1. 1,667 words is a lot of words.
You honestly don't even want to know how much time I spent writing on November 1st. The words came very slowly. And I didn't even reach the goal! I'm currently behind by about 400 words. Already. And November started on a weekend.
2. I'm good at people, not plots.
I can develop a great character. Stories? Eh, not so much. But guess what? The great thing about NaNoWriMo is that I can totally work my novel around this. I get to learn my strengths & my weaknesses through experience.
3. Perseverance is possible.
Learning my writing strengths & weaknesses is great, yeah, but it doesn't mean anything if I don't just write. This means using every minute of my day to the best use so I have writing time.
4. The words will come easier.
Since I haven't actually attempted to write a story in quite awhile, it was a bit of a shock to sit down and try to write. But even today it was a little bit easier. NaNoWriMo allows you to give yourself the permission to write complete junk. It's okay to write terribly. You just have to write. And so write I will.
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I have been wondering how this is going ;) Thanks for the update! I hope you will share your story with me when you're finished...even if it's "complete junk."
ReplyDeleteHa :D I added a little widget to the side of my blog, so if you're ever wondering how behind I am, you can check my word count. ;D
DeleteHah! I look at that all the time! Except I don't know how far you're supposed to be. I'm always like "oh. look at that! she wrote some more!" and then I look at the rest of your blog. Nice job on the distance you've gone! I couldn't go that far. :)
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