I think the universe chose November to be the busiest of all of the months. Halloween ends, Thanksgiving and Black Friday happens, and then November 1st is the official signal for all things Christmas if the day after Thanksgiving isn't.
BUT! Good news, I have an update for you!
So, the official goal for NaNoWriMo is 1,667 words a day. But, who are we kidding - sometimes, I can hardly even wrench out 1,000. So, I've been under the goal this whole time (predictably, I suppose) but I'm at about 30,000 words, which is much better than last year's NaNo attempt. And, I have a teeny little quote to share!
"...My ribs had to expand to fit everything my heart was bleeding. It felt like the colors of an oil spill - with all the same shades of a rainbow, but they had been manhandled, mottled and twisted and unclear."
- Rebecca (Beck) Cruss, How to Be a Cat Lady
My books don't generally get poetic like that, but when they do... We'll just say I get very excited.
All in all, we have a story on our hands. Every sentence I write is followed by a sort of mantra ("It will be edited, it will be edited, it will be edited") and every word is added to the total. The best part of all of this is that I feel like I'm in control... Sorta.
Happy writing!
