Huh and NaNo thoughts

[kriadydragon]

It's been raining, and when it rains there's a chance the Internet gets screwed up. Why? I don't know, that's just the way it is. But today, instead of the Internet, it's the phones going buggy, with the Internet working just fine. This is odd, because usually, when the phones don't work, the Internet doesn't work. The phone keeps flashing "in use" and when I pick it up, I hear absolutely nothing. But the Internet is running like nothing's happened. Man, I hope no one needed to call for any emergency purpose :/

NaNo's moving along and lately I've been thinking a lot about whether or not I like this push-forward, fast-paced writing. Keeping up the word counts can be a little overwhelming at times but for the most part that's overshadowed by the fact that I'm getting words down. Every day. I've accomplished more in a week with my NaNo story than I have in a month with my other original story. The really ironic thing, though is that this is the first time I've bowed to a writing goal. Normally, I suck at goals, my stubborn side always fighting against them. But not with NaNo. Now if I can only harness this motivation after November, because I can totally see myself setting my story aside to the point that it never gets finished until four months later (and I'll have to set it aside at least for a little while as I have other projects on the table that will need attending to).

Comments

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Setting aside is not always a negative thing. Sometimes when we return it is with a fresh perspective................
Creativity works that way.........whether it is in the type of writing you do or in other fields of writing where there is no eminent deadline.

[coolbreeze1.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear your NaNo story is coming along well. I'm worried about the same thing - will my motivation to keep writing this story just kind of dissipate once November 30th hits? I hope we can both stick with our stories (maybe not quite at the same frantic pace, but enough to keep it moving)!

wet web

[nynine.livejournal.com]

Yes, weather does mess up the net and phones. I've read stuff about it, heard people talk about it, experienced it. If I tried to explain what I've read I'd get it mixed up, I'm sure, but it made sense at the time. ;) Glad you're mounding up words!