NaNoWriMo Day 10
I had been shying away from writing. Fell off the wagon Saturday, and had a hard time getting back on until now. Something about this particular chapter. It’s a big fight scene, with multiple factions, and a lot of characters. It’s very busy, which it should be, and I always have trouble with those. It’s understandable for Virgil not to see or notice everything in a situation like that, but the reader still expects to have a narrative, so I have to balance the two. There’s a fight scene in Sorcerer Rising, when they’re in Africa, that had the same issue and it was one of the last things I finalized. And I think I had three, distinct drafts. Anyway, unacceptable for me to not be writing. Procrastinated, worked, slept, did things both worthy and unworthy of my time, but all still excuses not to write. Back on, and finished…
NaNoWriMo Day 7
Wrote today, good progress but not where I need to be. Need to pick up speed. Going to make another attempt tonight. Doing better with consistency, need to develop stamina.
NaNoWriMo Day 6 (ish)
Didn’t forget, just been writing. My weekend posts will probably come later, that’s usually when my writing time is on those days. First, a checkup. I have four sections to complete by tomorrow and I am halfway through the first. Good writing tonight, but I had to walk through the section and what I am wanting to do. Excited about it now that I figured it out, but now putting it on paper. Going to spend tomorrow and what I can Sunday writing trying to catch up. Making progress, just need to establish the consistency and ensure I keep moving things forward. What I have written isn’t perfect by any means, but it’s keeping the story moving forward and I can always go back and make it better. Would love to say that I am generating great content, but you have to give yourself permission to suck at this point….