NaNoWriMo Days 16-20 Stats

Here are the stats from the last 5 days:

NaNoWriMo Day 20 Stats
Back at it!


NaNoWriMo Day 19 Stats
Feeling ill and a little under the weather. Stayed home from work but slept most of the day and night.


NaNoWriMo Day 18 Stats
Decided to get out of my room and write at the local cafe. Ended up eating and not really writing.


NaNoWriMo Day 17 Stats
Nothing written on the novel but I had lots of fun closing out M&Ms Soul Food restaurant with friends!


NaNoWriMo Day 16 Stats
Too many reports due at work.


This last week has been ROUGH, as you can see. Neil Gaiman gave a good pep talk, which helped me get back on track. I was feelin' everything he was sayin':

By now you're probably ready to give up...

The glamour has faded, the magic has gone...

You don't know why you started your novel...

In short, Gaiman says every writer has this moment to overcome during the novel writing process. Welcome to the club. he says. This was an immense relief to hear. I was starting to think there was something wrong with my conviction when in fact, I had just reached the hardest part of the novel to write. The only way to get over this stumbling block was to put one foot...er, one word in front of the other.

Writers dont get to feel unique in their despair, he says and he's right. We're all busy! Every single one of us. Many are working and/or going to school. The holidays are finally here. Family and friends demand time. It's life, right?

This morning, I gave myself a harsh pep talk. This afternoon, I watched a few vids on V-dilla. This evening, I finally dealt with the hardest part, simply by writing one word at a time, tackling my slump until I could feel the words flow again because as Gaiman says, that's how novels get written.

It was ambitious to set a goal of 14K but also a little foolish. No matter. I will get there...and soon, I will be ready to toast! 9,000+ words to go. 9 days left to do it in.

I wish I were a cat because I could sure use 8 more lives!