It has been a heck of a ride for me so far!
I planned on being very active in my local Nano community - getting out to events, writing like the wind, generally having a fantastic, social month!
Instead?
My house became the PLAGUE HOUSE!
Between pinkeye and the flu, I've missed out on every event since the Kick-Off. My writing is still on par - I'm sitting at 33,383 words at the writing of this blog post. I'm not in love with my story anymore, but I can see some potential in the bits and pieces. The romance is not really happening at all. It's becoming apparent that as much I like to read it, I may not be so hot at writing it.
I've also rediscovered my love of editing, not because I've been editing my own stuff but because I've had an opportunity to read another Nano writer's work. Now I'm thinking quite seriously about selling my editorial services in the new year (or at least trying to).
The Nano novel!
I think I have enough 'business' to keep it chugging through to 50K. I'm resisting pulling out my urban fantasy twist because that material is completely not use-able in drafts moving past this one. But in a pinch... it's there to help with word count!
How is your Nanowrimo journey going so far? Are you having a lot of success? Finding something harder than you expected? Learning anything new? Post to the comments to share!
SLOW! I have the plague as well
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