Win NaNoWriMo 2009

Oh hey, third big fat black line on my progress report widget, what up?
From the way I talk about this undertaking you’d think this was my first go round, wouldn’t you? I keep having to remind myself that I have, in fact, done this before, and am therefore totally capable of pulling a climax and a conclusion out of a hat within the next six days.
But oh man… 30k is so sweet to pass! It means the end is in sight. And hey! Now I’m- well, let’s call it 6,000 words- behind everyone else. In other words, right on schedule.

Last time I was consistently ahead of my word goals every day. This time I’ve had whole days when I didn’t touch it, like yesterday when I had other things to do that regenerated my spirits.

So, here I am on Sunday again with a total of 4,337 words to write in order to get where I have to be by the end of the day. But I’m confident that I can do it and start off the week righteous. A little more than a week to go!

So I just hit 25k, and I’m taking a break to put on a new pot of coffee, forage for some much needed munching supplies in the pantry, and do a victory lap around the internet.
The official word count widgets are driving me absolutely up the wall and onto the ceiling. I think I would have to literally remove my brain and upload it into a word document to impress that little red square into turning green. Fortunately, I’m writing on a laptop without internet access, so if I’m stark raving mad by tomorrow, I won’t have those goddamn widgets to blame.
Anyway! I’m now only… let’s see… ten thousand words behind.
Wahey! Forward to victory!

Got caught up from the past couple of days of distractions, and am now about 500 words over the goal for today.

Next stop: 30,000 words!

I always start out on November first determined to write every day, bar none, at a steady, reliable pace, and finish precisely on time. Bizarrely enough, this never, ever, ever, ever happens. Instead, I end up doing what I’m doing now: going a day or two days or even three days without even considering writing, then flying into a panic when I catch sight of a calendar and grinding out four or five thousand words in a night.
There’s been so much going on this November… most years, it’s almost winter by now, but today it was 65 degrees. I just don’t feel like sitting inside- for any reason- most afternoons.
Fortunately, when I do get around to writing, my story flows beautifully, and I’m uncharacteristically pleased with what I’m writing… so that’s a nice change of pace. :)

So many distractions, that I found myself lagging by the end of this week again. Will use today and tomorrow to catch up and get a little ahead.

Started today with 19335. It’s 9:25 and I have 21063. Gonna head out to a coffee house where I can write with distractions other than house-duties, pets and darling spouse.

But had a mayor insight as I was bouncing around the plot of my novel to close friends. A biologyst pointed out to me a whole new set of juicy aditional material. Have great plan tough, good luck everyone;-)

How is everyone doing with this?

8,047 words as of tonight. Way behind, but given the family crises at hand, that’s an accomplishment.

Writing was like squeezing blood from a rock tonight. Reading back over it, I could see the places where I struggled, and then the places where I hit my stride.

Problem is, I just can’t feel the enormous trauma my character must be feeling right now. I know it’s probably due to exhaustion, and it really doesn’t matter anyway, because in NaNoWriMo, quality is irrelevant.

Still…the inevitable disappointment in my improvisational prose is not good for morale. Not good at all.

13,518…13,333 was the goal for the day. Wrote some at home, then went to Starbucks for a couple of hours. :D