July 21st
Well in case anyone is actually reading my blog, I thought I would update you on my NaNoWriMo kinda project. I did not always make my word count, but I only missed one day. I was even able to write over my vacation to IL. It has been an absolute beast, and a pleasure. It's been hard to make my word counts, although if I look back at my records, I only had 4 days I fell short. Many other days I would write more because I didn't want to stop in the middle of a thought. I tried to complete chapters each day, just so I had a clean place to start.
I have to say most of what I have written is crap. Some of might with editing actually end up okay. It's kind of like bullriding at this point. I could either win the buckle and complete the damn thing, or I could end up Bull stomped with a broken clavicle... hard to tell rn. I actually jumped to shark so badly earlier this week that I had to include this note in my files:
Attention Gentle writer, you have jumped the shark. In order to stay on word per day count, we are going to perform a magical exorcism to remove all demonic Sharks from your manuscript and start as if said Sharks had never existed. In the shark less version (better known as the second draft) We are going to...
The rest of that thought you'll end up having to see the results of in my third, or maybe even 6th rewrite/edit. That has been thus far my biggest challenge. Getting new/better ideas and having to find a way to get out of corners I have painted myself into. It has been very frustrating to realize that fabulous scene I created a day before is going to have to get removed in the next draft, and sometimes coming up with the next plot twist has made left me curled up in a ball on the couch. I will know by next June whether I will want to do this again next year. It is only 10 days till the end of the month and I run out of time. I think I'll make it. Yes it will be crap, but I can say I did it finally... if only I can get the Badger to behave.
