It's DAY 12 of Camp NaNoWriMo. And this morning, I actually broke the 10,000 word barrier.
Check out them stats!
Yeah, those are my stats. I am so proud. And happy. And highly caffeinated. And constantly staring outside at the beautiful sunshine and weather, only to continue sitting the same chair for 3 hours writing on my laptop.
Life is good!
Today I totally appreciate my decision to increase my camp word count goal to 15k - at first I thought that I would lose interest in writing, or that playing video games would have a higher priority over writing. Or yah know, MOVING to a different country? But hahah, self! I tricked you! I tricked you into writing a novel and totally falling in love with the writing process all over again.
So far this weekend has been ginormously productive. Last night I was doing word sprints with my sister-in-law (and cabin buddies, I know you were there in spirit!). In an hour and a half, I wrote over 1600 words. These words are still in my first draft mind you, so they weren't that horrible either. That's a lot of words! That's like, doing REAL nanowrimo and reaching the REAL word count for the day.
Here's a high-five to Mieky as well! She's broken the 2000 word mark while only participating in Camp NaNo for like 3 days so far. This is day 4, for her. WOW. You are awesome girl!
In addition to smashing through some awesome word counts, I've made great progress on other parts of my novel. Three new documents are added to the "Research" folder on my Scrivener project: Magic System, Overall Plot and a special document titled "Hellgates."
Mysterious...
Now I actually know how my characters can use magic, how they can develop it, and even some of the problems they can solve by using it. My world is starting to make sense too - I'm adding notes to my world building documents and matching it up with my magic system. I went through all the "important terms" I've developed through my story, matched that to my magic system and world, and created SIX IMPORTANT PLOT POINTS that define the purpose of my story.
I know the purpose of the story!
I know the ENDING of my story as well!
I couldn't have asked for a better experience at camp this April, but it's not even halfway over yet. I am really excited to see what I can accomplish before this month is over. Like, the next decisions I could make might be:
- Should I raise my word count to 20k??
- Should I keep stretching myself to complete Act 2??
Maybe I'll stretch myself even farther and imagine what it would be like to finish my first draft??
The possibilities are endless, almost like this blog post. Which I should probably finish now and get off the computer for a while - to stretch and make sure my legs are still attached.
I also want to give a shout-out to all my writing buddies and cabin mates, for keeping the word count high and for WRITING! You can do this!
Sounds like someone is having a great time at camp! ^_^
ReplyDeleteI'm totally impressed by your stats, wow!! o_O Still, I knew you could do it, just like I know you can so reach 20k as well! So I'm totally behind you on this one! Keep writing, girl, you got it! :D
Oh man it does sound really tempting now, to stretch myself to reach for 20k! Thanks for the encouragement. Like April isn't even HALF over yet, right?
DeleteThere are still plenty of words I can write.
And honestly I spent the last couple days dreaming about "what if my first draft was finally done? For reals?" I'd probably cry and hug my computer for a good five minutes and then flip out dancing.
Sounds like a great goal to reach for. Maybe I'll do it....hmmm...
You can totally do it! It's not that much more, really. And from what I can see, you've almost reached 15k at mid-April. By all logic, means you should be able to reach 30k by the end of the month so what is 20k, really?
Deletehihi I can totally relate about the finished first draft! I remember how I felt when my first novel was finished! ^_^ I know you'll experience the feeling before the year is over :)
Keep on writing! :D