Okay, so last week I was all positive and enthusiastic and headed on into the NaNo sunset. Groan. Then this week hit. It's been crazy from Monday on, and I also got sick last week just after I posted...so no writing Friday or Saturday because my brain just wouldn't work. It was so strange to sit in front of my computer, stare at the screen and wonder what in the heck my characters were supposed to be doing.
Ugh.
But, yesterday I was able to catch up. It's been great, but I think the thing has taken on a life of it's own. I realized yesterday that one of the characters isn't doing what she's supposed to be doing at all, and I'm worried that I've twisted things enough that the ending won't be possible. And then I've discovered other aspects that will feed on each other and make a whole different story than I envisioned in the first place.
Isn't NaNoWriMo fun?
If you are keeping track, there are several people who have already reached their goals. One of my writing sites has a list of the participants, and there is someone who has already written 100,000 words. That totally blows my mind, because the idea of writing that fast in so little time makes me wonder if his computer keyboard is fried or not. I know mine would be!
There was a pep talk this week from Chris Batty, and he mentioned that he had a couple of friends doing the challenge that had finished. It was his contention that if you've written 50,000 words before the middle of the month, then you aren't taking the challenge seriously. This isn't meant for you. The whole point of Nano is to revel in the writing experience, enjoy the feel of the words flowing from your fingers, and the stress of trying to reach word count goals. I liked that thought, and I'm glad that I'm part of the average lot. I guess we can't all be over achievers, right?
Well...thanks for taking a break and reading. Now get back to work!
1 comment:
I think that's an odd way of looking at it (the part about- if you hit 50k by the middle then you're not taking it seriously).
If someone was lucky enough to have the time, then why not hammer it out that fast? Man -oh man would it be cool to be done by now.
The hardest numbers for me were the 30-39k words. I hit that middle of the month slump and had trouble not thinking all the time about how far we had yet to go.
I'm liking the 40's much better.
Weird how the numbers affect the attitude.
Anyway, thanks for posting :)
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