Curious Incidents of a Flailing Mermaid

The last blog before NaNo (probably)

Hi guys,

I thought I would write a final blog before NaNo begins. Really I am doing this to practice using Dragon dictate. I should have really practised much more - as in not just two days before I attempt the biggest project I have ever done. Oh Well, I clearly got far too engrosed in coming up with my story.
This is the main reason I am so scared about the project. I do not doubt that I have 50,000 words in me - in fact I probably have hundreds of thousands of words in me - that isn't a problem. No, the bit that concerns me is actually creating those words down on paper or the screen. I cannot type too much because I end up getting wrist pain. I also have a speech impairment, so DragonDictate doesn't like me as much as it would like Joe Bloggs. Therefore, I find myself correcting the dictation more often than I would like when I am planning to write a novel. Hence why I said I shouldn't have practised much more than I have done. Silly girl!

Yesterday I put together all my novel preparation into a highly organised folder, which makes me very happy indeed. I do not have OCD but I definitely have OCD tendencies. I also managed to finish all the goals I set myself for October over at slave drivers Inc. Unfortunately, I am slightly concerned because I set myself the same goals for November as well. I did this before I decided to take on NaNo. So, on top of trying to write 50,000 words, I also have to write 10 Poems, five reviews and also enter two contests.
The poems shouldn't be too difficult because all my novel chapters will be starting with either an Haiku or a Senryu. I am not saying they are easy to write, I just mean that I would probably hit that goal anyway.
The reviews always feel like they will take longer than they actually do. So I guess that shouldn't be too much of a big deal either. Yesterday I wrote three reviews in about an hour or so. I'm sure my novel will allow me that time
The two contest -I am not really sure what they will be. Does taking part in NaNo count as a contest? Maybe?

Also, I think it is possible that I may have forgotten that I have a job! Haha. Mind you, I am only doing six or seven full days this month so I guess that is also doable.

You can probably tell that I am trying to convince myself that I haven't taken on too much. I'll let you know whether I did or not at the end of the month! We shall see!

Okay so a this business as possible, the dictation has become easier and easier to deal with. Maybe this is possible after all. My other problem with dictation in that I don't like the fact that other people might hear what I am saying. But that is just something that I will need to get over.
I will also need to keep a keen eye out for all punctuation otherwise I will need to edit like crazy once I am finished.

Anyways, this blog has turned into a whole load of nothingness. Therefore, I will end here and just say:
to those people taking part in NaNo - good luck, I will cheer you on as long as you cheer me on.
To those people not taking part in NaNo - good luck dealing with all of us that are!