John Lee Taggart

@golaj

November 30, 2014

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Well mission accomplished ladies, and gentlemen! Kinda. The novel is nowhere near finished, and is an absolute train-wreck of a narrative…but I reached 50,000 words, so technically I have won NaNoWriMo.

My work in progress, named: Delusions of Grandeur, follows the daily life, thoughts, and ravings, of an average middle-aged man, who is seeking something more in a world he truly doesn’t understand. The novel is a dark comedy which will hopefully taunt, and tease the reader…but also serves as a social critique of many pressing issues, mainly the treatment of mental health, and the desire to fit in to the confines laid out in front of us…

I hope you are intrigued! I will be back at it tomorrow, and editing away until it is done! This month was stressful…but it has forced me to put pen to paper – well, you know, fingers to keyboard. And now I have the bare bones of something I hope will be great.

Thank you for your sustained support my friends, it is more than appreciated!

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Couple’s Chronicle

Nov 30, 2014

Congrats!..Lets celebrate!..

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Nov 30, 2014
  
  Yeaaaah! Where’s the cake?!
  
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  1. Couple’s Chronicle
    
    Nov 30, 2014
    
    Still in the oven…hehe.. party! party!
    
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  2. Storytime with John
    
    Nov 30, 2014
    
    hahaha! I like the sound of that! 🙂
    
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Couple’s Chronicle

Nov 30, 2014

You did big time!..

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DAKross

Nov 30, 2014

Congratulations! Mine’s still a work in progress too, but it feels good to lay it down for the moment!

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  haha, right? We’ll get there eventually! 🙂
  
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Jodi

Nov 30, 2014

Is there a pre-order list yet?! 🙂

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Aww, how lovely 🙂
  
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A. M. Freeman

Nov 30, 2014

Way to go John! I’ll totally read it when you get it done. You got to to 50,000 thousand words and got a story rolling, that’s diffidently cause for a “WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” I actually had something similar happen to me. I was going to trying to write a novel in a couple months to submit to a book contest, and my goal was 50,000 words. Of course I didn’t get it done in time, but the story has gotten way bigger (and I think better.) I’m at 60,000 or 70,000 thousand and I’m hardly a quarter into the story!

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Bare Naked in Public

Nov 30, 2014

Good for you!

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Thanks so much! 😀
  
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98maryanne

Nov 30, 2014

Way to go! Keep at it, I’m sure it will be a great book.

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Thanks Mary Anne 🙂
  
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stephaniesbookreviews

Nov 30, 2014

Congrats! I won the same way – my novel isn’t finished and it’s a hot mess, but, reached the goal of 50k words, so it’s a win!

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Stephanie glad I am not the only one! Well done, though! 😀
  
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Vivian Choi

Nov 30, 2014

Congrats! I can’t say the same for me…

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Oh no, Vivian! I will be your coach next year (can’t see myself doing it again, haha!)
  
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  1. Vivian Choi
    
    Dec 1, 2014
    
    Aw shucks 🙂 that would be great!
    Maybe you will find yourself in writing another story next november. I know i will continue to write mine!
    
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  2. Storytime with John
    
    Dec 1, 2014
    
    Excellent! Well lemme know when it’s done 🙂
    
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  3. Vivian Choi
    
    Dec 1, 2014
    
    Definitely!
    
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Pixelated Lifestyle

Nov 30, 2014

Congrats man. Quite an accomplishment!

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Cheers my man, but long way to go yet (unfortunately!)
  
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edwinasepisodes

Nov 30, 2014

Well done John. I’m looking forward to reading the end result. 🙂

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Thank you Edwina, so am I, haha! If I ever get there! Wish me luck! 🙂
  
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Zoe Ambler

Nov 30, 2014

YAY! Congrats you! Now the clean up and editing. JOY! ..:D

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Urghhhh! RIGHT?! I need a brush, and bleach for this…it’s a MESS.
  
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2. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  But thank you, Zoe 🙂 haha!
  
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Poetic Cultivation

Nov 30, 2014

Congratulations John, all the best 🙂

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Thanks so much 🙂
  
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Pieces of Bipolar

Nov 30, 2014

Oh I AM intrigued 🙂 That’s quite a feat to pull off in one month. A huge congratulation to you John. You stepped up to the challenge and never backed down. Besides having a book, this exercise speaks volumes about your character. Now go out and conquer the rest of the world young man ;P

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Dustin John

Nov 30, 2014

Nice! Celebrate good times, come on! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Cheers Dustin! Feeling good, feeling great! 🙂
  
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Quest Sickle

Dec 1, 2014

Wow, congrats, John! Very intrigued!

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Thanks a lot! That’s good to hear, hopefully it will be finished up soon! 🙂
  
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writelikeaturtle

Dec 1, 2014

Awesome job! Congratulations!

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Thanks so much, such a relief to be honest – was touch and go for a second! 😀
  
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aqilaqamar

Dec 1, 2014

Naiyyyceee man 🙂

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 1, 2014
  
  Thank you!!!! 🙂
  
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Saksham Mehrotra

Dec 1, 2014

Congratulation!! 😀 😀 That is so awesome! Honestly can’t wait to read your book.. 🙂 🙂

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Pottsy

Dec 1, 2014

Congratulations, that’s an awesome achievement you can be rightly proud of 🙂

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One Gentleman

Dec 1, 2014

Since this is something to celebrate, in the words of Rihanna…”cake, cake, cake, cake, cake.” Congratulations bud. How many words are you shooting for?

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Nadine Tomlinson

Dec 1, 2014

Well done! Now you can go on to fine-tuning your draft. 🙂

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wheremyfeetare

Dec 2, 2014

Congrats! Now the fun begins…..editing! 🙂 Look forward to reading it.

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Brendan O’Brien

Dec 2, 2014

Good onya mate!

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1. Storytime with John
  
  Dec 3, 2014
  
  Thanks a lot, appreciated Brendan!
  
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mindfulmagpie

Dec 3, 2014

Congratulations! I am still editing the little volume I wrote this time last year.

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