First, congrats to those who have reached the 50,000 word count and won NaNoWriMo!
A big, heartfelt WOOHOOOO!!! to you all. (I'm looking at you Donna Weaver :) I am so very proud of you!
As of today, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 I have a total of 8,243 words. Not jaw dropping by any means but I am proud. Most days I start my regular schedule at 5:30AM and don't have a moment to sit until 8:30 in the evening. That's when I start writing. There are some nights when "butt in chair" meets "head on desk." Last Friday night, I was on the desktop in my computer room and my 16 year-old was on the laptop. After a while I heard, "Mom, you're sleeping!" I was slumped to the side of my chair with my eyes closed. Not a very productive night.
According to my NaNo stat indicator I'm 41,757 words behind, which means I'll finish my novel on March 7, 2013. Okay then. March 7, 2013 it is.
I didn't mean to turn this into one of those me, me, me posts that I try to avoid. The point is, I'm not trying to justify the fact that I'm not going to win NaNoWriMo. I knew that on October 31st. I'd like to direct you to Tasha Seegmiller's blog post titled Success and Failure. Her last two paragraphs (before the bolded questions) are exactly how I approach November.
Tasha's awesome words:
So, to those of you who thrive on cranking out words at light speed, I applaud you. I'm in awe of you because I'm not now nor will I ever be that fast. And to those of you who are a bit more like me, just remember the key is to keep moving forward, writing our best in the way that allows that to happen. And while we sit on the side of the freeway, watching the other writers fly past us with MS's in hand, we can still celebrate our progress as well.
In September, my word count was 0
In October, my word count was 0
November, so far 8243
This month, which is not by any means over, I've pushed myself to write every day and I'm seeing results - real results. And I'm ecstatic! This story is taking shape and I'm pumped to continue this pace even past November until the story is finished.
To those who have finished or are well on the way, I'm in awe of you. Well done!
But if you're like me, dreadfully behind, and you're thinking, "Why bother? I'm not going 'to win' NaNo anyway. I say, "You're wrong." You've already won. Keep going! We'll 'not win' together!
Are you still deep in NaNoWriMo? Tell me how it's going.
I think your word count is awesome, Suzie. That's more than I've written on my new WIP. You go girl!
ReplyDeleteI agree, awesome word count! Just keep writing. You could make it to 10K this month, right? I would be happy if I wrote only 10K a month every month - that would be amazing.
ReplyDeleteAnd there's nothing wrong with finishing in March.
If you're so tired you're falling asleep in your chair, you need to sleep. Writing while exhausted is wasted effort I think.
Very proud of you.
ReplyDeleteThat's the attitude, Suzie! That.s a huge jump in one month. I sprint with a lady who cranks out 1200-1500 words an hour. Just blows me away.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
That's a great word count with your incredibly busy schedule. March is a better finish date than never!
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