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NaNo so far
Monday, November 12th, 2012 01:34 pmSo, I'm NaNo-ing.
The first five days went really well. I did over 3000 words the first day, which I think is more than I've ever done in a day before, and kept on well ahead of schedule. Very encouraging!
Day 6 ended up being a day off. It was going to be a short-word-count day anyway, as I had family obligations to deal with. Those got canceled, which threw off my mind-set more than trying to cram writing in around them would have. So I took care of some errands, prepped food for the next several days, etc. Taking a day off felt really good, and I think I needed it.
It also made getting back in the saddle again on Day 7 pretty challenging. I managed to hit quota, but it was a near thing.
Day 8 was prepping-for-trip day. I wrote, but not up to quota.
I actually managed to hit quota the first two days of WindyCon, despite several hours of driving and gophering on Friday and workshopping on Saturday. Woot! I figured I could get at least some writing in on Sunday, if not the full target. The morning was eaten by moving out of the hotel, and the afternoon by, well, con, but there was still the post-drive evening.
That was before the car broke down on the way home. As car problems involving tow-trucks go, it went surprisingly efficiently, but it left me with neither time nor brains for anything but petting the cats and setting the alarm so I could drive the housemate into work and thus have her car for the day.
Oddly enough, being exhausted, stressed about the car, and up too bloody early is not conducive to writing productivity. I'm behind for the first time since November started, I ended up with an unplanned and unwanted day off yesterday that nonetheless is making me think another day off would be magically okay, and every word is requiring pliers and a blowtorch to pry it free.
Which doesn't mean I'm giving up. I'm not. But that ~3000 words I need to catch up is sure looking like a hell of a hill.
The first five days went really well. I did over 3000 words the first day, which I think is more than I've ever done in a day before, and kept on well ahead of schedule. Very encouraging!
Day 6 ended up being a day off. It was going to be a short-word-count day anyway, as I had family obligations to deal with. Those got canceled, which threw off my mind-set more than trying to cram writing in around them would have. So I took care of some errands, prepped food for the next several days, etc. Taking a day off felt really good, and I think I needed it.
It also made getting back in the saddle again on Day 7 pretty challenging. I managed to hit quota, but it was a near thing.
Day 8 was prepping-for-trip day. I wrote, but not up to quota.
I actually managed to hit quota the first two days of WindyCon, despite several hours of driving and gophering on Friday and workshopping on Saturday. Woot! I figured I could get at least some writing in on Sunday, if not the full target. The morning was eaten by moving out of the hotel, and the afternoon by, well, con, but there was still the post-drive evening.
That was before the car broke down on the way home. As car problems involving tow-trucks go, it went surprisingly efficiently, but it left me with neither time nor brains for anything but petting the cats and setting the alarm so I could drive the housemate into work and thus have her car for the day.
Oddly enough, being exhausted, stressed about the car, and up too bloody early is not conducive to writing productivity. I'm behind for the first time since November started, I ended up with an unplanned and unwanted day off yesterday that nonetheless is making me think another day off would be magically okay, and every word is requiring pliers and a blowtorch to pry it free.
Which doesn't mean I'm giving up. I'm not. But that ~3000 words I need to catch up is sure looking like a hell of a hill.
