I’m a little surprised at how badly I’m handling NaNo this year:
- I’m allowing myself to get behind (but not too behind)
- I’m not making daily posts
- I don’t have an outline (no, seriously)
I really don’t know why. Lack of enthusiasm? Who knows! All I know is that I’m struggling with it this year, big time.
I’ve posted some more of the story over here (or if that doesn’t work, try this link). If you’re nitpicking and counting the words, it won’t match up — I’ve cut out all the junk that I’ve crossed out but that I’m keeping in my word count.
The story has three parts to it:
Part 1: Adelheid and Nicolaus’ escape
Part 2: Erlene’s rescue
Part 3: The Near East
I’m about 90% done Part 1, 50% Part 2, and 0% Part 3.
Astute readers will note that I’m over halfway done my word count and I’m nowhere near being done.
Descriptions are still killing me. Ever since my mother said my descriptions have been improving and that I’m doing better at setting the mood, I’ve been terrified at screwing things up (sorry, mom) — the antithesis of NaNo itself. I think I’ve finally gotten over that… now my big enemy is fatigue, which has been taking me over lately.
Tonight will be a challenge since I’m 600 or so word behind from yesterday (which I’m hoping to write over lunch), and then I have to write another 1667 words tonight before Dynamis. Sky, on his part, is about 1000 words behind from yesterday, and he probably won’t have time to write before Dynamis.
I’m not actually worried about falling too much behind, since everything is recoverable so far; it’s finding the motivation to continue. I need something to motivate me, a carrot at the end of a stick, something like that… but what?
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