People, you're looking at my 25,000 word shoutout! Hit the magical number five minutes ago. Now there's only 25,000 left, meaning every word I type from now on will leave me with less words left than I have already written.
I'm not going to mention that I'm still two days behind schedule. That would take the edge of this post, ha, ha.
See you tomorrow, when I'm even further closer to my goal!
Becca I have complete faith in you, I truly believe you can complete the story in time but heres a question:
ReplyDeleteWhat would you do if you wanted to write more to encase a perfected story within your words but didn't have enough time? Would you cut it short for the contest? Or would you forget the contest and keep writing for yourself?
Well, here's the thing. The contest is just a motivational issue. My word count has nothing to do with the story that is in it. Like this:
ReplyDeleteI'm halfway through the word count, but my story has merely just begun. I know that I'm looking at at least two thirds of the story that I still need to put down. I also know that there are chunks I wanna add to the story to perfect it, and even more chunks I just wanna rip out of it, also to perfect it. I have faith in my story, and I believe it'll be the way I had pictured it to be once it's done.
But the final date for word count is not the final date for the story.
As soon as the month is over and I've hopefully hit those 50,000 words, I can write for the story's sake. I can add and I can delete. This way I'll make it the story I want. The perfected story, as you say.
Also, 50,000 words are just a mile post. Nothing in the rules for the contest says you have to be done with the storyline when you're done with the word count =)
To answer your question: there's no time for thinking of a perfect story at the moment. And the idea of reaching perfection would probably only cause writer's block - which is the whole point of Nanowrimo, that you let go of all your demands, and all your ideas of perfection.
Perfection comes last! When editing starts.
So the contest is to make sure you sit down and write as hell, and however it goes, at the end of the month you'll have A LOT of material to work with. And hopefully you'll find writing is fun and demandless again =)
I've never thought of it that way... That's an awesome way to look at it! =)
ReplyDeleteAnd as Ryan said, I believe in you unconditionally! I know you will finish that story! Stay on target! :D :D :D
Honestly, I dunno what I would do without you guys! :D You support me, back me up and keep me going. Just the fact that you ryan ask me stuff about this contest, for one, is so motivational! =) (There're folks who all think I'm crazy on this and who just complain about how unsocial I've suddenly become, but then, at the end of the month, they won't be the ones who can entitle themselves novel writers.) However this ends up - I'm glad to have you behind me. Thank you!! =)
ReplyDeleteBecca, you know I believed in you before but now... I believe so much more. The way you described how you're gonna handle only 50,000for the story you want to be perfect is exactly how I'd feel if I was limited with my story and since I have the gut feeling that I undoubtfully will finish I know now that you will too. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks ryan. I have all faith in you and your novel as well! =)
ReplyDeleteyou'd better. I need your opinion before I even think about sending it anywhere. Your's and my cousin chris' are the ones I'll REALLY need.
ReplyDeleteWell, why don't we just swap novels once they're done and all dandy? :P That'll be a nice exchange :) I think I'll benefit the most, having a native English speaker read the stuff through, man, that's gold. :P :)
ReplyDeletehello. haha great to see you're making quite some progress. and its greater that you are writing not for writing's sake. too many people do stuff just for the sake of it.. so... STRIVE ON.
ReplyDeleteall the best.. or from this part of the world.. JIAYOU. :)
oh, thank you ciaraxx! i'm really glad to see everyone backing me up on all this!
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