On the surface of things it looks as if I've only written about 4,000 words in the last few day. Not so, I started over, discarding all words prior to Saturday 6,099.
No worries, they are tucked safely away if I need a net. ;)
I convinced a friend to do Nano with me and I decided that I should zero out my word count as a show of support for her starting on Friday, four days behind. But then I run into the competitive me that doesn't want to fall behind and so... two days and 10,057 words later, I'm right where I should be.
I realize that a lot of Nanoer's do that amount all the time. Later in the month I am generally up to speed, but not by the first weekend. While it is true we got and extra hour's sleep, that got used up by someone texting me at 10:30 at night to find out if I had a book they could borrow.
Really? Then the cat went on a rampage because we are denying him the food that makes him sick. Truly - the cat is pissed and is showing us in ways that only a cat can that he is not happy. However, his wails of, "But I want to throw up" go unheeded.
So long story longer, I was pleased that my sleep deprived brain managed it.
YaY Brain.
Psst, Brain -- get ready for Friday when you do more than that in one day. hehehe
The saying goes, 'you've got to give to receive'.
I gave up 6,000 words but what I got was my story. I kid you not. Those words were but a false start and by giving them up, on Saturday when I started with a clean slate... the story flowed.
**Thank you Universe -- I am grateful for finally finding my story - I feel compelled to alert you to the fact that I'm hanging on to the words, 'cause ya never know. All words count in Nano and I may or may not choose to use them. ;)
So now you are on a roll. I knew you could do it.
ReplyDeleteWOW. 10,000 words on two days ?!?! Will you marry me? And support me with your writing?
ReplyDeleteI am in awe and very envious.
ReplyDeleteAwe thanks guys -- When a story is flowing it really goes. NaNo offers you the freedom to write crap - and in that freedom, sometimes it isn't. ;)
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind, too that I've been doing discovery writing --Thank you Lani/Lucy -- for several months.
No plot to speak of and that was my stumbling block. But I had the characters with back story. A grand place/world for them to live in. When they were ready to play -- out they did come.
No one is doing what I thought they might, but that's okay. It is turning into a better story than I imagined.
Yay for finding your story! Funny how that works sometimes, isn't it? Great going on the word count, too!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found your real beginning! Good luck :)
ReplyDeleteFall Back is the ONLY part of Autumn that I truly love.
ReplyDeleteGo Judie Go!!! (Can you see my pom poms from there?)
Julie
I can see them Julie!! YaY I need them too. Thanks!!
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