After 50,000
I hit 50,000 on Friday, which was my personal goal. While I’m super proud of that accomplishment, the story isn’t finished and I’m having trouble making it move forward.
I suppose I need to sit down and just do it, but it’s not happening organically. Which sucks.
I want to finish this thing, y’all. I really do.
Oh hai there
Did I mention that I’m at 45,000 words? Because I am.
Today, however, I am totally in procrastination mode. Refreshing The Question Club page every 45 seconds. You bet. Making lists of books that haven’t come out yet? Absolutely.
I’d really like to hit 50,000 today, but I’m not sure it’s going to happen.
NaNo Update #1
I realize that it’s only been two days, but the NaNo experience is going well. I’m at 7,251 words. Once I sit down to write, the process is pretty painless. The internet is still my biggest procrastination tool, though, and that is a problem.
I’m realizing, of course, that this story is going to be a lot longer than I had anticipated. My hope is that I’ll keep writing after I reach 50,000. For the first time, I’m confident that I’m going to reach the NaNo goal.
Tomorrow I hope to pass the 10,000 word mark. All of it is total crap, but at least I’m writing again. That feels really really good.
On NaNoWriMo.
Last year I signed up, wrote maybe 1000 words, and never returned. This year, I’m determined to make it to the finish line. I figure that because I’m subbing and not teaching full time, I have a pretty good shot at it.
The story came to me in a dream, and it’s kind of absurd, but it might turn into something more serious. Instead of creating ANOTHER blog to track my progress, I’m going to use this one to do so. I hardly update anyway, so what’s the harm, right?
I’m trying to get organized beforehand, so that I can concentrate on simply writing the novel when November 1st rolls around. I have a basic outline but need to work on some of the details. Today, however, is devoted to developing the characters.
Wish me luck.
On wasting time
I didn’t manage to get any actual work done during my 5th hour prep today, but I did score a 14/15 on an online Saved By the Bell Quiz.
Absolutely.
