I've written a little over 3k words this weekend but am still about 3k behind goal. If I were to write about 1800/day rather than the typical goal of 1667/day I'd still finish on time. Viewed that way it doesn't seem that bad. But all of my Friends and most of the CS NaNos who bother to post their word count are leaving me in the dust and that's bumming me out, er, I mean, motivating me!
Yes, that's right, I'm not the least bit discouraged and even more determined than ever to catch up! Woo hoo!*
In other weekend news: today was a good day not to be a Raider's fan; the local forecast includes the possibility of more snow tomorrow; I talked to my brother and between us we figured out that the anniversary of my mother's death is actually this coming week, not last week, and that both of us had spaced on that is yet another example of The Strange and Complex Grieving Brain.
You should have seen me trying to knock out one of the two last things on my to do list (otherwise known as procrastinating...) tonight.
It was a dog bed I promised my son I'd make for the puppy. I bought the material about 2 months ago, and I decided tonight's the night. So, I'm laying out and cutting the material and the puppy's grabbing one end and tearing off into the other room with it. I get it back and he does it again. I put him outside and get it cut out.
Then I have to let him back in because it's, like, 29 degrees outside, and I'm starting to sew the bed but I have to keep pushing him off my lap. Then I move to the other room and he follows me in. He decides to go terrorize the sleeping cat (who's just back on her feet after being ill.) I chase him off her and then he comes downstairs and finds the spool of thread. He runs off with it. Three times. I put him back outside and...need I go on?
Come to think of it, compared to most of the other stuff I do around here, knocking out a 50k novel should be a piece of cake.
*The foregoing is a crock.
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Hey, don't get too discouraged!
This season is always hard, and with husband, child and job, you've got a particularly full plate. To say nothing of your ML duties...
I also felt pretty crummy when I fell behind this weekend, but I'm thissss close to being caught up (thanks to trying to start with an early lead). But everyone does it differently and there's no reason you couldn't just try to keep up and then bust a move from the day after Turkey Day on to the end...
I always try to look at it like, even if I don't finish but Nano shows me where in my schedule I can make time to write, I'm a winner, you know? The really terrible novel I produce is just frosting. Very, very crappy frosting to be sure but still....
Hang in!
Thanks, guy. You seem to be doing great. And you're right, there's always the post-Thanksgiving all-nighters! I think I'll feel better once I get to 20k.
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