Participate in NANOWRIMO

I know I have a few months until this comes around in November. My goal for now is to come up with an idea for a decent novel before then.

Well, NANO doesn’t start until November but I am a member of the site and have posted on the forum. Hopefully, it will help me finish the novel I just started (I always lose steam about halfway through).

Ok, so… I failed miserably. Only 10.000 words. But it was a whole lot of fun. I learned that if you take the time to just sit down and write, stories flow out of your warped brain without problems. Among the 10.00 words are some really nice bits that I’ll spend the next few months toying with.

May as well start collecting ideas now.

...I got a total of 9,748 words. Yeah, I know, sad. :(
I need a ton more practice, so I’ve been working on it a bit for NaNoWriMo ‘08!! YAY!
My personal goal is to write more for NaNo ‘08 than I did for NaNo ‘07, which shouldn’t be so hard. I know I can write more, it will just take tons of time. :) When I get carpal tunnel, I will know I’m doing it for the cause!
~ Alexis

I love writing, and I rarely go a day without doing it at least a little. My biggest problem is that I get stuck in “edit mode” too much and can’t get anything down on paper. I’ve wanted to do NaNo for the last two years to help me get out of that habit by forcing myself to just get words down, but I’ve talked myself out of it each time. I want to do it this year.

Yatta! I reached 50K….

I should be at or past 40K by this evening. I’m so excited. Everytime I think there’s nothing else for me to write, No plot twist or description or dialogue left in me then at that instant, I come up with something cool. It’s usually when I’ve decided to take a bath that it strikes me. I’ve learned to leave paper and pen in the bathroom.

Finally made it over Halfway Hill. I hope the downside is easier but I have a feeling it isn’t going to be. I’m slowing down on my daily word count. Can’t seem to capture the energy I had in the beginning. I still love my story and I’m amazed at the adventure it’s been.

I’m behind! But not too badly. I hit the “week 2 wall” pretty hard. Still doing my best to stay in the game. It’s been a lot of fun and I’m proud of myself for getting this far.