NaNo writers all over the world have started week two of the challenge. According to the website, if you are on track, one should have 14,000 to 17,500 words written by now. The theory is ramping up when the energy is high to make up for potential loss of momentum as the month progresses.
Here is my current word count - 5500.
Yup, you read it. I'm way below the halfway point if I had been following the advice of the NaNo gods.
Am I worried. No, not really. My word count is not my primary concern this month. My goal was/is to write every day. And to not go back and edit. The ultimate goal is to have a skeleton draft finished that I can then finesse into a solid and compelling novel.
Still, seeing those numbers gives me a little angst. I am a wee bit competetive, after all. I guess I need to let that go and concentrate on moving forward at my pace. It isn't a race. And it isn't about comparing my success with someone else's. It's about me doing the best I can do in this moment.
Sometimes I scare myself with my insightfulness. *grin*
I have added a couple of new links to my blog. My friend Rayna Vause has a website dedicated to her writing. She is not published, but I have hopes that she will be. She's very active in her RWA chapter and she has a wonderful writing voice. Check her out!
Publishing industry insider and research Dee Power, co-author of the book "The Making of a Bestseller: Success Stories From Authors and the Editors, Agents and Booksellers Behind Them" has a very insightful blog on the publishing industry.Check her out as well. I haven't read her book but have added it to my list at the library.
Other than that, I have decided to embark on a low carb diet, exercise more and clean my house in that way that is often reserved for the dreaded spring cleaning. Never mind that it's November and I hate exercise and have become a lazy couch potato. And have so many other commitments that it makes my head spin. Apparently, I either don't know how to say no or I'm using these things to avoid something. Gee, I wonder what I could be avoiding? Oh, perhaps this book I'm writing? And the family angst that's hanging like a cloud over us? Nah, couldn't be that.
Okay, kids. It's back to work for me. And not the writing kind. I still have that pesky day job. Well, at least it pays the bills. *grin*
Stay well and be blessed!
Love the book recs, Naomi. I'm so stuck in my reading rut of non-fiction and historical fiction. Gotta spread my literary wings so to speak. You've given me inspiration and some good ideas on what to pick up next.
ReplyDeleteWrite on, NN!
SueB
You can count on me for book recs, SueB! You know I read too much.
ReplyDeleteSo,when are we going to have our happy hour, hmmmm?
Nice blog, dear friend...how is the book coming?
ReplyDeleteHey there, anonymous. (I could quess at which friend you are but I won't becuase, well, I suck at guessing, lol)
ReplyDeleteThe book is slogging along. It's taken a bit of a backseat to the family stuff and some things going on at work, but I am getting some writing time on a more consistent basis, yay! How are you doing?