Re: Adjusting for Reality

Larkk
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 08:33:35 -0600

This is a great thread.
I've done Nano a few times, and this overwhelmed feeling always seems to hit me about halfway through when I realize that it is impossible to spend every waking minute (besides work ...) writing. I always rediscover the fact that the time I spend doing other things isn't wasted because my subconscious is still 'writing' for me, and the words seem to flow faster when I finally find the time to get back to my story.

Like Tim, I've strayed from my plot cards, but I'm glad I did! I think the story I'm getting is better than I planned, but I've kept my ending in sight and have some good stuff coming up. Besides, I have to stick with the ending I have because it ties into Book Two--which is already written in first draft.

My word count, on the other hand, while it looks good now, will probably not go much higher than 70k or so because of my Thanksgiving plans. Sometimes I'm okay with that. I can finish the story in December if I have to! I don't think I'll be alone in this, but it's an adjustment I have to make because, well, I can't spend every waking minute writing.