I participated in NaNoWriMo in 2012, when I was writing the second LINGER book. I finished the first book in early October, and was excited about having a book ready to write, that would give me the opportunity to participate in National Novel Writing Month.
The next year, 2013, I started the second book in the Crested Butte Cowboy series during NaNoWriMo. I attempted to participate in 2014 and 15, but the timing was off.
It seems as though I've been working on the third book in the LINGER series since 2013, or before, but it wasn't until earlier this year, that I made any real progress.
On October 31, I had written 35,872 words. Since, I've only updated my progress with the words I wrote November 1 and after.
Why, after four years of writing, am I participating in NaNoWriMo again? It was a question I asked myself when I logged in for the first time this year. I wondered if it was silly. I wondered if it would really motivate me.
Today is November 7, and since the first, I've written 11,894 words, and I'm committed to finishing this book by Thanksgiving. I stopped wondering if it would be silly, the second time I logged in to update my word count.
The idea behind NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in a month, the equivalent of a "short" novel. Mine tend to be in the 70,000 word count range. Given that, if I successfully meet my Thanksgiving deadline, I'll probably only hit the 35,000 word marker. That's okay. It doesn't matter. Finishing this book, that's what matters.
I love NaNoWriMo.
The next year, 2013, I started the second book in the Crested Butte Cowboy series during NaNoWriMo. I attempted to participate in 2014 and 15, but the timing was off.
It seems as though I've been working on the third book in the LINGER series since 2013, or before, but it wasn't until earlier this year, that I made any real progress.
On October 31, I had written 35,872 words. Since, I've only updated my progress with the words I wrote November 1 and after.
Why, after four years of writing, am I participating in NaNoWriMo again? It was a question I asked myself when I logged in for the first time this year. I wondered if it was silly. I wondered if it would really motivate me.
Today is November 7, and since the first, I've written 11,894 words, and I'm committed to finishing this book by Thanksgiving. I stopped wondering if it would be silly, the second time I logged in to update my word count.
The idea behind NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words in a month, the equivalent of a "short" novel. Mine tend to be in the 70,000 word count range. Given that, if I successfully meet my Thanksgiving deadline, I'll probably only hit the 35,000 word marker. That's okay. It doesn't matter. Finishing this book, that's what matters.
I love NaNoWriMo.
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