Four Days In

Four days in and both NaNo and 2739 words are not going as planned. I can’t seem to settle on the path I want my nano novel to take and finding time to otherwise crank out words is a challenge. 

I am not giving up - far from it - I am however being realistic about my time and goals and am not going to be too hard on myself if I don’t meet the prescribed daily goals. Between NaNo and 2739 the NaNo goals are more time sensitive since that project wraps up November 30 at 11:59:59 while 2739 has another 335 days to go.

I remember writing papers in grad school that had to be 10-20 pages and thinking that was impossible. I would do my reading and research and outline and even write a (very) rough draft or two and then, usually late one night in the library or computer lab, I would hit a groove and the words would start flowing and before I knew it I had reached or surpassed my goal.  

That’s where I’m at with both nano and 2739. Plus, fiction is easier than academic writing since you don’t have to cite sources!