November 6, 2007
Out of Practise
Okay, I’m sucking at NaNo.
I have to admit I’m a little surprised by this turn of events. Usually, I write 1,000 words a day on WIP and get it done in about two hours. I’m a pantser and do all my editing after the first draft is complete so I thought NaNo would be right up my alley.
Huh!
If I’d been writing 1,700 words a day (to get 50k I think you only need 1,667 per day, but I was planning on padding a little in case I fell behind. So much for that.) I should be hitting 10,200 words today. I’m at 6,900. That’s more than a little behind.
I of course have a theory. (Don’t I always? 
or a plan, or a list…)
I think I’m out of practise. After putting the WIP aside over the summer to clean up after my computer crisis, then waiting for NaNo to start, I think I’ve lost my writing stride. Sure, I’ve been rewriting, but that’s not the same as a first draft, as grabbing hold of all those random ideas and putting them down on paper in some semblance of order now is it?
So today, I locked myself in the attic. (that’s where my office is, not as some kind of self-punishment) Just me, laptop and coffee.–ah, sweet nectar of the Gods. No email, no blogs, no Facebook. And a mere three and a half hours later, I had met my 1,875 word goal for the day.
Yes, 1,875 words is what I have to do everyday now to reach 50K by the end of the month. No padding this time around. Everyday until the 30th.
Mood: To be determined
Music: None-My CD player broke.
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