NaNoWriMo - The Great Adventure blog - Arcones

Well, none of you knew this, but at the beginning of November started one of the craziest things every: NaNoWriMo. That is, National November Writing Month (although I believe it's technically International at this point). The goal is to write a novel of fifty thousand words in one month. Yup, 50k.

Being a writer, and having a storyline stuck in my head since summer, I eagerly signed up, knowing full well I would be booked solid (no pun intended) for the entire month and not believing I'd make it. And for the first week, that is the way it seemed. I only wrote maybe three thousand words which is pitiful considering that I need 1667 per day in order to finish on time (if you do the math you'll see it). So I was woefully behind, until I kicked my own rear into gear and decided to get serious. So starting every morning from that first week, I dedicated the first couple hours of my day to writing. And you know what? It worked. Using a program called "Write or Die" I was able to crank out nearly 22 THOUSAND words in one week. Twenty two thousand. Nearly half my desired quota. But that was only to get me back up to speed. I was still struggling to keep on par between the upcoming holidays and school. And so I fell behind again, this time mainly due to my procrastination. Once again, I squared my shoulders and marched in the field of battle in which my fingers fought against time in order to reach the quota I needed. And by golly I did it. I've nearly finished the 50k challenge, having reached over 47 thousand words tonight. And there, I shall say farewell, for I'm tired and it's almost midnight.

Arcones