NaNoWriMo begins today. The goal is to write 50,000 words of your novel in the month of November, which means a daily average of 1,667. As Homer Simpson would say - "A-bah!"
So I got up an hour early today to write.
Yes, really.
Those who know me, know that this is a big deal. I am not a morning person. Most days I sleep until 8am to be at work by 9:30am. (Ah, Hollywood!) But today my alarm went off at 7am, frightening the cats. I listened to the news on KCRW, trying to justify pressing the snooze button. But no dice. I got up, got ready for work, then sat down to write just a few minutes after 8am. I don't drink coffee. That may change if this keeps up...
I wrote 644 words in that hour. Not bad. But - I need two more hours like that today and I'll more than have the daily wordcount covered. That sounds easy, but it isn't, especially since I'm tired from getting up an hour early.
Then I have to do it all over again tomorrow. And then the day after that. And the day after that...
This whole writing thing is hard work. Dang!
The only good thing for me that might come out of a writers strike here in Hollywood is that work will slow down considerably and I may be able to write while at work. Heck, if I get laid off, I could end up writing 100,000 words!
Oy. Let's hope THAT doesn't happen.
I'll post an honest daily word count tomorrow. Wish me luck!
1 comment:
What a great website! I am an instructor at Misque, a juried writer's retreat for authors with complete (or nearly complete!) novels, who want to take the next step and prepare it to be sent to agents and editors. Space is limited to twenty people. With your screenplay and editing experience, I would love to have you there.
If you have completed a novel and think you might be interested, check out misque-writer.com or email me at misque-writer@misque-writer.com
We also have an affliate program for folks with writing related blogs.
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