.:Dreams and Swords:.

Internal Editor

The beginning of NaNoWriMo hasn't been the greatest for me.

Most of the weekend was spent working on my History classwork. By the time the first day of NaNo had almost over I was deadbeat in the head. I tried though after I had taken a nap. Got over 1600 words in on my novel. Except...it was pure gibberish. My friend Lonewolf read the beginning and I could practically hear his laughter in the email.

I had some work to do this morning, but I checked on my work this afternoon. Only more than half of it is missing! I was so tired last night I didn't save the damn thing properly. Talk about a mess.

The problem I'm facing at the moment is editing. I want to start over and give my beginning another shot at being somewhat legible. My internal editor is demanding that I rework all that is needs to be reworked. Plus, its the first days, right? Better to do it now than to rework it later because the thing is crap.

One of the most common pieces of advice I've received about NaNo is to constantly keep writing and don't concentrate on specifics. That's exactly what I do ... do. I can only go off the hinge for so long before I have to go back and check. Then I check, and rewrite, and ditch, and start over. Not the way to get the end of this thing.

After my class I will be writing again. Four thousands words is what I'm hoping for this evening. That's a bit of a push, but I think I can do it. I have to go out of town this weekend, but I'll have a hotel room to myself that might help me stimulate writing subconscious.

So here's to all those writing away. Good luck!