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

[deadendsongs.livejournal.com]

I'm behind, too. I have a degree in English and it's my dream to write, but since college I've been caught up in the day to day and a lot of family issues. I'd kind of given up on the dream. Also, I've never been someone who could sit down and just write. If the idea didn't come, then I didn't try.

NaNo was shown me that I can do it. I got a lot of compliments on my excerpt yesterday and, not going to lie here, I teared up. I'd really given up. And seeing others' work, it reminds me that there are great, undiscovered talents in the world and it makes me happy to know I'll read some of their work on the shelves someday, I really believe that.

[irish-injun.livejournal.com]

'Seems to me this is a great opportunity to find others like ourselves who really love writing and want to keep one another going. I try to explain to people that I write the way they breathe, but most don't "get" it. They aren't supposed to. They aren't writers. I am. You are. We are!

Tears...yup. I hear you.
The stuff I read here blows my mind! Depth! Talent! Originality! It's amazing stuff. The people I meet are as important to me as the words I type. It's all about connection; isn't it?

I'm so glad your hope is back!!