It almost feels like NaNo ended so long ago and I'm just flying on fumes that November left in its wake. So far December has been really slow for actual "writing." I haven't added any extra words to my novel in almost two weeks. Instead it's been an entire redesign of my plot and novel structure - and I love what I've done to the story! I've added at least 5 more conflicts to the story in which the characters overcome. I introduce more world-building, to make the setting come alive. I've moved scenes around to put more action in the beginning, letting my characters discover the story themselves instead of me (the writer) telling it point-blank.
So as slow as my novel might be progressing, getting these silly little stickers in the mail really brightened my day. It was a nice reminder of ALL the content I've already written - I have a really solid foundation for a book.
It's also my first time as a writer, and I'm accepting the fact that my first draft has taught me so much! It taught me that until I get more practice, I can't keep my first draft the way it is. I'll be cutting and changing a lot of what I wrote. And every time I look at the cute stickers on my desk (and eventually my winning NaNo T-Shirt!!), I know that I have already took the biggest leap into making a novel. I've accomplished a lot!
Is it silly to be motivated by a bookmark? Of course not!
Let's see the rest of this day out with a smile!
Awesome stickers! And don't put yourself down -- you're making amazing progress with your revision!! Hope it's going well for you :) x
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragement! That always mean so much to a writer and to me especially! In my post I was trying to say the process is going very well and I love my story, even if my first draft can't be used " as is." I'm still excited to keep writing!
ReplyDeleteOh! Cool!!! NaNo merch!! :D (I hope to get mine soon...!)
ReplyDeleteI'm really proud of you, what with all the amazing work you've accomplished so far and not only that! You see thru your novel with such an accurate vision, making your time much more efficient than most! I have total faith that the final result will be publish-worthy! (Unlike some other writer's first novel.... *points finger at herself* hihi) Keep up the awesome work!
Awwww again I really appreciate your comments! I really want my novel to get published, so I'm putting as much effort into it as possible. Like you said, I'm doing the hard part first. So hopefully the end result of my next draft will be exactly the way I want it. Then we can do real revisions together in 2015!
DeleteYep!! Things are looking up! ^_^ 2015 is gonna be awesome!!! :D
DeleteThe year when we'll unleash our stories upon the world!!!! ;)