NANOWRIMO DAY 3 | organization within scenes & reaching 13%!!

[@KateCavanaugh]

For my Twitch streaming friends! I'll be on a little later than usual. Still need to run to the pharmacy and pick up my new migraine meds. See y'all tonight (in a couple hours, lol) with a fun drink in hand! 🍹

[@AdrianasWonderland]

"Nature whispers its secrets to those who listen with an open heart." is one of my favorite lines so far

[@KateCavanaugh]

That is an EXCELLENT line!!

[@KateCavanaugh]

And one I believe, too!

[@jennaschoepflin670]

My day 1 was rough, but once I finally had something to build on, day 2 went much better for me! My fav line so far is the opening on one of my main character’s POV: “Marc Huxley was a man of many words. Fortunately for the people around him, he kept most of those to himself.”

[@anurarides]

That is such a cool opening line!! I would 100% read a book that starts with that. I hope you're still doing well with your novel🙂

[@jennaschoepflin670]

Thank you so much!! Yes, I'm still plugging right along with this draft :) If you're participating in nano, I hope your writing is going well, too!@@anurarides

[@miabrown007]

Sharing a favourite line from the week sounds like a very fun idea! This is what a I had this week (didn't get a whole lot of words in today, but I'm still on track, fingers crossed it stays that way) “I lost Félix the moment we arrived. By now he’s either brooding in a corner, or picking a fight with guys twice his size until they beat him with his own chess set.” Hope you can get a nice rest during the weekend! F1 sounds like a great program to unwind, and your tradition to make country-specific foods for the race is very very fun, makes me want to try it too!

[@madametrafficjam8347]

"It took three days for the body to wash ashore." It's my opening line, it was one of the first things I thought of for this story and I don't see it changing. Very attached to it.

[@KateCavanaugh]

That’s a fantastic opening line! Immediately builds intrigue.

[@LuskaTheWusky]

I’m a night owl. If the sun is up, my brain hates me. So I’m only just now starting to get my creativity flowing. Night 1 and 2 I was able to hit my goal of 2,500 words. Hoping I can finish strong tonight as I am also taking weekends plus two buffer days off, leaving me with only 20 active days of writing 😱 I am glad to know that I wasn’t the only one struggling on day 2 though… it was brutal trying to get my goal.

[@NeverAskedtobeMade1390]

The start of NaNo this year feels rougher than other years for some reason. My entire writing group has struggled the last two days. Hoping to shake this funk off this weekend when I finally have some actual time to dedicate to writing! Best of luck this month!

[@gemstonejasper17]

I was doing great day 1 and 2. Day 3, I had the best intentions to continue the momentum. Then my cat got out. He's scared if everything so he ducked under a neighbor's porch while I searched for 6 hours. We found him, safe and sound. But of course, every minute feels like an eternity in that situation. By the time I found him, it was already night and I was so stressed out and he needed some major cuddles. So I only got like 200 words before deciding to call it a night. I'm just glad my baby is home and safe🥰

[@katendress6142]

Yay for a safe kitty!

[@KylieStewart_Author]

Ahh! Return of the cheese bread. I watch a lot of author tube and my husband sometimes lurks in the background gaming so he gives nicknames to everyone and you’re cheesebread girl😂

[@KateCavanaugh]

Omg I’m honored bahahaha. It really is so good! There may or may not be only one little bread left already bahaha

[@KylieStewart_Author]

Love it 😂

[@andrea28655]

I'm being a rebel this year. I'm going through the prep for my next novel. I love this part of the process, getting to know the characters and thinking through possibilities for the novel. I'm in the middle of working through character questionnaires to see what the characters are going to tell me. I love when a character answers a question in a way I would not have thought of. That is when I know they are starting to come alive.

[@bombastus-cz]

Yay for revising! I love seeing all the progress- I'm also revising this Nano and the words have been most definitely *not* flowing. There's something about editing the first chapter that really gets my wheels stuck in the mud. But I'm glad to see someone making headway in revisions! 13% is awesome.

[@REnos811]

Aaahhh I love mooncat! Their nail polish comes in the cutest bottles. I just got Rue Morgue (I'm on an Edgar Allen kick)

[@Julia-lg7dt]

First day, didn’t hit the goal, I felt a bit unpracticed. I hadn’t written in a while, just rereading my former book and making notes (and hardly that). Day two was wonderful and I felt inspired! Day three, got my words in but boy, they did not feel good. And I’m writing on weekends. Kinda have to with a full time job.

[@reginaduke7451]

Another treat! This is so much fun for me (us). I hope the new migraine meds work great and at the same time I hope you don't need to test them out soon. Love you!!!

[@krimmuxd7384]

This showed up on my feed, I had no idea what to expect... But I really needed this ! :) ! Just subbed ❤ I didn't know writers streamed like this and I enjoyed watching it- it's super cozy and inspiring I absolutely love it! I'm currently working on a novel though i never took any creative writing classes. This story I'm working on kinda serves as a form of therapy for me but I would love to finish it to make it a real book and share it with everyone. This software looks super cool to practice more and I'ma give it a shot to tackle my other ideas !

[@KateCavanaugh]

Awww I'm so glad you found your way over here! If you search up "authortube" there are a ton of other writers posting their NaNoWriMo journeys too! Writing as a form of therapy has been incredibly helpful for me too. I hope you have a wonderful month exploring and writing your story!!

[@SarahCahillWrites]

Yay for two scenes! I'm glad you felt so good about your progress today. (Could you sneaky add words from the weekday at the weekend just for the badges?) I'm changing plot and deleting scenes left and right. I'm not sure if everything flows nicely now, but that's a future Sarah problem.

[@ELPages]

I almost reached 11k total today! This NaNo is going great and your streams are actualy a huge help tbh! I don't feel lonely and it motivates me a lot^^

[@peterrealar2.067]

At my current 4,745 word count, I was able to incorporate this lovely passage from my notes almost verbatim. Enjoy. "Considering the fact I accessed another game earlier. It left an indelible effect to the code, as the multiple available fact entries had tethered themselves to pre-programmed responses to all conceivable scenarios within this space. At this moment, I was staring at the possibilities of reality without messing with the physics of time and space itself." I love being a science fiction novelist.

[@PaigeHWrites]

I’ve hit the goal all three days so far 🎉. I’m working Saturday, but I’m going to make Sunday my big writing day to try and get ahead. Love doing this with y’all again ❤

[@FlorHuang]

Loved the video! So far I’m behind on nano by 2 days but I’m trying to catch up. This isn’t much but so far my favorite paragraph I’ve written is: Guanghui released a shaky breath, staring down at the men with the emotionless eyes where darkened skin of tiredness rest. “All of you. You are relieved from your positions.” The prince staggered, prompting Eunuch Chen to place a careful hand behind his back at a swift pace. “Take your families and flee the city. Southern Xuan has fallen.”

[@queenb2450]

Oh that would be such a great ending to a chapter!

[@gracehill1109]

Great video!! love to see your nanowrimo updates Been trying to slowly get back into writing myself, college + working has made it take a backseat, good luck on your projects!

[@KateCavanaugh]

Thank you!! College and working is already a crazy load to take on! I think I only won NaNo one year while I was at college. Definitely fair to put it on the back burner. The event will still be here when things calm down! :) Good luck with your November regardless!! :)

[@milicadiy]

I reached 5k today. Yay me!

[@KateCavanaugh]

YESSSS YAY YOU!!

[@milicadiy]

@@KateCavanaugh Thank you. See you :)

[@Philosofaerie]

Kate!!! I was watching the Qualy today and it had me at the edge of my seat xD As a Brazilian, this weekend is gonna be CRAZY for me >.< Also, I've been taking my time to write at night, after winding down and watching your videos

[@KateCavanaugh]

OMGGGG I BET!!! That storm looked so ominous!!! (I'm a McLaren fan and am sooooo mad they sent my boys out so late bahaha.) So glad you're enjoying your night writing sessions!! And good luck with this busy, busy weekend! Bahaha! 💜

[@Philosofaerie]

@@KateCavanaugh Ohh I know right??? Out of this world, honestly. As a Ferrari fan, I was reeeeally getting my hopes up for pole position BUT Max strikes again 😩

[@KateCavanaugh]

He's always ruining our dreams! Bahaha. My partner and my dad are both huge Ferrari fans, so it's fun rooting for/against y'all some races. I'll keep my fingers crossed Charles pulls off something incredible bahaha.@@Philosofaerie

[@Mazzypop]

First things first, that green shirt is totally your colour - makes your eyes pop! So Day 1 was peak writing volume for me, Day 2 tanked and Day 3 found a middle ground but I'm still sitting at 11% after so feeling really proud of my progress! I'm also taking some time off in between writing days so I'm technically behind but still pleased. I've been writing more stream of consciousness, so not all of my lines are winners, but there's a couple that I like: " He scoffed and spoke without thinking, ‘It was certainly a catalyst, but I’ve always been a bastard.’ " " First was the anger; burning and pulsing over her skin, behind her eyes, under her tongue. "

[@blerp2107]

Wonderful video? Would you mind sharing the cheese bread recipe 👀? I'd love to bake something like that this month!

[@notesbysaraawynn]

loving these daily vlogs! Happy nano!! 💕💕

[@KateCavanaugh]

Yayay! Happy NaNo! :)

[@nathaanatos]

Loving your daily blogs!! Hopefully I'll be able to catch a livestream sometime during this Nano. Day 01 ended up being really chill for me --- I was counting my outline towards words so I had a headstart--- but Day 02 ended up crazy. I went really on a roll and got a 3k day, which considering I have 1.5 jobs is a huge rarity. Taking it easy today, will try to finish out the thousand I'm at and call it night.

[@LinaAshaybith1029]

Considering I hadn't completely finished the final edit of my Camp NaNo July project when November arrived, I am pumped to say I have surpassed the word count goal for the first 3 days. While writing felt incredibly hard during my regular writing hours for 11/3, the German NaNo community had a community word count challenge in the evening which got me to almost double my daily goal! :D

[@A_Bookish_Obsession]

Was super excited to get some writing done today.... And then got food poisoning which has been kicking my butt since about afternoon today- it's 7:30pm as I watch/write this.

[@KetchupCanvas]

Day three went ok, there were appointments and distractions a lot today so I'm trying to catch up tonight 😅😊 I'm trying not to feel too much pressure because I'm mainly doing this for getting into a habit of writing (although winning NaNoWriMo would be amazing 😮)

[@TheFrenchtheLlama]

It;s day 4 and I haven;t started NaNo... I feel terrible but your videos motivate me, thank you

[@KateCavanaugh]

Plenty of time left starting now!! GOOD LUCK.

[@sierraferguson84]

a small snippet From "You Belong to Me" book 2 Young-Jae's POV “Sir?” Takahashi asked coming out of the store and looking at me. I look at him and felt a new sense of determination. I was going to get her back and make her mine again. “Let’s go back to the flower shop. I’m going to win her back.” “She said no didn’t she?” he asked almost as if he knew her answer. but that wasn't going to stop me from getting the love of my life back. “Yes she did...and that’s why I’m going to win her back.” I said as I looked at Takahashi with a determined smile.

[@giseledute]

I was already missing the vlog! 13%?You're rocking this nano!

[@KateCavanaugh]

AHHHH THANKS GISELE. Although I'll be skipping Saturday & Sunday, so I'll be a little "behind" in NaNo terms on Monday. But it'll make it a fun race against the clock during the workweek bahaha.

[@_minkit]

So far I've got about half my goal (not that I really have a goal, but i'd like to hit 2k daily and at the bare minimum the 1667 words so that I can stay ahead since rn im sitting at 7500 words). Tbf i decided to do some baking today. making Chinese steamed egg custard buns by scratch (they are DELICIOUS & the only restaurant that actually had them here shut down so need to make them more often). I'll hopefully get more writing done after I eat dinner tho. And depending on whether my friend finishes writing her section of our collab fanfiction, I might work on that. Did not get to the gym like I had hoped tho, lol.

[@bookishsyd6077]

I don't have a favorite line since I'm outlining so far, haha. But Day 3 went well! I reached par based on my 'working on the audio drama' metric so that was awesome. I forgot to film Day 3's wrapup vlog fro my channel but I actually managed to upload it this morning before work which was double awesome. This weekend I probably won't get much more than reading various articles done, maybe listening to a tutorial podcast or two, because I have work and then family stuff. But I won't be intentionally skipping them, no. I'll give myself breaks after reaching par for the day from now on, I think. Just to reward the brain for being good. Now a question for you! I know you didn't mention it in the vlog, but do you generally think about themes in your works? Like, do you set out to tell a story that conveys that specific theme, or do you just kind of write and one emerges, or do you not give it any thought at all? Normally I don’t think about it, but my podcast is coming up with one super strong. Maybe it’s because I’m outlining and seeing from a bird’s eye view, I don’t know. (I was uber tired last night and couldn’t stay up to see if you answered from last night’s stream, sorry if you did)

[@ldfm-z5r]

I see Buffy!! Best girl! If you don’t mind Kate, can we get a Buffy health update? Love her! ❤🐶

[@KateCavanaugh]

She’s doing well!!! Just keep an eye on the little bubbles that have grown but so far seem totally fine. :)

[@breemlew]

So, far, my favorite line was to liken whispers moving through a crowd like serpents.

[@KateCavanaugh]

Ooooh I'm always here for serpent-related metaphor.

[@stikfamaster2]

Starting my first NaNoWriMo this year and currently planning things out How much time do y'all spend planning and outlining in the month of November?

[@nanawritesstuff]

For me, day 1 and day 2 was very productive but I only met my third day wordcount because I wrote more on the second day, so the two balanced each other out. Also, I feel like the scenes where the only character is my mc are flat and monotone but don't know how to improve it and also I forbid myself to edit any of the scenes I've written so far lol. The story is approaching towards its first pinch point so the plot should be a bit quicker now. But damn, why do I like the two side-characters so much QwQ

[@giseledute]

Ah, about my favorite quote... It's not really a favorite quote, but I think it's a cool one. Ps.: It is written in Portuguese, which is my mother language, so for English it doesn't seem to have much impact haha. “There is no rest for a fugitive.”

[@Kat_Author2021]

For the weekends, even if you aren't writing those days, you can add a 'zero' word update each of the weekend days to keep up your streak. Just letting you know...

[@KateCavanaugh]

OMG WHAT. I did NOT know this!!! Okay, I'm definitely going to do that. THANK YOU SO MCUH.

[@Kat_Author2021]

Lol. No problem! :) @@KateCavanaugh

[@KateCavanaugh]

OMG THIS WAS THE ADVICE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT in yesterday's video comment lolol. Okay, I got really excited today when I saw that it worked and I grabbed this comment to be on screen. 😂

[@Kat_Author2021]

@@KateCavanaugh Yay! I’m glad! 🥰 I can’t wait to see the video!

[@DixieJoJarchow]

Chapter One - The Lime jello Incident

[@TheKazSmyth]

Favorite Line for me has to be: “Dad, what’s banter,” She asked contently. “C’est quand ton pere est un connard!” It’s when your dad’s being a dick! Crystal yelled from the kitchen in French while fiddling with the coffee pot.

[@KateCavanaugh]

Lolol, that's wonderful, I love it!!

[@mariej.2763]

Hello not nano related but could i get the recipe for the cheese bread. 😂😂😂 Thanks

[@KateCavanaugh]

Yesssss of course! I posted it over on Instagram a few years ago: instagram.com/p/BzdNZ6VB9eq/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== I use the recipe that used to be printed on Bob's Red Mill tapioca flour but I substitute grated parmesan instead of cheddar cheese because I think it tastes cheesier that way! :)

[@queenb2450]

Opening line: Being a hero sucked.

[@KateCavanaugh]

Oooooooh that's a great opening line! I'd definitely keep reading.

[@oigalena]

favorite "line": - ele me disse quem você é. - e quem eu sou? - meu braço direito quando eu morava aqui. - tava mais pra parasita. Posso entrar? I struggle SO MUCH today and I cant stop any day because I am behind by 1807 words 🥲

[@giseledute]

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