Just finished Chapter 4 of my #NaNoWriMo 2009 novel "Manahattan Story" with 8580 words down!
So, that makes just 41,420 to go. Wow. When I put it that way, it still seems rather daunting still, doesn't it?
Hm, well, I should probably just focus on the fact that I'm already closing in on the first 10k after just four days! Pages-wise, it's even more impressive since I'm now onto page 45. However, I'm double-spacing this year, so compared to previous years, I'm only as far as page 22 or 23. :( Regardless, I'm enjoying it so far. Have you been following along? If not, why not give it a read? I don't use big words and, so far, I'm not exploring any huge concepts or anything. At this point, it's just a mystery/thriller. There's even a robot! Check it out: http://ManhattanStory.tumblr.com Or download PDFs for each chapter from it's page on TheWikiPeteia: http://wiki.thepete.com/w/ManhattanStory Do let me know what you think, if you do have a read. I'm always open to opinions, good or bad. Just don't bag on the 1st-draftedness of it. Typos, grammatical mistakes, and stuff like that are just not important at this stage in the game. Do the characters and story seem interesting? Do you want to know what happens next? These are the questions I'd love to hear answered. :) Thanks for checking it out, regardless!3 comments
As for soliciting comments, I find that comments a really powerful fuel for me. I'll write no matter what, but hearing what people think (and that they are reading at all) fills me with enthusiasm to keep going. Writing, for me, has been a fairly lonely experience over the years. Interacting with folks about my writing is a lot of fun and even helps me improve my writing.
As for you not being able to manage to take part in NaNo this month, there are two things I say to people when I hear responses like that:
1) Remember, the NaNoWriMo motto is "Quantity over quality!" so the only thing you really need to be able to do is be able to jam out 1700 words a day for a month. It's OK if they suck, that's what second drafts are for :)
2) "Real life" is annoying and can get in the way of creative pursuits The key is knowing any month can be a novel-writing month if you decide it is. Or do what I did in 2002 and start the year off by writing a page-a-day for the whole year. I put each page on the web and the shame of failing in public kept me going. :)
But what ever you do, I hope you don't give up on the idea. I think just about every single human alive has a book in them.
Thanks again for reading! I hope I can keep you hooked :)
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