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Posted by Fbrumm on November 11, 2009 at 8:37 p.m.

Day 11

A friend of mine asked me if I had entered an essay and I was proud enough to say no, that I had joined the other NaNoWriMo writers this year.

Sure, I've joined in previous years, but I never got further than 5,000 words. So far, this year, I have a grand total of 31,000 words and the month isn't quite halfway over yet. I feel as thought I have already achieved something just by coming as far as I have.

It hasn't been always easy, though. I continually find myself in a dead end that I have to dig myself out of. Once I dig myself out, I'm alright for a while. What helps is that I challenge myself to beating the person in the rank above me during a days time. Next, I'll shoot for the one above that. So on and so forth.

I do have myself on a schedule, but I have found that it really hasn't been necessary. I tend to write more than needed during a given time.

Of course, I've been able to devote all of my time to this since I'm not in school nor have a job at the moment.

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Posted by Fbrumm on November 9, 2009 at 5:34 p.m.

Writing: Not Just a Bunch of Words

I signed up for NaNoWriMo at the tail end of October after barely remembering it's existence. I had attempted to participate in previous years, but never got beyond 10,000. Why is this year so different from the others? A book idea stuck in my head for months and I knew just how it would begin. I never outlined my entire book, but once I finish a particular section, I do make a rough outline of the next part I wish to write. I'm beginning to see how planning out your writing sessions doesn't always pan out. The novel seems to take on a mind of it's own and leads you where it wants to take you rather than the other way around. It's almost as though the writer is simply a tool.

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