NaNoWriMo!
October 31st, 2009
Yesh! It’s that time of year again. Usually I’ve made a god ten posts about it by now
but what with everything else going on it’s been more of a sub-focus instead of a main thought like usual but never fear! I’ve still been spazzing, buying NaNo-wear, collecting writer buddies, and mentally plotting the great awesomeness that will soon be known as my second novel.
I’ve been a tad worried as of late how my current ‘stuff’ would effect my writing and so far the worry has been warranted on and off so hopefully it doesn’t get in the way of NaNoing. There have been a few times these past two months where I even questioned if I would participate this year. Can you believe that? I’ve been very careful though. I know loss of interest, or feeling apathetic towards former interests is a bad sign- it’s usually a prelude to depression which would be really, really bad on top of everything else I have going on. I know I love to write. I know I feel like crap when I don’t write so when I start feeling like I don’t want to but I ‘do’ still want to… I know it’s time to start pushing myself in a better direction.
In other words. NaNo couldn’t have come at a better time of the year for me.
Now, I’m not participating in the forums so much and while I plan on meeting other NaNos I’m not going to be organizing or even trying to organize little writer’s groups. I just don’t have the energy I had last year for the complex social exercises I find beyond my own door. Sad but true. Hopefully that’s only temporary but for now I can bear to push myself.
Anyways, I’m thinking of catching a nap since Ree and I are NaNoing right at midnight. Feel free to click the image and add me or read my synopsis. I’d love some support- especially this year. Thankies and peace!
Looks like you totally conquered your first day and counting!
In some sense of the word. :) Thankies.
I think a lot of people were debating on whether to do NaNo this year. It seems to have been a busy year in general for a lot of people. I know I, myself, even questioned whether I would do it… then I told myself to stop being silly and get on with looking for a plot, because really, who was I kidding? I know that if I missed NaNo, come June/July, the ache would be so bad I’d be in tears over the empty forums.
In spite of how miserable you’ve been feeling, I hope you enjoy yourself this year. It’s not a bad thing to scale back a little, since really you’re still trying to handle a lot. Focus on the things that you can do at the moment and worry about the rest of it later. Remember, in between all of the stress and ‘why did I do this to myself’, NaNo IS supposed to be fun!
Lol, thank you, Chibi. :) I have no intention of making my count this year but I am doing a little every day on a certain set of projects so I’ll feel good at the end of the month and be able to say I got this far and keep on going. 50k just isn’t in the plans for me this time but that’s alright. I’m still having fun and enjoying all the NaNo’ness this month brings and all the wonderful writers (such as yourself) I find myself talking to. :D Thankies.
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Thank you very much. :) I checked out your site- very interesting. I might have to send some writing your way as well as some traffic.
Cool. Thanks…
Thanks for bringing this up!
NaNoWriMo is a must, I think, for anyone who wants to gain the habit of writing to a schedule. While 1667 words per day is not a killer production, it IS worth creating the habit.
There is really no “winning” at NaNoWriMo, only a competition against yourself. While it is a bit late today to join for 2009, the 2010 NaNoWriMo is less than a 365 days away. Planning now to create the habit of writing every day is something worthwhile.
Hello, Rick, and welcome to my little nook on the net. :)
This is my third year doing NaNo- I have a habit of competing against myself (which while rewarding in some sense also tends to be a little redundant) and expecting more of myself than I probably should which is what has me in the current dilema. I don’t think I could go a single day without writing even if (not that it would happen) I wanted to.
You bring up a lot of good points that I think we should all remember about NaNoWriMo be we newbs or seasoned writers. Thank you for sharing and I can’t wait until next year already! :D