Day One (Sunday) = I have the day off, so it's easier to fit in time to write. I write furiously and quickly, thrilled to be starting. I am clever and funny, and my characters are interesting. Minimum number of words to stay on track: 1,667. I write 2,766 and feel invincible.
Day Two (Monday) = Back to work, I have to fit in writing afterwards, during time I'd normally spend cleaning the kitchen and watching tv. I am not in the mood to write, but I do it anyway, because I HAVE TO, that's the whole point. I don't like what I've written. Goal number of words today: 3,334 total. I've written 3,837. I'm proud of myself for doing something.
Day Three (Tuesday) = What the hell am I doing? Everything I've written so far is terrible! I realize that, even though I've spent my whole life reading books and even have a degree in Journalism, I have NO IDEA how to write a novel. Goal: 5,001 words total. I somehow make it to 5,274, determined to keep going.
Day Four (Wednesday) = I look desperately at books by Wally Lamb, Jennifer Crusie, Sue Grafton and Andrew Vachss. I realize I have been plowing through using only action and dialogue, and have described nothing. Everything I have written so far really IS wrong. I go back and add descriptions to what I've already written. Goal: 6,668. I'm now up to 6935 words total, just by adding basic description that I had stupidly forgotten about before. I'm a moron.
Day Five (Thursday) = Okay, maybe I am at least going in the right direction, even if I still feel mighty floundery. I write a couple of small scenes where nothing much happens, and yell at my inner critic who keeps trying to convince me that it's not okay to write scenes that are not big and dramatic. I write about my main character having a conversation with a co-worker on a break, and about her trying on new clothes, and I try to make the scenes really show who she is, and tell my stupid brain critic to shut up. My husband says it's really good, and the best stuff I've written so far. I feel like I am learning. Goal: 8,335. I've written 8,641 words.
Overall, so far NaNoWriMo is AWESOME. :D
