I did it! I completed 50,000 words during the month of November. Well done to all of you who have done the same and to those of you struggling to finish...stop watching tv, reading a book or goofing off on Facebook. Write!
Now...my thoughts on this journey for those of you who haven't attempted this feat yet.
- Trying to work on a sequel which takes a lot of thinking and planning is not a good idea for Nano
- Editing...yeah I still have to do it as I go!
- Word counter how I love to hate you!
- Writing buddies are invaluable
- The feeling you get when you know you've reached your goal...PRICELESS!
For those of you who have never given Nano a try I highly suggest you do so next year.
Many people look at the 50,000 word mark and convince themselves they can't do it. Trust me...it can be done but it takes a lot of effort, time management and a good idea.
My goal for next year's Nano:
- start a completely new project for Nano
- stop obsessively updating my word count
- spend time helping others reach their goals
- increase word count to 70,000
- do my "I did it" dance again!
November is NaNoWriMo. Have you joined yet?
November 1st has come and gone an people are off to a great start. Me...not so much. I've yet to start on my new novel, the sequal to Immortal Rose. Life has a tendency to put wonderful, distracting things in your way when you really need to write.
How about you? What are your distractions?
My goal for today is to get 3500 words done, to make up for yesterday and reach todays goal as well.
Happy Writing!
