Didn't write much this morning, only 334 words. I spent some time going back to a previous chapter. I wanted to make sure I had all the characters and details right to start this new chapter.
I realized I now need to start tracking some additional information on chapters I've written. I've created new minor characters, named others, etc. I need to keep notes of these somewhere, probably my plot document. I don't want to go back and read what I've written; I just want to keep writing.
It wasn't even that I was tempted to revise what I had written. Or that I had given my Inner Editor some power to try to escape from his prison. I just spent too much time reading, looking for the info that I needed to keep writing.
I could argue that it was time well spent, that what I wrote because of it would not require any major revision. But that's kind of the point of NaNoWriMo: it's okay to write and have it not be okay. It can always be fixed in December. I have a deadline, and I can't afford to waste any time.
Anyway...
I did meet my daily goal. I added 1,804 words to my story. I am now up to 17,743 words, which means I'm 35.5% done. I passed the one-third mark.
"A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to do it." - Samuel Johnson
hi - keep up the good work! Jeesh, now I sound like a teacher. I'm strolling through the NaNo blogs and thought I'd leave a comment here! You're doing great - I am behind, but still pleased. I've finished two novels already so know I can do it - I just want to get a nice big jump on the third. It is great to USE anything that will get your bum in a chair.
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Thanks for your comments. Wow, two novels already! This will be my first; I failed last year, though if I finish this one I might have the momentum/inspiration to tackle that one again with what I've learned this time out. I'm having a blast, and so are many of my students. I do tease some of them, though, when they irritate me. I pretend to type and say, "[Insert annoying student name here] dies a horrible death." They tolerate my weird sense of humor.
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