NaNoWriMo.
I didn't know what to expect when I started it. I was a little intimidated by it, to be honest. I didn't know if I'd be able to make it to the end of the 50K in the 30 days that I was allowed to finish it in.
I was scared, too. I had my plot down, but not very well - just the chapter summary, and a little about the characters. Not really enough to truly start a story and actually keep it going.
But when I started writing, I really got into the story. My characters came to life right away - the main character, Lainey, was really easy to get into (she's very much like me),and my best friend character, Taite, is very interesting in her own ways.
My plot is eh. I like it, but it's not coming along the way that I necessarily wanted it to. What I've learned about NaNo is that the point isn't for the story to be perfect, but for writers to get themselves writing. To actually sit down and write like crazy and not stop for any reason except to eat and maybe sleep?
At any rate, I'm loving it. Within the first two days, I had 20K but I'm starting to slow down some.
Total Word Count: 29,827
If you're a NaNo-er, comment and let me know what you're word count is, and how NaNo is going for YOU this year.
Also, if you'd like to find me on the NaNoWriMo website - my username is AshleyStraws
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This is my first NaNoWriMo. I have a little over 900 words and I have so much school I don't really have time to write. I also have that little guy hanging over...you know, the one, who keeps saying, "Oh, come on! Your story isn't good! You don't have any ideas! Switch to something else!"
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