Let the madness begin.
I write this to you in some of the last hours of sanity I’ve got left. National Novel Writing Month begins tomorrow, and while the crazy probably won’t set in right away, I’ve not doubt that it will begin to sneak in and by the end of the month I’ll be the usual deranged writer who needs just a few more words to meet my goal. As usual, I’m excited. This is my third year participating, and I’m shooting for 70,000 words. I wrote 50k my first year and 60k last year, so I’m trying to maintain the progression.
The NaNoWriMo internship is going pretty well, although it’s obviously a bit hectic as we go into November. The work isn’t difficult and the people are really great to be around. In the middle of November they’re putting on a Write-a-Thon where participants who’ve raised enough money get to go and write together for a night. Thanks to everyone who donated money to me, I’ve got myself a spot at the Write-a-Thon and I’m really looking forward to it. It should be a great way to meet some other Bay Area wrimos.
School is actually going really well. I wrote my first short story for my creative writing class as well as my first college papers for English and History. I also finished up with midterms, and while I have a few more essays due, there are no big in-class assessments left until finals in December. I’ve done really well so far, and as far as I know I’ve got A’s in all of my classes…except for tae kwon do, where I would have a B+ if I was taking it for a letter grade instead of as a pass/fail course. I’m only doing it for fun, anyway, so I figure it’s not a problem.
Between school, work, and writing, November’s going to be busy, and probably difficult. But then again, it always has been. And I don’t think I would want it any other way. If you don’t hear from me during November, it’s because I’m busy balancing all of this, but feel free to encourage me periodically-I’m sure I’ll need it.
Thanks to all of you in advance for the support I know you’ll provide during the upcoming month. If you ever want to know how I’m doing with my wordcount, you can find my profile at http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/81350.
I hope life’s going well for the rest of you, and it’s still not too late for you to join me in the insanity this November!