Thank you for keeping up, friends! I made the 20,000 mark today after swearing to write 3,000 words today despite not feeling well. I had time to write during my lunch hour, so I decided to stay on the goal. Specific, measurable, action-oriented, realistic, time-bound.
Honestly, I'm not a horribly organized person who drives toward goals except at NaNo time. I meander most of the year, play with words, set soft goals. NaNo time is different -- it's as NaNo is a ritual I satisfy yearly to belong to my tribe of creatives. It's like my version of an all-night drumming circle at Midsummer or my First Snow ritual that I no longer hold because nobody's calendars are clear on that random November night when we get our first inch of snow.
I have to go to class now -- don't tell anyone.
Do you want to read an excerpt tonight? Please let me know!
I admire your commitment to maintain your writing goals. Some day it will pay off.
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