I'm a little jealous, myself, but I just wanted to say that this topic really made me smile, and also gave me a bit of hope, too.
I think anyone who even tries NaNoWriMo and sticks with it to the end-- 50k accomplished or not-- is a winner in their own right. It's not easy to sit down and write on demand. It's a real challenge to force words out of you when they don't want to come, y'know? And harder, still, to love what you're writing as you write it.
I'm really glad to see someone who is loving the story they're writing. And you know what the best part is? If you are having fun writing it, and you love writing it? It'll probably turn out to be a wonderful, enjoyable story.
As far as positive things go, I've learned that I can get up before or around noon (I work second shift and oftentimes sleep until around 1:00pm, leave for work at 4:00pm, and get home only to goof off/fall asleep/eat). I've realized I can work, write my required words, and do other things-- like vacuum, watch a movie, do research-- and still have enough time to breathe.
My story's coming along slowly, and it's discouraging to me. I'm not loving things like I hoped I would. But at the same time, I'm getting my word count. Blank pages can't get edited, but my story can. At any rate, this is the most original fiction I've ever written in my life, and that, I can be immeasurably proud of! (I'm a fanfiction writer, primarily, so this is new to me.)
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I think anyone who even tries NaNoWriMo and sticks with it to the end-- 50k accomplished or not-- is a winner in their own right. It's not easy to sit down and write on demand. It's a real challenge to force words out of you when they don't want to come, y'know? And harder, still, to love what you're writing as you write it.
I'm really glad to see someone who is loving the story they're writing. And you know what the best part is? If you are having fun writing it, and you love writing it? It'll probably turn out to be a wonderful, enjoyable story.
As far as positive things go, I've learned that I can get up before or around noon (I work second shift and oftentimes sleep until around 1:00pm, leave for work at 4:00pm, and get home only to goof off/fall asleep/eat). I've realized I can work, write my required words, and do other things-- like vacuum, watch a movie, do research-- and still have enough time to breathe.
My story's coming along slowly, and it's discouraging to me. I'm not loving things like I hoped I would. But at the same time, I'm getting my word count. Blank pages can't get edited, but my story can. At any rate, this is the most original fiction I've ever written in my life, and that, I can be immeasurably proud of! (I'm a fanfiction writer, primarily, so this is new to me.)