Monday, November 8, 2010

NaNoWriMo - Week One: Hell Week

So the first week of National Novel Writing Month has come to a close. This has been a week of pure hell thus far. I am so disappointed with myself. At the end of the day yesterday I was supposed to have a little over 11,000 words. I currently have 7,091 words. This is not good. I have been very distracted by family and men (my ultimate weakness). There's also this weird feeling of fear that comes over me when I think about the 50,000 word goal. To me, that's a huge number and I get a little intimidated. The pep talks that are featured on the NaNoWriMo website have been a big help to me. I read one before I start writing just to give me a bit of a nudge to leave the fear behind and get started. I also had to remind myself that this stage of my writing is about quantity and not quality. That helps me take the pressure off of the numbers.
I am ending this first week tired and frustrated. I'm also hopeful and determined to complete NaNoWriMo and have a good first draft to work with. All in all, I am still excited and am even more determined to finish this novel. It's 3:25 a.m. here in Cleveland. I'm tired and hungry so I gotta take care of that. 'Til next time...

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