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

[dfotw.livejournal.com]

I'm so exhausted today, between work, other engagements and trying to keep up with NaNo, that I'd forgotten that it really is a delicious adventure. Thank you, irish_injun, for reminding me.

Of course I'm experiencing positive things! Like, for example...

I've got to share my ideas with my flatmate and a friend, and got a few laughs and a couple of new plot points out of the deal.

My dad is happy and proud to see that I'm still writing, even though work takes (or seems to take) most of my time.

I've roped a few friends into the experience, and I'm almost prouder to see their word-count rise than I am to see mine; hearing about their characters and ideas is really exciting, too!

I've proved to myself (if only for five days so far) that I have the discipline to stick to a project of this magnitude.

I've discovered great ideas, resources and people orbiting around NaNo.


I hope everyone else is also getting good things out of NaNo (asides from a novel)... good luck!

:)

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

Trust me, there are moments in the morning when I ask myself WTF? am I doing! Then I put one foot in front of the other and along the way something gets written and I fall in love with the characters again and a rosy glow falls around me.

What does it for me is knowing the rest of you are struggling as I am...and then it all feels like a team effort and I get back in line and begin feeling grateful.

WE CAN DO THIS. (I surely can't do it alone)

[dfotw.livejournal.com]

Yes, the WTF moment every morning I think it's part of the NaNo experience... XD

And knowing that there are thousands of people doing this madness makes me keep at it even when I want to chuck the laptop out of the window.

We can do this together!

Thank you so much for starting this thread, I was feeling a bit low-spirited earlier, and now I'm full of enthusiasm again!

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

Whew! Thank God for you. OK, tomorrow you start a thread like this! Then I can sign in and take a free ride! LOL!! Tomorrow you can assign the task to someone else. (Hee hee!)

Each morning I think I might be bipolar because I just know before the day is over I will write and be glad I wrote and the grouch I am will die once again.
This morning it was like climbing out a well to pop my head up and look around to see if anyone was out here. And there were THOUSANDS! That kind of energy makes my fingers dance on the keys.

"I" gets lonely. (Run that statement through grammar check; why don't you?) WE is a great word.

<3

[dfotw.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I'll be around tomorrow to start a happy!thread, but I will do it some other day, when I'm once again feeling the effects of NaNo! XD

By the time I read your post for the first time, I hadn't written a single word for my daily word-count and only wanted to crawl in bed and sleep until Monday. Now, it's nearly midnight, but I've written over 2,000 words in a couple of hours, and know what I want to write tomorrow too! Like you say, just knowing that there are so many others doing the same mad, wonderful thing just gave me a burst of energy!

"I" gets lonely. (Run that statement through grammar check; why don't you?) WE is a great word. --- grammar check?! What is this "grammar check" you speak of? December is for grammar-checks, November is for writing with grammatical abandon! XD But I do agree wholly and heartily with the sentiment.

Once again, thank you for the post. You're a wonderful motivator.

:)

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

If I grin any wider my teeth will fall out! See? I won again!
2,000 words! HURRAY!!
I'm still behind, but got some done. Maybe Chris Baty will count my motivational posts! ROFL!!

OK OK I will go play quarterback now and see if I can get the ball across the goal line...but whether I do or not, I know I am on the winning team!

I love it!