The Paragon Path Towards An Epic Destiny

Sólveig · Monday at 4:48 AM

@princess_sarena Thank you!

@Laura Rainbow Dragon Thanks! I'm currently on 9K, and it's just been three days so far. I didn't have time to punch as many words as I wanted today, but still, I'm nearly a fifth of the way through!

That's how I started the day, and the day was actually quite good. I actually forgot that I had a Facebook and a couple of people wrote me on it; something that I'll probably end up replying tomorrow at some point. I got many congratulations, spent the day with my friends playing D&D, had some cake, it was a fun day... but it was still void overall...

Eventually, the message that I wanted arrived late, but it arrived. That cheered me up immensely. It changed my entire night. I mean, I stayed up, but it wasn't because of that message, but the water came really late. I still managed to write and went slightly above 2.5K, meaning that I'm close to one fifth of the way complete. It took me nearly 10K words to actually begin the plot's journey, and I still have a lot to take in. It's a project that, like I said, will go beyond 50K, and as long as the most important points and the main plot is written, I won't feel any pressure in the future, because I need to tell my story first, and this first draft is truly for me because I'm healing. Now, more than ever, I know that the end product will be so much different, but it can't be until I write it first.

So, 2604 words today. Not bad at all, especially when I didn't put enough time on it. It was more a collection of three random writing sessions in which I wasn't too sure on how long they had to last, but I'm glad they happened, and I'm glad this project is happening... even if its hurting me. I need it though. I realize that, if I don't write this first, I won't be able to write the other one.

November 3rd, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

Morning Routine:
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The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
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Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
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20-Seconds Legs
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Before Breakfast Burpees
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Daily Dare: 20 Push-ups +EC
Count: 1648 - 1644 +EC

Night Routine:
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Mani Salutation - 1 Set
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Five Rites
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Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
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Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
:x:

Get to Bed on Time
:v:

Daily Gratitude
:v:

Counting Victories

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
:x:

Cardio & Abs: Day 3 - LVL III
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear

Workouts:
:x:

150 Burpees +EC
:x:

Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
:x:

100/50 Strength
:x:

Pole Dance Stretches
:v:

DAREdice: 20 Push-ups
:x:

1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
:x:

2-Minute Elbow Plank
:x:

Daily Walk
:x:

Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
:x:

Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

Challenges:
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10000 Punches: Day 3
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NaNoWriMo 2024: Day 3 - 2604 words | 9695 / 50000 (19.3%)
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Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

Writing progress:
:v:

YES! MORE GOLD DAYS!
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1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words :star:

1000 Words :star:

1500 Words :star:

Reading progress:
:x:

Can't Hurt Me - 35%
:x:

Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

Other Victories:

nostylist · Monday at 12:45 PM

Wow, inspiring!
And Happy Birthday!

Sólveig · Monday at 1:58 PM

@nostylist Thank you so much!

Sólveig · Tuesday at 3:13 PM

My writing rate lowered, but I knew that was bound to happen during these days. I'm slightly busy, plus while I did go to bed before midnight, I didn't go into the Watch because it was a bit late. Nevertheless, I still earned my gold stars and I think NaNoWriMo is doing something good for me because I can write a lot. Seriously, I can do a lot more than I thought in a day, and the problem is that I always forget that I should challenge myself. Close deadlines, short writing sessions that usually end around 1000 words... I had one that was 49 minutes, and ended up with nearly my daily goal of 1500. I only had 60 words to go. The next one as 1094 words in 38 minutes. 87 minutes total, and 2534 words written, putting me just at the edge of a quarter of the way done. I pretty much reached the first 25% milestone now, and I still haven't taken off my plot. I'm on the chapter 2 of part 1 of this structure now, but I think I can get out of it either today or tomorrow and keep moving forward. The way I see it. I'll be in the middle of part 2 once I reach 50K.

I also took some time to address the fact that my original plan was too limited. I wrote an entire list of things that I could add to actually enrich my story, and that's when I realized I'm missing so much stuff. Today I woke up with the fact that, if I go with the expansion, and it ends up being pretty much one book per part instead of a book divided in three parts, I might even need to change the ending. There is so much that I didn't conceived that I must actually do an entire rewrite after NaNoWriMo is done, and it will take a while. However, I don't care much about it. Why? Because now I know my process; now I know that I can write so much in so little time, and now I know that I can work better if I just try to be better about putting my sh*t together. Seriously, I don't think this is lazyness, but ignorance and forgetfulness. At the end of the day, I must always write like I'm doing NaNoWriMo if I want to do this right.

I'll do some writing later today. It's a busy day though, and tomorrow will also be a bit busy. Nevertheless, I'm nearly 25% through now. According to NaNoWriMo.org, I'll be done next week if I keep going like this... unless I have some luck at one point, like I did last year, and end up with one day in which I wrote 6K.

November 4th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

Morning Routine:
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The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
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Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
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20-Seconds Legs
:v:

Before Breakfast Burpees
:v:

Daily Dare: 20 Reverse Crunches +EC
Count: 1649 - 1645 +EC

Night Routine:
:v:

Mani Salutation - 1 Set
:v:

Five Rites
:v:

Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
:x:

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
:v:

Get to Bed on Time
:v:

Daily Gratitude
:v:

Counting Victories

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
:v:

Cardio & Abs: Day 3 - LVL III +30-seconds rest +Rest between levels | Day 4 - LVL III +No rest
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear

Workouts:
:v:

150 Burpees +EC
7 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
50 Full Burpees
:v:

Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
:x:

100/50 Strength
:x:

Pole Dance Stretches
:v:

DAREdice: 20 Lunges
:v:

1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
:x:

2-Minute Elbow Plank
:v:

Daily Walk
:x:

Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
:x:

Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

Challenges:
:v:

10000 Punches: Day 4
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NaNoWriMo 2024: Day 4 - 2534 words | 12229 / 50000 (24.4%)
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Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

Writing progress:
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2534 words; gold again!
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1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words :star:

1000 Words :star:

1500 Words :star:

Reading progress:
:x:

Can't Hurt Me - 35%
:x:

Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

Other Victories:

Sólveig · 2024-11-06T02:09:44+0000

I want to write more, but I have to go to bed right now. I must wake up early.

I planned to write more, but my time got ate up quickly than I thought. Between journaling, dailies, making lunch, class, workout, and evening errands, all I could output today was 1643 words in 63 minutes. That's it. I mean, it's good because it is in my daily goal of 1500 words, but I just feel empty, like, I wanted to do more... the scene that I'm doing is actually quite fun, even though a bit painful to write. Again, I'll probably drop this, or turn this into something completely different during the editing, but the important part is that it should be out first, and then I'll get to modify it as I please, and as the NaNo evolved.

So it was a busy day... I still go the job done. NaNoWriMo is still on, and I'm willing to reach to 20K by the end of the week.

D&D won't happen this weekend, so I might have gained extra time to write. If that's the case, then I'm cracking my knuckles, because I'm going all in with this.

November 5th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

Morning Routine:
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The Right Side + 10 Decline Push-ups
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Sól Salutation - LVL I +EC
:v:

20-Seconds Legs
:v:

Before Breakfast Burpees
:v:

Daily Dare: 20 Climber Taps +EC
Count: 1650 - 1646 +EC

Night Routine:
:v:

Mani Salutation - 1 Set
:v:

Five Rites
:v:

Virasana + 60 Seconds Meditation
:x:

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself
:v:

Get to Bed on Time
:v:

Daily Gratitude
:v:

Counting Victories

Training Plan:
Fighter - Throughout the day
Valkyrie - Regular Training
Programs:
:v:

Cardio & Abs: Day 5 - LVL III +No rest
Bucket List:
Shadebound
High Gear

Workouts:
:x:

150 Burpees +EC
:v:

WoD: Pendragon - LVL III +Megaset
:v:

Glutes, Quads, Hamstrings & Calves
:x:

100/50 Strength
:x:

Pole Dance Stretches
:v:

DAREdice: 10 Double Burpees w/Jump Knee-tuck
:v:

1 minute Uttanasana w/Toe Reach
:x:

2-Minute Elbow Plank
:v:

Daily Walk
:x:

Shuffle Dance! (#1, #2, #3, H.A.T.E.R.)
:x:

Belly Dance
Dancing Days: 37

Challenges:
:v:

10000 Punches: Day 5
:v:

NaNoWriMo 2024: Day 5 - 1643 words | 13872 / 50000 (27.7%)
:x:

Drawing Pin-up Girls Every Day for a Year: Day 60/365
Bucket List:
Empty right now

Writing progress:
:v:

1643 words... at least I did my daily output.
:v:

1500 Get!
Writing Tiers:
500 Words

1000 Words

1500 Words

Reading progress:
:x:

Can't Hurt Me - 35%
:x:

Mozart - 6/20 Chapters

Other Victories:

Sólveig · 2024-11-07T02:59:23+0000

Still below 2500. Nevertheless, I finished what I started yesterday, yet I saw that there has to be an extra scene after it. I'm still going to move forward, but it won't be today. That will be tomorrow. Not tonight either. I'm skipping the Watch because I want to sleep all night through.

I did my writing this morning by hand, and I transcribed it when I came back from my therapist appointment. There was a two-hour powercut, but that didn't affect me at all. It didn't. I had with me a notebook, and I wrote like 1200 words in two hours. It was a bit of a wasted morning, but it was cool that I got to write at the hospital while I waited for a couple of hours. I noticed that I can fit between 150 to 200 words on A5 sheets of paper without any lines marked on it, so maybe I could use some of the paper that I have for drawing on it shall the need arise. That is actually helpful information to have. If I mark my 7 mm lines, I may have a better range on them. I'll experiment with it when I can.

I also wrote 732 words in 20 minutes, which was... unexpected, really. The total for today is... 111 minutes, with a total output of 1946 words. Out of those 111 minutes, 91 minutes were spent in writing by hand: 582 words in a 49 minute session, and 632 words in a 42 minute session. These were handwritten. The last 732 words were in 20 minutes, and on the computer.

This brings me now at 30% of NaNoWriMo. I think I can reach 20K before the weekend, and I think I'll reach 25% in the weekend.

My therapist told me to be more strict with my writing time, and to actually start saying no. He was really proud about me isolating myself from the exterior problems to focus only on writing because November is meaningful for me, not because it is my birthday month, but because NaNoWriMo is where I'm always at my best when it comes to writing. He was hurt when he learned that the NaNo I lost by a broken hard drive was actually the sequel to a story I sent him. Trust me, no one is more hurt by that than me. That's why I'm putting every single Markdown file that I do daily on my phone with this one: because I'm afraid. Then again, that was just bad luck. When I got the laptop, the hard drive was already faulty. Windows 7 only killed with with its constant writing, and I didn't care to do a backup. My bad. Were not for my ex, I would actually quit for good. Also, I had a previous backup, so that saved my ass, so it wasn't all lost.

Like I said, if I truly lose everything, I'm definitely quitting. However, it is impossible when my stuff is all spread out everywhere. Even if my group don't have many files (with the exception of the other DM), they still have memorized the facts that I've deployed of my settings, and I can easily recover everything with just asking questions. I guess I have no way out to fulfill that promise of quitting writing once and for all if I lose everything again. Besides, this NaNo in particular is important for me to write. Once the first draft is done, then I can make it something publishable, because I already know the end product will be an entirely different book than the one I originally planned.

No Burpees, but a lot of walking. So much walking!

November 6th, 2024
Kickboxing: Day 194

Morning Routine:
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