GETAWAY MOUNTAIN UPDATE:
- 50, 485 words written in November
- 69,896 total words written
- 20,104 words to write to finish first draft
When I signed up for NaNoWriMo 2013, I hoped I could finish. There were times along the way that I doubted it. I was discouraged and the words wouldn't come. I had days on which I didn't write at all. I wanted to toss the whole thing. Forget I ever even thought I could be a fiction writer.
It's true.
About reporting for work even when you don't feel like working.
About writing even when you don't feel like writing.
In his NaNo pep talk on Nov. 26, Ralph Peters spoke to where I was when he wrote:
"But if you need inspiration, try perspiration. If you’re meant to write, you’ll write. Sure, we’re all stymied from time to time, struggling over how best to shape a character or how to bring a crucial scene to life. But the best way to confront such problems is to sit down and start typing. Things happen when you make them happen. . . .
"Better to type up slop, throw it away, and start again the next morning, than to duck your daily battle with the keyboard. . . .
"Writing is wretched, discouraging,
physically unhealthy, infinitely frustrating work. And when it all comes
together it’s utterly glorious.
I did. And it did (came together).
At this point, the plot is cooking pretty good. Boiling, in fact. My husband advises me to "finish it. You're on a roll."
And so I will.
See you on the other side of "The End."
Keep writing,
Michele
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