This is technically my third attempt at National Novel Writing Month. My first go-round in 2014 was an exhilarating success. I have rarely been that proud of myself and ready to celebrate an accomplishment. I had learned of NaNoWriMo while I was still in high school and was even a reader for some of my friends. However, I let school be an excuse for not trying for many years until I found myself in a new place with only a few hours of work a week and a burning desire to be challenged and doing something. Last year I wanted to win again thinking that once the baby came I wouldn’t have any time to do it again for a while. Well, two part-time jobs combined with some pregnancy issues killed my motivation. It died a swift and thorough death by about November 2nd.
This year I know that the likelihood of me winning is at about the same level as the chances of me sleeping 8 consecutive hours for the first time since February 12. Regardless, I am going to try anyway. The complete lack of winning ability almost kept me out of it, but I was given copious amounts of encouragement to join the fun and write whatever I can. Even if that is only a few hundred words it will be more than I would have had without trying. These days when my writing time is severely limited, I feel the truth of that: take whatever progress you can grasp. Plus, I love the excitement of so many people racing toward a common goal and of an entire month about one of my favorite things – writing.
My goals are going to look a little different since I don’t actually expect to hit 50,000 words. I am simply going to set a small goal, and once I reach that one, I will then set another small go and so on until the month runs out. First up, I want to hit 1,000 words. Nothing astronomical, but with the way my schedule looks in the coming week it is quite challenging all the same. Today is not off to a raging start, so I’m really wishing that these words could count (pretty, pretty please). Time to get moving!
You go girl!! You’ll never know what you can do till you try.
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I LOVE this goal! Reach for it Momma! 😙
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