It’s Over!
An analysis of the NaNoWriMo process is on the way…just as soon as I decompress from my self-imposed “thirty days and nights of literary abandon”…but, just so you know:
The Sue Heck School of Perseverance
We're a little over halfway through National Novel Writing Month, and I'm proud to say that I've kept on task so far. I had a strong start and g0t well ahead of the daily goal of 1,667 words. An election here, a human rights gala to attend there, and I allowed myself perhaps one too many days of writing laziness. Hey, it happens to the best of us. But I've managed to get back on track and am hovering right…
Well, I’ll be a son of a bitch!
The annals of NaNoWriMo history are cluttered with people who failed (a term I use loosely) to reach 50,000 words and many who never even started, and that’s just fine. It’s a lot of pressure. We’re closing in on the end of week one now, and I’ve managed to stay a little ahead of the game thanks to a kick-ass first day. Tuesday was the only day I didn’t quite reach goal. Something or other was going on. What could…