First and foremost, I want to suggest all of you take a break from writing today to go vote! If you haven’t already. I actually voted on Sunday morning since we have early voting here in Florida. There was a steady stream of voters which is good to see since it was 8:00 in the morning on a Sunday and after the time change! I was, of course, up early despite the promise of an extra hour of sleep. And if I can digress a little here, I would like to say that I hate the time change. I would much rather have more light at the end of the day. I am sure I’m not alone in this since most people could care less if it is dark when they go to work but sure would like to get their fill of Vitamin D after work. In fact, after healthcare, the environment, and women’s rights, I believe we should be asking our politicians how they stand on keeping daylight savings all year round! There’s a platform that has to cross party lines!
Next, my update on NaNoWriMo … it’s hard! I love the encouraging emails from Nanowrimo! Particularly the following one that came on Sunday (aka Day 4):
When it feels like you’re behind, it’s easier to pretend you never really intended to start in the first place. You didn’t really have time to write a novel this month anyway, right?
But if you don’t tell your story, nobody else is going to. Your story needs you. And we need your story. It’s not too late.
It came at the perfect time for me. It’s almost like the Nanowrimo people have done this before … which of course they have! I’m so glad I signed up since I definitely need the motivation. And if you haven’t … well as the Queen(or King) of your own destiny … you are never late. Life is crazy and it is so easy to just put it off the writing with semi-legitimate excuses. In my case, I didn’t follow all the advice and prepare so I find myself plotting and researching when I should be writing. But I am going to continue to persevere and attack that word count on my new desk (see picture) and even if I’m behind on the 50,000 in November … I’m still going to be closer to telling my story than if I didn’t try! End of Day 4 word count was 2582 – behind but not out!!
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