NaNoWriMo Day 10
Quick NaNo update: 5,360 words.
The people who are trying to "win" Nano need to have like16,500 words right now, but I'm cool with what I have. At least I'm writing. My goal is 1/3 of a NaNo win. A busy week ahead. We'll see how I do.
Current Mood: Sleepy...
The people who are trying to "win" Nano need to have like16,500 words right now, but I'm cool with what I have. At least I'm writing. My goal is 1/3 of a NaNo win. A busy week ahead. We'll see how I do.
Current Mood: Sleepy...
Labels: writing
posted by Cherry Red at 11:05 PM
2 Comments:
I love your attitude. You are correct, at least you're writing! I'm a week late at posting a scene for crit, for one, the surgery. But when I finally looked at the scene the other day all I did was cry at the talentless hack I am. Devistating week in writing for me.
Keep it up!
Charity,
You're NOT a talentless hack. We ALL go through that from time to time. I look back on the stuff I wrote when I first started writing (again) and I cringe. Ugh! I actually showed that stuff to people!
But you know what? Parts of that story was really good. And the characters? First rate. Seriously. Someday I will write their story (with an actual plot) again. I learned so much writing it. I got so much JOY I got out of the process. It's not good at all, but it's my baby and I'll own it.
Think about those things when you read through your manuscript. Remember that if it needs work, that's ok. You're a writer, you can do it. You can edit it, you can rewrite it, you can make those cuts. Killing your darlings makes for a much stonger story. Have no fear.
I've been in a bit of a funk for the last 3 years. It's awful. Before that (for about 5 years)I wrote like crazy, every single day. I couldn't stop. The first couple of years I was writing total crap, but I was writing. And I learned.
The more I learned, the harder it got. But that's ok. If it was easy, everyone would be published. The thing that slowed me down the most has been my lack of alone time. I realized after I got a regular M-F bus hour job (my hubby has always had this schedule) that I just can't seem to concentrate on writing when someone else is home. This is something I have to get over or I'll never get anywhere.
So, I keep this positive dialogue with myself. If I write something, I consider it a good day. I may not ever get back to a couple of chapters a week, but at least I'm writing. I have to think this way.
You keep it up too.
Hugs on all the other stuff. I guess I missed something about surgery. I'm going to have to check your blog and see about it.
Hugs,
Kim
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