Okay, I've done things other than Nano. I've gone to work, read, watched tv, and Saturday we walked around the woods all day. My lagging word count during my last blog demonstrated that I clearly do lots of things other than Nano. But tonight, it's feeling like there's nothing but Nano.
Sunday was a great Nano day. I wrote 7,721 words and although I didn't catch up on my word count for the month, I got much closer to where I should be. Tonight I wrote another 2,338 words. Wow. I'm so proud of myself. Too tired to give even the slightest yell, but I'm proud.
This is hard work and I feel like I'm learning alot. I just have such a hard time with plot. I think my characters have voice. But plot. UGH! It's so hard to write when there's no plot. But something I've found helpful is to flip open my Plot & Structure book to a random page and read. And there's something that will spark a thought; a discussion about conflict or tension. Sacrifice, twist endings, and practicing great openings have all been sections that have helped me write a bit more than I had thought I could write. And my writing has been slightly more interesting as I go.
It's been hard to not stop and give up at times. Tonight I was typing away and suddenly yelled out "oh my god, this is like the most poorly acted scene on the most horrible after-school movie!" I didn't know how else to explain it. And i wanted to stop. It all seemed completely lame. But I continued through that tiny section and came out the other end with three new characters that might end up being extremely important to the story.
I may not end up at 50K by the end of the month, but this nano'ing stuff has been helpful. Hard as heck and helpful.
Today's final word count: 32,376
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