According to my calculations – *pulls off sock to count on fingers and toes* – we are exactly halfway through NaNoWriMo, 2020.
What do we think of it so far?
My novella (which I think this is going to end up being) stands at 20091 words today, and I feel like I’m about halfway. I feel like I’m writing the words I’m writing pretty fast, but I probably should have set aside a bit more time to just boost the word count. I keep telling myself I’m going to do that one of these days, but then before I know it, November will be gone.
I’m very excited about it though.
The story I mean. It’s coming to me easily and it feels so completely and fully fleshed-out in my mind. I talked about this in Update #1.
And that’s a very good thing, I think. It makes for very strong storytelling. I feel like I have very clear vision of where I’m going, of what all my characters are doing, and even though I don’t plot or outline much, I feel like I’m much more prepared than I’m used to being.
It’s like pantsing with purpose.
I make up stuff as I go along, throw my characters into the unknown, but at the same time I am very aware of what’s expected of them.
It’s a great way to write, and I think this novella right here is changing me. Changing the way I write.
So I’m very excited to see where a new week of NaNoWriMo will take me!
How’s your story coming along? Better or worse than expected? Do you feel confident about hitting your goals? Let me know!
Trey Stone, Author 