The first day of writing went beautifully. It felt great to be writing fiction again and even better to see a long plot unrolling in front of me. I easily cleared the 1677 word target for the day, ending at 2110 words.
Friday didn’t go quite as well. I felt ill all day, and I decided to try and nap it off when I got home from work. That short nap lasted 12 hours, and I missed an entire day of writing. I’m still feeling off today, but I managed to bring the word count up to 3454. I’ll be sitting down to write soon, after I finish some cleaning, so I’m hoping to try and gain as much as I can today.
My parents are arriving in town tonight for a four day visit, and my brother will be here Tuesday night for a short visit as well, so it will be a little rocky finding time to write in the next few days. I feel fine skipping out on after-work activities to write, but I don’t feel right ignoring visitors when they’re only here for a short time. I should be able to hit my daily word target still, except possibly Tuesday, but I won’t be able to make much ground on the day I missed.
I was hoping to start off really strong this week, giving myself a little leeway later in the month, but instead I’m already behind. I’m a little annoyed at this, but I still feel like I have plenty of time to catch up. After this Tuesday, I don’t have any major blockers for the rest of the month, so I’m planning to try and raise my daily word count a little each day until I’m caught up.
The story is coming along very well, better than I had imagined. Some of my dialogue has been quite strong, the characters are starting to show their personalities, and I’m working on being more descriptive in my scenes. I’ve already surprised myself with some of what I’ve written, and that’s really great to see. Despite the rough start, my enthusiasm for this has only grown.
Well, whatever you do, don’t get discouraged about your word count. Do as much as you possibly can handle in one day; try to put off the non-vital activities, though. I’ve been doing that. ;) It’s paid off in the form of 5500 words!
I’m so happy that you’re doing so well with this. Just keep on truckin’. Stay tuned for an encouraging email on Thursday of this coming week! :)
yah! way to go! I try to write 800 words per sitting at 3 sittings per day. It breaks it up into easier chucks and makes it seem like I’m writing more than I realy am. I just hit 9031 today! I haven’t finished any chapters yet, I’m jumping around all over the place. Good luck! Here’s My NaNoWriMo Profile if you want to find me on the forums.
That’s a decent beginning. Glad you’re happy with the story so far. That’s more important than word count.
Sounds like you’ve made a great start and the fact that you’re happy with what you have so far can only be good.
Here’s hoping you’re feeling very much better.
Sounds like you’ve got it in hand :) I’m sure you’ll be able to catch up anything you’ve missed!