vibes, they're received & sent back to you too!! 💕 on the story front, you and me both sister 😂
Whoo go Danica! Way to start off nano strong lol
thanks leah!! thank you for being the sanity to our nano day 1 chaos 😂💕
Nice the fireplace.
Congrats to your 10K! :D Happy to hear that you are getting along so well. Your main character will definitely show herself the more the story progresses and then you can fix stuff in the upcoming drafts like you said. I'm pantsing and exploring my way through and not really in chronological order :P But like I said yesterday during the livestream, I'm learning a lot. Never had such a dirty draft though LOL. Not something I feel super comfortable with, especially because NaNo doesn't really give me time to rewrite things since I've started so late. But that's how it is and I'm gonna make the best out of it. Making the first draft will be more work than usual and I think I will plot a little more when it comes to participating in NaNoWriMo next year :D
Cheer, cheer, cheer and happy writing to you!!!
omg thank you for your assurances about my MC, I feel like that's exactly what I needed to hear 😭 I totally get the feeling of being a little intimidated by the dirty draft!! sarah lubratt just mentioned in a video a quote that seems really fitting here, and helped me so I'lll leave it here in case it helps you. happy writing, friend! 💕 “I’m writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.” - Shannon Hale
@@DanicaGray I see we think alike
It looks like you're off to a great start!
thanks, will!! 😃
@@DanicaGray Work is keeping me from NaNo this year, but I get to enjoy it vicariously.
I hope you had a lot of fun at your writing retreat! Congrats on hitting 10k!
I just hit 30k today! My goal is to finish the whole first draft of this story, and that's ideally going to be around 85k, and so far it's going pretty well!
OMG congrats on hitting 30k!! that's incredible!! so excited for your draft-finishing goal, I feel like that's the absolute most satisfying feeling! and 85k goal?! amazing. can't wait to see your progress this month - rooting for you!! 💕
@@DanicaGray Thank you so much!!
I would LOVE to do a writing retreat with friends, that is so fun!!
Personally I'm sitting at just over 16k total and definitely doing more discovery writing than I anticipated. Can't wait to see how the rest of the month goes for you!
it was super fun! 10/10 recommend some writing & travel shenanigans to add spice to your literary life 😂 I'm also on that partial discovery writing train, let's hope it doesn't lead me to any dead ends? 😂 congrats on ALL THOSE WORDS!! you're killing it! 💕
@@DanicaGray we got this!! 😂
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