Hey everyone!
I am a day late on this, but now I can give you in full how I did during Week 2 of NaNoWriMo!
I had someone ask me last night what NaNoWriMo was so I'll explain it again along with my goal: NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writer's Month - a month of insanity where writers around the world commit to writing a novel from scratch to reach a goal of 50,000 words.
I've taken this goal on before and this year I'm taking it a bit farther. I'm planning on trying for 100,000 if time and plot permits. If not, wherever I land is obviously much higher than the 50,000 and it pretty darn awesome.
Want a recap of my plot? Check it out here.
Alright, so here's a quick thing about this past week. NaNo week 2 is known as the dread week of the month. This is because writers are suddenly hitting walls that weren't there the week before when their plot excited them, their characters were awesome, and their word count was high. Week 2 is where word count suffers and we moan and groan because we have no idea what to do next or don't want to write any more. Week 2 is where the rubber meets the road, folks. If you survive week 2, you'll more than likely make it to the end of the month.
I'm happy to say, I survived week 2. Not without my problems, but I made it. In the first few days of week 2, my word count suffered with either no gumption to write or unsure of what to write, or because I got distracted. Around Monday is when I found a way to get back into my story. I discovered a rabbit hole. No I don't mean the literal rabbit hole in the ground, but one I made for myself. I decided that if Alice found a rabbit hole full of adventures, I would use one too.
My rabbit hole is my room with the door closed, facebook turned off, phone on vibrate, email closed, and headphones in with Celtic music on (it helps with my current plot). It's basically my escape from the real world and it had sent my word count higher and higher every time! Even if I only have a few hours to write, I take those few hours into my rabbit hole and I still get a lot done.
Another thing that helped during week 2 was having supportive writer friends and others. My best friend (although I never got them due to iPad being the thing that sent them) has sent texts checking in on my word count and making sure I'm still alive and somewhat sane. Two writer friends of mine have been keeping me updated with their progress while I keep them updated with mine. Another writer friend of mine and I had a conversation the other day that caused a flow of inspiration that picked up a piece of my plot I hadn't seen before. And finally, a wonderful, wonderful friend has sent me chocolate. Not just any chocolate either, Reese's and M&M's. This is now labeled as Author's stash and no one is allowed to touch it unless it's not November and they have asked. To say I love my friends that have been supporting me this past week is a bit of an understatement.
So you all probably want to know where I am at in progress with my novel. Well here are the standings as of yesterday:
Word count: 43,026
18 chapters
86 pages
As for my plot, it's going well. I had several moments of "aha!" and "I didn't know that!" while I wrote. It's moving in the direction I want, even if it went a bit out of order than I had originally planned.
My main character, Jessi, is currently on the fence about all that's happening, but I think she'll tip over pretty soon. Well, as long as she doesn't drag me in the process. That tends to happen around week 3.
Alright, so there's my update! I don't have an excerpt for you guys this week, but if you want to ask questions about anything plot wise, trust me when I say I will tell you what I can without spoiling too much.
Comment blow with encouragement, dares, and word counts! Good luck in Week 3!
Until next time!
~Kelsey~
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