In other words, how do you churn out that first draft when you get to a point that throws you - a character you haven’t named, a past event you must refer to but haven’t invented yet, etc. One of the lists I’m on has been discussing how to quiet the internal editor. So Happy Thanksgiving! Please give yourself the time to enjoy it! I will also have written 1 round up review, 3 biographies, an article and an essay. This month I will have written almost 10,000 words toward a new chapter book manuscript. If I didn’t have paying deadlines this month, I might be able to pull it off. I can only write so much in one day and still be sane. Why? Because I realized that for me, this was a destructive goal. So, am I failure because I’m not finishing my NaNoWriMo manuscript over the holiday weekend? I do not need a whole group of people watching my word total to see if I make a goal or if I am letting down my state and city. What I realized is something that I suspected even in October. This is also bad in that I can really put myself under a lot of stress. Thus, I put a lot of pressure on myself to get things done. It was not pretty.Īs I wrote to one of my writing buddies about it, I realized that the only thing to do was back off on NaNoWriMo and several other non-paying goals. Last Monday the stress slapped me to the floor. What am I thankful for? That I reprioritized some of my goals and can actually enjoy Thanksgiving.Īs you know, I’ve been doing NaNoWriMo while working on several writing jobs and doing the usual cooking, childcare, etc.
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