This week has been crazy, both in good and bad
ways. My grandmother’s funeral was Monday, so of course that was bad, but it
brought lots of relatives from out of town that I haven’t seen in a long time, which
was the good part. This week has been filled with lots of that—family get-togethers
(fun) and family meetings (not so fun). But somehow, through it all, I’ve
stayed on track with my book. I’ve been participating in Camp NaNo this month—my
first time doing that—and it’s going alright. About half-way through the month
I finished the first draft of Erron, which is what I expected, and the plan was
to go on and start 2084 and then get back to revisions on Erron when NaNo was
over, but I just couldn’t put that project down. So I put a pause on NaNo and
gave my full attention to revisions, which, of course, has my word count
plummeting. Am I the only one that bothers? For some reason watching that
little red bar get further and further away from the ascending line really gets
to me; it’s like seeing a goal be unrealized. I know that’s stupid. I made a conscious
choice to do this, but still, it gets to me. Must be the Scottish stubbornness,
I guess.
How about you—participating in NaNo? Does not
meeting a goal bug you?
Have a great weekend everyone!
-Mel
I'm so sorry about your grandmother.
ReplyDeleteIt bothers me to miss a goal, even if I've made the choice to change it.
So sorry about your grandma, Melanie. That's very sad, but I imagine she gave you lots of good memories to cherish. She will always be in your heart. I'm glad the reunions with family were mostly good. Have a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteSorry about your grandmother.
ReplyDeleteYou're still working on a writing project, so that's a good thing, goal or not.
It does bug me not to meet a goal but if I have a good reason like getting sidetracked by a different project then I'm okay with it. Sorry about your grandmother.
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for yours loss!
ReplyDeleteI am not participating in NaNo this year. I've never actually participated before, but I do want to give it a try sometime.
Sorry about your grandmother, Mel. But at least you had your family around you during this time...
ReplyDeleteGoals are important, but don't STRESS them too much. It will stifle you creativity...
So sorry to hear about your grandmother. And congratulations on keeping on track with your writing goals. I lost several loved ones myself last year and didn't meet several goals because of that.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for your loss. I used to be a NaNo regular—twice a year—but I realised it just doesn't fit in with my writing goals anymore. But I was the same; I couldn't bear falling away from that target line. But always remember; the only real failure in life is giving up.
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