November is a great time of year. Fall has arrived (in Colorado, that means snow, usually), Thanksgiving produces lots of leftovers, and I get to write a novel.
But with that, there comes a whole slew of other factors, some of which make life more difficult. Last year, I was starting a new job (not to mention the one I started in October!). This year, I'm house-sitting for over half the month. Throw in the fact that my family shows no appreciation for my non-financially rewarding pursuit, and things can get a bit stressful.
I am thankful for having a wonderful group of writers this year--not only are they writing like the lean mean NaNoWriMo machines that I knew they could be, but they show up for write-ins and they say thank you. It's heart-warming.
And my dearest and best friend (the one NOT doing NaNo this year), Dara, did ask about how my novel was going. All the way from Ghana. It means the world to me that she remembers such things, even though she's half a world away and trying to finish up her Peace Corps service.
And since you asked (or you would, if we were face to face now), I'm doing very well on my novel. Yesterday I netted 6,000 words. That might be a personal one day best! My total word count is 27,000. That puts me well past the halfway mark--and it's not even the 15th yet!
Okay, I have some writing to do. So do you. Leave me a comment. What do YOU love about November?
7 comments:
I like Thanksgiving, after thanksgiving sales, and the fact that the semester is winding down...
can't say I like the cold, fall, or sogginess we generally get though. kind bleh, kinda meh.
I love reading your blog in November! I always look forward to how much you write each day!
so glad you are writing and smiling.
November, I love that I have another November.
And having a room in the house and heat and light doesn't count as support?
I found some lurkers!
I was refereing to moral support--asking how it's going, cheering for my word count, things like that. Even the staff at Panera asks how the novel is going!
Love your bloggy-bloggy! It's very fun! I wanna read your novel when it's done. Actually,
I want the book on tape.
Children don't like it when I read things they can't chew.
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