Happy NaNoWriMo to you!! I'm enjoying myself so far writing a story I have no idea where I'm going with. I always enjoy the process of discovering those worlds and tales as I write them. Editing is sometimes more difficult, but that's not the point.
Today, I find myself sitting in a coffee shop writing as many words as possible and feeling reflective in the breaks between writing sprints. I'm listening to Classic Rock and dreaming (and typing) away. Why do I feel reflective and nostalgic? Who knows, but it is kind of nice sometimes.
I have goals for this NaNo. Goal one: Finish the 50,000 words. (obviously) Goal two: earn all the badges available including word count goals and how many days in a row I've written. Goal three: finish the actual story within the time limit (this means not only reaching 50k words but actually tying up the plot line at the end of the writing period . . . we'll see how it goes.)I'm feeling pretty good about this go around. Maybe it's because I just finished the story from last year's NaNo novel (which I'm excited about). I'm in a writing mood, which always helps. I'm recharging and staying less stressed. Thank you new job!
So far it's day 5 and I've written a total of 8,449 words as of 4:15p in the afternoon. With a goal of 1,667 words a day I think I'm doing fairly well getting my goal. I've not yet fallen behind and I'm actually writing a little more each day than I need to. Exciting times, I'm telling you! Exciting! I hope I can keep up my momentum and refrain from feeling overwhelmed at any point. But, as it's my 6th NaNo, I think I should be able to come up with strategies and lean on some techniques that have helped me in the past.
I would also like to point out that I seem to win every other year and I didn't win last year. 2016 is a winning year! Let's do this (and get the outer space themed t-shirt)!! Words assemble!
--Cheers!
