30K IN A DAY

It's day 23 and I'm still not at the 70,000 marks yet. Last year I finished with 110K this day. Which means: serious catching up is about to be done.

so today, I'll be home, with nothing pressing to do except to write a book. And it'll be a challenge, because after a point, fingers get tired, mind gets emptied, book gets hated, and life gets in the way.

But I can do it. I can write 2000 words in 30 minutes, so surely, with a little effort, with a little persistence, with a little more control and determination, I'll be back on track and accomplish something worth bragging about.

Is it weird that I'm somehow totally excited?

And afraid...and worried. but that's nothing compared to the elation I'll feel if I do this. Okay, no more blabbing. I think it's about time to get started...I have a long day to go!


For the NaNo forums, if it actually starts working:

Well, it's Thanksgiving, and since I'll be home all day and I'm in serious need of catching up (for my 150K goal!), I'm determined to get where I need to be. And 100K is where I want to be.

I can write about 2000 words in half an hour, so statistically, it's totally possible to write for....six-eight hours and do this. But there is the issue of food and (minimized) procrastination. I figured if I broadcast this to the world, it'll help me settle down and write.

Anyone else crazy enough to join me?

I'll let you guys know how it goes. I'm very curious as to how much I'll actually accomplish...

Yay.

So I'm now at 50,021 words.

Which means that, technically, I've won NaNoWriMo, but for me, I've still got a long way to go.

I guess I'm pretty happy with the novel thus far. There's a lot of repetition and stuff like that, but from me it's to be expected.

I'm not really worried about what's going to happen next, as they always seem to work out.

I'm not feeling especially cheerful about my win, however. But this whole year of NaNo has been a little lacking in excitement and the fresh eagerness I displayed year one and two, basically. It's like, the third time around, so I expected to win and finish and do everything according to plan. Although, I really am behind. I will catch up over thanksgiving break, that's a promise.

So: yay.

Week of Terrors

Ugh, the dreaded week two. I'm really, really feeling it this year.

Yesterday and the day before that, I wrote exactly zero words. And I'm supposed to be writing exactly 5000 words a day to meet my goal...I've been so confident about my achievements last year and the year before, I really don't think I'm trying as hard as I could be this year. But, I'm sure when it comes down to it, I would stay up late the very last night and type continously for however long and get it done, if that's what it came to. But I'm also pretty confident that I can catch up over Thanksgiving break. Even when I take away procrastination time, school work is pretty annoying.

In any case, at least I sort of have a story. It's about this guy who's utterly in love with this girl who's (probably) going to die in the next thirty days, and he's basically trying to stop that from happening because...well, he's in love, right?

So far I have no idea what genre this would be. It's pretty ridiculous in its descriptions, but also kind of deep and literary, but also pretty horror-like. Hmm...