NaNoWriMo2015

ratsy said:
It was one of those days that I really didn't have it in me but powered through and got over 1,700 down.
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It's really hard to keep going on days like that. Well done. (y)

Edward M. Grant said:
Life's much easier when your villain is a villain.
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Yes, but so much more interesting when the villain is not just a straightforward villain. :ninja:
 
I'm floundering badly. Only 2855 words done in the last 3 days. Total standing at 39,372. Partly it's due to real life distractions giving me less time to write. Partly it's the story itself becoming more difficult as I'm struggling to figure out where it's all actually going. But mostly I've just lost the enthusiasm I guess. What seemed great a week ago now fills me with revulsion. Started wondering why I'm even bothering and considering just scrapping it all. I've been reading blogs and stuff by other people doing nanowrimo in search of inspiration, like Chuck Wendig's blog where it seems a lot of aspiring writers hang out. From there I can see this kind of dip is hardly unique to me and self-doubt is common to writers but right now it's hard to find the energy to continue. Trying to remind myself I'm still ahead of target and only need to do an average of less than 1k words per each remaining day and I would still 'win' but even that much seems too painful to contemplate. Novels are just too long! (For me anyway) :(
 
@Wruter Just keep going with it and try to find a path that will keep the story going in the right direction. I've had my days this month of 'that was terrible, no one is going to want to read this crap' to ' that was awesome! I'm so brilliant!!!!' So everything changes day to day. Our moods change, family events, bad days at work, good nights sleeps, so keep going at it!

I'm not going back and reading any of my stuff, just moving forward every day. I can bang my head against the wall at my bad prose when the month is over and I've reached my goal.

Plus, 40,000 words is awesome, so congrats! Let's just finish our novel's first drafts, do a virtual toast and pat eachother on the backs for doing so :)
 
Thanks for the encouragement Ratsy. You're right, maybe I'm just having a bad day. I'll leave it for now and come back to it tomorrow when I'm less stressed. I just worked out on the calculator that I only have to do 886 words a day from now on so I might try writing during breaks at work instead of giving up my evenings at home, just to get a different environment and maybe shake it up a bit.
 
This has been a nightmare this year. I got slapped cheek disease and actually do not remember any of last Thursday and most of Friday ever happening I was that ill so I'm still at around 15K need to get a ton written this weekend.
 
Kerrybuchanan said:
If it makes you feel better, I don't think I've even managed 1600 words in the last 3 days. None today at all. Just too much real life in the way. Not the end of the world.
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AnyaKimlin said:
This has been a nightmare this year. I got slapped cheek disease and actually do not remember any of last Thursday and most of Friday ever happening I was that ill so I'm still at around 15K need to get a ton written this weekend.
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My progress has also stalled quite heavily lately (to the point where I won't even reveal my current word count out of shame :oops:). I have been busy at work with getting a submission ready before the deadline so I don't feel too bad about not writing much during the week. But I did have all of last weekend to write and still I hardly managed to get anything done. Like you say though, it's not the end of the world and now that I have gotten my real work done (although I like to think of my writing as my real work however delusional that may be :whistle:) I'll have some time to write during the day. In fact, I'm going to write right now. So, keep going everyone and remember...

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Glad to hear you guys are still keeping at it even with those kinds of setbacks. Like the post near the start of this thread by Mad Alice said only 7% of those who start nanowrimo actually 'win' (I was amazed when I first read that) so it's definitely not easy especially when real life starts throwing things at you.

Managed another 1173 words today. Total for the month 40,545. Still hate what I'm writing though but you guys are shaming me into continuing so thanks for that, I guess. :rolleyes:
 
That's the spirit!...I think :)

I did my count yesterday, and am averaging just under 1,600 a day so far this month so I have a little catching up tonight

To be honest, I just feel like going to the pub for a couple pints after work, but I will make myself go home and write first. I will be one of the 7%!
 
I'm out. Sorry. Have deleted the 40k I'd written. Maybe that sounds crazy but it just wasn't the kind of book I wanted to write and I felt like I would rather stab myself in the eye with a rusty spork than continue with it. Not sure what the lesson is here except maybe look before you leap. Need to regroup and try again with a better idea of what I want to achieve instead of blindly plunging. No one ever said it was easy.
 
Sorry to hear that Wruter. Words written are never a waste. I have countless short stories completed that will never see the light of day and at least three book ideas started and stopped, so don't worry about it. And you're right. It isn't easy. I hope you stick around this site. There are so many great things to help with your growth here. Check out the writing challenges in the writers forum, and join the conversations in the General Writing Discussion and Critique area. Or just have some fun in the Lounge.

I am just gearing up for some serious writing today. I have the house to myself (and a sleeping dog) so I am going to try to get something done. Maybe get caught up this weekend. My writing today is on a project I need to get done for the end of the month, so my book will have to wait until that is done. I did pass the 30,000 words last night, and my book is over 40,000 now! Feels good for a new novel writer.
 
Sorry for the double post.

I did some solid writing on the weekend, trying to make up for the lack of writing thursday. I did that but am still a little behind pace. I have under 15,000 to do in the remaining eight days, making me have to write over 1,800 per day for the rest of the month. I am confident I will get this done. Not only that, but I'm having a lot of fun writing a book! I think I may enjoy this writing thing. :)
 
Good job Michael.

I did my word count tonight, even with our first big snow storm going on, and many other things to try to stop me.

One week left!
 
I've been really trying to make the weekends count - to the tune of 8500 words on Sunday just gone, about 4000 on saturday. And it is working. I can go three or four days with nothing written in the week, catch up, and then push ahead again on the weekends. Right now, I am sitting just over 45k. And here I was back in October thinking I'd be lucky to make 25k if I joined in the fun!

It sure feels good when you're ahead, and it can be daunting when you're behind. But if you just plug away at it when you can, it's amazing how much you can catch up if the rest of your real world lets you.
 
Things have been tricky the last week or so, so I've fallen off a wee bit, but have managed to break 25,000 words. Considering Id' done nothing but mull over my novel for the weeks prior to November, I'm pretty pleased with the progress. If I can make a big push over the next 5 days I'm aiming to hit 35,000 - that'll represent a pretty decent effort IMO.

Wruter said:
I'm out. Sorry. Have deleted the 40k I'd written.
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Well that's too bad, though I'd echo what Ratsy said - don't delete the words; you never know, after a break from it you might find there's a germ of an idea in there that's worth persevering with in another mode or format or way. It's all good practise, too - you'll be better for it :)

And way to go, @ratsy! I'm pleased someone's going to kick 50,000 words in the buttocks! You can do it ;)
 
Guys, just wanted to cheer you from the sidelines of the home straight!

Keep pushing.
 
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