I swore this year I wouldn't do Nano. I went over every reason in my brain about why I shouldn't do it (work, toddler, toddler's birthday, Thanksgiving, lesson planning, grading) and on Oct. 31 I vowed that I wouldn't take part in the Nano madness this year. Well the morning of Nov. 1 dawned and the image of all my Nano friends sitting at their computers with a hot beverage by their side and happily typing away weaseled its way into my brain. I started to feel sad, lonely, and started missing my stories. For several months I've put writing on the back burner so I could actively pursue querying with my current manuscript. No matter what I told myself though I couldn't stop thinking about the story I started and never finished. I couldn't stop thinking about where I'd left my character and imagined her sitting in a dark room screaming "Get me out of here!" Technically to finish an already started manuscript is to "cheat" according to Nano rules but I'm a rebel and it has always pushed me to the finish line. So yesterday I put the little miss down for a nap and picked up my laptop, 4458 words later I was feeling quite pleased with myself and logged the word count on my Nano counter.
I remember how hard Nano was last year. I remember how painful it was to get to the end of 50,000 words in 30 days but the thing that I had forgotten was how much I love the writing. Somehow in the frenzy of querying and editing I forgot the pure love that I have for just story telling and creating a character that I love (that I will torment in the book). So despite my nervousness at actually being able to finish the Nano challenge I am going to continue on loving the story and the story telling. Here's to Nano & writing insanity!
If you are unfamiliar with Nano check out this link:
nanowrimo.org
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