Well, I'm at least attempting to post around the same time each week- that counts for something, right? An A for effort? I really should set up an alarm to remind myself.
I do have an excuse though- I've been distracted with writing.
All of last week I felt stuck- I'd write 50 words here, and another 50 there, but definitely didn't make my 2k a day goal I needed to catch up and eventually finish NaNo. And on the day that I felt like I could really churn some words out, I had an issue with my car and spent the day taking it to the dealership to be fixed and biting my nails waiting to see if they could repair it (they could) and how much it would cost (much less than expected, thankfully). My flatmate was in a similar position with NaNo- behind, and needing to really catch up. So we decided to have a Weekend of Writing. Of course, the best laid plans...Saturday became filled with the various chores and errands that need to be done in a household.
Which left Sunday. And I'm proud to say that we did really well. We each decided on a forfeit, something we would have to give up for the day if we didn't make our goal. It was a great motivator- we both added 10k to our wordcount, which means I now have a few thousand words as a cushion. Seeing that I could write so many in one day (and, skimming over it afterwards, I'm quite pleased with what I wrote) is definitely keeping me motivated. I added another 2000 yesterday and hope to do the same tonight. My goal for the week is to be in the 40s before Sunday, when I head off on a three day work trip and will likely have very little time for writing.
Yesterday I also used my lunch break wisely and wrote out an outline for a short story idea, and wrote a small section of that. If nothing else, NaNo is inspiring me to just write, to get the words on the page and deal with how pretty it looks later. If I can hit December with 50k of a novel, ready to be edited and rewritten and added to, as well as some story outlines and the bones of a short story, I will be over the moon!
I'm also making post-NaNo plans to keep writing. I have a redecoration of the spare room/office planned, which will be the first room to be redecorated in the house. I want to turn it into a peaceful relaxing sanctuary perfect for writing and reading, with comfy chairs and pillows, and bright but soothing colours on the walls. And I've come up with a writing schedule for 2014 too, which should keep me on track to being where I want to be- a few completed novels under my belt, hiding in a bottom drawer somewhere, and one story polished to the point of being ready for publication. Whether I ever become brave enough to try for that, well, we'll just have to see in a year's time!
I do have an excuse though- I've been distracted with writing.
All of last week I felt stuck- I'd write 50 words here, and another 50 there, but definitely didn't make my 2k a day goal I needed to catch up and eventually finish NaNo. And on the day that I felt like I could really churn some words out, I had an issue with my car and spent the day taking it to the dealership to be fixed and biting my nails waiting to see if they could repair it (they could) and how much it would cost (much less than expected, thankfully). My flatmate was in a similar position with NaNo- behind, and needing to really catch up. So we decided to have a Weekend of Writing. Of course, the best laid plans...Saturday became filled with the various chores and errands that need to be done in a household.
Which left Sunday. And I'm proud to say that we did really well. We each decided on a forfeit, something we would have to give up for the day if we didn't make our goal. It was a great motivator- we both added 10k to our wordcount, which means I now have a few thousand words as a cushion. Seeing that I could write so many in one day (and, skimming over it afterwards, I'm quite pleased with what I wrote) is definitely keeping me motivated. I added another 2000 yesterday and hope to do the same tonight. My goal for the week is to be in the 40s before Sunday, when I head off on a three day work trip and will likely have very little time for writing.
Yesterday I also used my lunch break wisely and wrote out an outline for a short story idea, and wrote a small section of that. If nothing else, NaNo is inspiring me to just write, to get the words on the page and deal with how pretty it looks later. If I can hit December with 50k of a novel, ready to be edited and rewritten and added to, as well as some story outlines and the bones of a short story, I will be over the moon!
I'm also making post-NaNo plans to keep writing. I have a redecoration of the spare room/office planned, which will be the first room to be redecorated in the house. I want to turn it into a peaceful relaxing sanctuary perfect for writing and reading, with comfy chairs and pillows, and bright but soothing colours on the walls. And I've come up with a writing schedule for 2014 too, which should keep me on track to being where I want to be- a few completed novels under my belt, hiding in a bottom drawer somewhere, and one story polished to the point of being ready for publication. Whether I ever become brave enough to try for that, well, we'll just have to see in a year's time!
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