So, the first few days of NaNoWriMo have passed, and I was really looking forward to sharing my daily progress with you guys…until I actually looked at my progress. It’s not pretty, folks. That’s why I decided to include some of my thoughts during each day in addition to my word counts, for some comic relief. 😛 Here we go…

11/1/16: TURN UP! It’s the first day of NaNoWriMo! I’m so excited! I’m going to get so much done this month! (Oh, little, innocent, idealistic me 😛 .)

Word count: 1,005

11/2/16: What is this. Where am I going with this scene!? Who are these characters?! What even.

Word count: 1,005 + 459 = 1,464

11/3/16: I hate NaNoWriMo. Why did I agree to this.

Word count: 1,464 + 30 (this was a low point for me) = 1,494

11/4/16: I put all the material I’ve written so far for this thing into one document and named it “crudness”. That’s what it’s come to; “crudness”.

Word count: 1,494 + 477 = 1,941

As you can see, I’ve off to a bit of a rocky start. 😉 Being sick didn’t really help me much this week either, but I’m determined not to give up! Based on my stats, I can still catch up and finish my 50,000 words on time, I just have to up my daily word count average a little. Hopefully, amidst school projects, papers, exams, holidays, musical rehearsals of various kinds, and sleeping, I’ll be able to keep up with this thing because I really do want to try to finish my CCR story, or at least, get very close to finishing. To help me with this goal, I’ve been trying to implement the Writing Basics as well as keep to my Month-by-Month Outline. (If you don’t remember or know what these two things are, click on the links provided.) I’ve even turned on the Hallmark Channel as my personal favorite form of background noise. That’s right everyone, THE HALLMARK COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS IS HERE. #boom Also, tea has become my friend. Lots and lots of it is what keeps me going when all I want to do is fall asleep at the end of the day. Anyway, let me know how you’re doing or what you’re doing to keep on this crazy NaNoWriMo train, and fingers crossed that I can stay on it too!

Much love and many productive writing days,

YW

P.S. To track/update your progress on the go, download the Wrimo Companion app for your mobile device!