ALREADY A WINNER

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

My word count isn't where I was hoping it would be, but the book I am writing is a delight to me.  I am doing all sorts of little things that cause me joy as a  result of this adventure.

I have been using my laptop for months, and rarely used my desktop computer at all, since it's not hooked up to the Internet. Today I saved things to a flash drive and transferred them to the desktop computer, and sat there for a time adding to my novel. I like this novel so much I have saved it to the flash drive, in email and on both computer hard drives.

My word count is behind, but not so much so that I can't catch up. I would really like to "win" nano, but if I don't, I have won already!

There are people around me now who, having seen what I have written, take me more seriously as a writer.
I have met many new younger people and enjoyed sharing energy with them.
I appreciate my time more, and see how much  actually do in a day.
My emotions are freeing up as I go from one character to another.
I am putting even more order and respect into my personal life. (There was a lot there already, so this is an added bonus that I am thrilled about.)

I am wondering....are others experiencing positive things as a result of entering this shared experience?
What's it doing for you?

Comments

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

Great!! Neat; isn't it?

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

It sure is more fun than TV!

Feel free to add me as a friend and I will do the same with you.
I have two live journals. My poetry journal is bethnolastname.

My nano name is bethnolastname, too.
If you love writers and have discovered that you ARE a writer, hopefully you now love yourself even more!

[uplander.livejournal.com]

I added you here, and will add your poetry journal as well. And I'll add you at NaNo too. :) Thanks!

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

I added you here, but am headed to bed. I will add you at bethnolastname live journal in the morning, 'cuz I have to sign out of this account in order to do that. I tried to add uplander at NaNo but it didn't go through. Perhaps you are using another name there.

:::Waving::: See you tomorrow!

[uplander.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, sorry. at nano i am tweaky. lol don't ask, cause i don't even have an answer.

[ivor-severs.livejournal.com]

May I friend you?
Watching your progress would be very encouraging.

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

Sure thing!
I am bethnolastname on my poetry blog here and bethnolastname on nano, so if I respond to you from those addresses, you will know it's all me.

I am laughing. My "progress" is questionable right now, since I am behind...but I will keep writing. Something's bound to give. I know I am having fun and I really would like to make the word count. Time will tell.

*Big Grin*

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

Yup!!
I'm happy for you! I'm walking around with this inner glow for a partially written book! That causes me to laugh. Perhaps it's like a child having an imaginary friend...I don't know. It's just nice to be projecting myself on several characters and liking who they are...all but the villain, but I can at least understand what he is feeling. So far no one is nuts in this thing. I like that! A touch evil...a touch eccentric...but no out and out crazy ones.

Ah...

I hope the feeling lasts for you!

Edited: I already replied, but it didn't indent, even though I hit the reply link. It happened a couple of times on this thread...so I am simply copying and pasting what I wrote so you will receive it. :)