So, about NaNo...

[askerian]

-___-;; like every year, a quick start and then I stalled. The issue here is my beginning wasn't well defined, so I dragged things on and lost the rhythm for a bit, temporarily found it again, and then ran straight into "okay, this is taking a direction I was NOT aiming for", which is always an issue when you know exactly where you want your people to be in chapter four or five of the story but you don't have a clue how to get them there. I'm going to try to continue working on this version of the story's beginning, but even though there are moments I like in it, I don't think it's the right start for the story I wanted to tell, either. I definitely don't work well without a detailed plan.

(also i've been binging on sunhawk fics and any other long GW things I could get my hands on, which does not help any. XD;)

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[midget-arnold.livejournal.com]

Well. It could be worse.

My word count blows. DD: I have, however discovered something delicious. I reward myself with chocolate every thousand words. If you're not really into chocolate, you could substitute it for something else. Sometimes my will breaks and I awaken from a haze to find myself covered in chocolate wrappers and my computer shutdown from the cat napping on the keyboard.

But that's okay. Because the point of NaNo is to have fun. Writing is too, and that's kind of what I've been trying to relearn this month. If you work better with a detailed plan, take some time out and write one up. Maybe brainstorm one up with a buddy. Try to think of this as a way to get a first draft written, rather than a final perfect draft. :) If all else fails when you're done, you can use bits and pieces of the story to breathe life into a new Franken-story.