Boring but Short Update #1
I finished my first NaShoWriMo story. It clocks in at about 5500 words, which, once again, is longer than 4000. Oh well, one of these days I will write another story under 4000 words. I think (hope?) I’ll end up cutting a couple hundred from this story once I get around to editing it (December is apparently editing month, January is submission month. Weee). For anyone on OWW it’s now up there. I figured for the kick-off story, I’d post it for fun (and comments?). I don’t think I’ll be posting any of the future stories there until they’ve seen one edit at least (I didn’t even give this one a read over).
So it begins. Day 3 and I’ve completed one story. Time to decide today what’s next. I’m thinking something short and on the sillier side, because I really don’t want to have to process information right now. Insomnia is kicking my ass. But hey, time to write! Now, to spend a few hours building the next story in my head. This one will have less research attached, damnit. I’m going to make it up whole cloth so I don’t have to spend nine hours reading about flora and fauna and names and rivers and yeah… I just love research too much. Grr.
One story down, at least 11 more to go.
You rock! I’m struggling a little, but overall feel pretty good about NaNoWriMo. Keep it up!
I used to say, “I’d write if I had any good ideas,” and then I realized I have many, many story seeds. It’s all about time for me now, and I, too, get bogged down in research, but, hey, that’s part of the fun.
Thanks Tracie! Good luck with your own project this month!