at least I'm ahead of where I should be with the word count
The newness has worn off. I'm beginning to hesitate before writing, which is never good.
The main bad news? I now don't really like my story.
Maybe because I keep getting excited, thinking I can daydream about my characters and what I'll do to them...until I remember I don't particularly like my characters. Nothing special about them, nothing cool. They are extremely, utterly normal. So normal, I know I at least must be succeeding in writing about what I know. :P
But I kind of knew going in that this is a story whose style sustains it more than character or plot. Plot more than character. And such a predicament is a switch from my usual mode of writing. I want to fall in love with characters! *sigh* At least the beginning scene is still awesome. I need some more random craziness to keep it going.
I'll keep plugging. 7317 words and counting--need to hit 9000 before midnight. Gonna be a busy weekend in all ways possible.
Oh...and I gave up chocolate during this NaNo event. Can only have it at the end of the week if I make the word count. Surprisingly, it hasn't been so tough to give it up, unlike other times I made it utterly dramatic to forgo my favorite sweet. Good to know I can still exhibit some self-control.
The main bad news? I now don't really like my story.
Maybe because I keep getting excited, thinking I can daydream about my characters and what I'll do to them...until I remember I don't particularly like my characters. Nothing special about them, nothing cool. They are extremely, utterly normal. So normal, I know I at least must be succeeding in writing about what I know. :P
But I kind of knew going in that this is a story whose style sustains it more than character or plot. Plot more than character. And such a predicament is a switch from my usual mode of writing. I want to fall in love with characters! *sigh* At least the beginning scene is still awesome. I need some more random craziness to keep it going.
I'll keep plugging. 7317 words and counting--need to hit 9000 before midnight. Gonna be a busy weekend in all ways possible.
Oh...and I gave up chocolate during this NaNo event. Can only have it at the end of the week if I make the word count. Surprisingly, it hasn't been so tough to give it up, unlike other times I made it utterly dramatic to forgo my favorite sweet. Good to know I can still exhibit some self-control.