Falling off the Horse, a Haiku for NaNoWriMo
But it’s November!
I cry, as life gallops on
Word count in the dust
Life, amirite?
Maybe it was crazy for me to think that I would write a novel in a month and also blog about it every day. It turns out that life decided it was going to keep happening even though I made those plans! I mean, come on!
So the blogs have fallen by the wayside, as I have been trying as hard as possible to focus on the novel, and I am even behind in that.
But! I am not down and out. I am still going to for the 50,000 words this month. And, I do think it’s important to note that even as I write this sad little ditty about falling off the NaNo horse, this is still one of my best months of the year in terms of word count.
Still moving forward, still getting words down, still trying to document it.
How about you? Are you still on track? Still motivated? Already have your novel done and dusted?
The minute you put a word on the paper you are not falling behind.
Thanks for this! I definitely need the reminder often!
Good for you, keep it up!
I’ve been poking at my next Minstrels of Skaythe novella, but also focused on publishing the latest one, so I don’t have many new words. It’s more that I’m gathering what I need to get started.
I feel this. I try not to get too hung up on the words, because there’s so much more to the process than just getting the words down. But also, tracking words helps me see that I’m moving forward, so I’m often torn.