NanoOhNo!

Well, the good news is that I've gotten farther than I did last year. Woohooo! The not so good news is....this isn't easy and I'm way behind on my word count. I have a really hard time writing during the week. Although, I know it's due to my own laziness, procrastination, and fear. After all, I know that many wrimos write under more stressful circumstances than I.

Tonight, I was looking through some photos for my daughter-in-law...and I found this photo of myself at an overlook on Skyline drive, heading toward North Carolina this late summer. I hadn't been thinking at all about Nano while I was doing this thing for my DIL. But as soon as I saw this photo, I showed it to my partner and said, "Look, there I am, looking for my plot." We laughed. He's been gently encouraging me to sit and write. I keep saying "but I don't know what to write about."

I finished what I was doing for my DIL, and then sat and was able to write 1,000 words for Nano. Now I'm here sharing with you. Wow, plot is hard to do folks. I don't know how published authors have done it.

More good news is that Nano, and just working on quantity, is teaching me about my characters, conflict, and helping me feel more confident. I do feel more confident than last year. And that alone is worth this pain called Nano. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got some writing to do.

word count: 22,040 @ 10:00 pm.