NaNo Words So Far: 2,125
Ok, seriously. I am more than a little scared now.
The beginning of NaNo is always the same for me...slow, almost a non-starter. Painful. Scary.
And then on day three, the three pages I have somehow managed to scrape from the bottom of the mouldy barrel that has become my brain, seem to make more sense than they did. Day three brings a quick skim read of the drivel, ignores the stuff I hate, and somehow finds the inspiration to throw out another six or seven pages. And then I'm off!
This year, it is currently day four - and I am only on page five. I am roughly 3,000 words away from where I should be at this stage. I am not a happy bunny.
I love the idea for the story this year. The plot outline has been buzzing around inside the grey matter for months, and coming together slowly but surely. I love the way it looks and I love the way it feels. And then I try to put it on paper.
Its not that I dont like whats coming out. Because thats just how it goes with NaNo. You don't like what comes out, but thats just tough and you deal with it.
No, its not that I don't like it. Its just not coming out! And I am now panicking, ever so slightly!
What is disturbing is that I am working in the week days again now. 8am-5.30pm.
Wednesday night I have promised to go to see the fireworks display with Boyo. His friends are going to a different place to watch them, but he wants me to go with him someplace else. That is so unlike him, to prefer going with me than his friends, that I can't bring myself to say no.
Thursday night I have work at The Club from 7pm til probably around midnight. After the day in the office.
Friday night I have work in The Pub from 6pm til midnight. After the day in the office.
Writing time seems to be rapidly disappearing from my day...actually, any free time seems to be rapidly disappearing from my days!
Do you think we could create an extra day in the week?
On the 8th day he did write, and it was good?
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4 comments:
Ugh, I know how that feels, and it seriously sucks the moose! I feel there isn't enough time in the day when I'm NOT doing NaNo. And if you're like me, you probably surrounded by non-writer types, so canceling a social outing because you need to stay home and write 1600 words just sounds looney!
Hang in there! :>)
Darned life keeps interfering with my writing time too. Don't they know that everything is supposed to stop when we sit down at the computer? :)
Good luck!
Fertile things live on a mouldy bottom.
ha ha ha...thank you guys. Im liking the 'fertile things' idea. I may clutch onto that as my life jacket!!
xx
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