I’m starting to write this on Friday afternoon and will likely finish it Monday morning, but here’s how things are going so far: I just passed 20k. Really hopeful to crank out that extra 5k before Monday, because then I would be halfway done in a week. However, I’m hitting some snags…some parts I’m not sure how to work with.
Firstly, my characters are getting out of hand. See, when I write, I often feel almost possessed by some spirit who does the typing for me. I don’t know where my ideas come from, truly. I just let my fingers do the walking, and then I read back these pieces and wonder who composed them. My characters themselves are the biggest spirits…I don’t know how I create them, they are just there. They simply exist, and tell me their stories, and I oblige.
My cousin Erin says it kinda freaks her out. Kinda freaks me out, if I’m honest.
Anyways, my characters have been making several changes to the script lately and have forced me to go hard into research mode. However, this has led me to some wonderful interactions with some wonderful people, so that bit I do enjoy.
Hi, It’s Tuesday. I’m still at 20k, and if you can guess why, then you must be a constant reader of this blog. Today I feel like death, of course, but better than I had, and I am pleased that I got out the first 20k as fast as I did, because I knew deep down that there would be a hold up.
I, of course, didn’t blog yesterday either, so here we are, one week and one day into National Novel Writing Month. I didn’t hit halfway in a week like I planned, but I did get almost the first part done so that’s a win. Only another chapter or so to go on this section and then I can move on to part two, where the action really picks up. That should be an exciting challenge, because my last little book was so introspective that there wasn’t a lot of outside drama…meanwhile, this tale is filled with it. It has made it so much fun to write, that even when I was sick yesterday I was still thinking about it and wishing I could get to the computer to type.
I’m thinking about it now.
I might end this here. Might drop a couple paragraphs before I run out of steam.
Happy NaNo, my friends.
Ham 'N Eggs 