Day 7. Um, just a couple of things...

First up, my website is undergoing a few changes. I will be giving it a face lift, but right now it's going to be down until I get a few widgetty things tidied up. So this venue will be my announcements to the world!

Secondly, my book, Deadly Trust, is on special right now.

Review
Romantic Times - 4 Stars
DEADLY TRUST
by Barbara Phinney
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Inspirational
Barbara Phinney pens another winner! Deadly Trust is a delightful blend of checkered pasts, trust issues and suspense. Though Anna struggles to find her independence, her faith is never shaken and her honesty makes up for the mistakes she makes. Meanwhile, Brent's inner demons are tragic, yet his willingness to help Anna proves that he has more compassion than he gives himself credit for. The plot is quick-paced and the pages seem to fly by as Anna and Brent attempt to figure out who killed Anna's husband. The author does an excellent job blending faith into a contemporary storyline while also keeping readers on their toes.
When Anna LaBonte's husband is murdered, all of the evidence points to her. However, despite their troubled marriage Anna would never harm her husband, but how can she convince the police of that? Enter Brent Stirling, Anna's mysterious neighbor who's jagged scars are more than skin deep. Brent doesn't know why but he's compelled to help his pretty, demure neighbor clear her name. As they delve deeper into the case, their feelings for one another grow just as the evidence against Anna piles up. Between Brent's troubled past and Anna's secrets, is their faith and trust strong enough to take their relationship to the next level?
Reviewed By: Spencer A. Freeman 

And thirdly, and the whole point to this blog post, my NaNoWriMo is coming along nicely. I'm up over 21,000 words with over 4K done today. I'm still not finished today because I'm going to try something daring. I want to finish this book by next Thursday. 30,000 words in 6 days.
That will be feat associated with things like, say, putting a man on the moon, discovering cold fusion, finding a cure for the common cold...
Stay tuned.

"From Turtle to Snail" or "My mother told me there would be days like this"

It's Day 5 of National Novel Writing Month. I started with a church meeting that went over its allotted time. I had two stops to make before going home, then I needed to get the car into the shop to install its winter tires. I walked back the mile and called it my exercise for the day.
When I got home, I needed to eat lunch, start a slow cooker supper, put away groceries and take out the garbage. It was already 1:30 and I hadn't even written a word yet.
My husband came home with a contractor who will be repairing a wall that had had some water damage. He disappeared, then reappeared. Still not a single word written.
If I am lucky, I will write a thousand words today. Right now I am up to 850 words. My advice is if you're in the same boat, just keep going. Do your best. And sometimes things turn out nicely.
My mother told me there would be days like this.
Speaking of mothers, my brother sent me this photo this morning of our family taken circa 1965. It's off topic, but I want to share it with you.

Guess which one I am.

Day 4. Jackrabbit to turtle

I'm not as sure as yesterday where I want to go with this scene, so I am only just plodding along. The phone rang a lot, too, but it was all just friends who had important questions that needed answering. I'm not doing as well today. My jackrabbit start is slowing to turtle.
Just keep plugging away. 
Oh, by the way, I screwed up yesterday's count. I got the end amount correct, but I wrote way more than 2K words. That was the last amount recorded by NaMoWriMo website. I'm having trouble updating my count today, so that must mean everyone else is doing the same. 
Today, my end word count is 13,027. 2615 words today. Not bad.

Well, a power outage....

A power outage hit at 11:20. It lasted 5 hours. Immediately I jumped onto the laptop and continued working. So as a result, I wrote 2096 words. 
Sounds good, doesn't it?
Well, yes and no. It was getting cold in the house and I had a big ad for my book, Hard Target. I needed to tweet it and facebook it and I couldn't do a thing. Fed up and tired of writing, I pried open my husband's eyes (he was napping) and told him we're going into town to hit the wifi.
Presto! The lights came on!
I'm proud to say I am up to 10412 words. Not bad for a miserable day.

Day Two of Nano: Oh, look, a chocolate bar left over from Hallowe'en.

I had a good night's sleep last night. With the time changing to standard time, I took advantage of that and....
Nope, didn't write. I slept. 
I had a pretty good sleep, too, and this morning, before church, I read some emails and reread yesterday's work.
Late last night, before I quit, I had recorded a few more words, but decided to count it as today's goal because, as I mentioned before, I have this life that gets in the way of writing. 
My husband and I visited his parents after church. When we got home, I made up some pesto croutons for our supper salad.
Only after that, armed with green tea, did I sit and write. I need to exercise because I am a lazy slob otherwise, and ate a chocolate bar while I wrote.
Hey, there should be a chocolate bar on the NaNoWriMo crest.

Anyway, I am ready to quit because it's obvious I am starting to waste time, so I will record my word count. 
Total words: 5119
Words today: 2020
Now to run off that chocolate bar.