I've been running into some difficulties writing on Whose Hearts Are Mountains, and the reason why is because I've been ignoring one of the big lessons of NaNoWriMo -- don't worry about editing until I'm done with the first draft.
It's hard not to -- I'll be writing and suddenly realize I've contradicted myself. I fix contradictions when I see them, and then I get off-track because it takes a while to hunt them down. And then I start worrying about "Have I gotten enough foreshadowing here?" and "Did I forget this plot thread?" and then I get all muddled up and want to cry.
What I need to do now is write. I need to get those pure ideas on the page and hash out the continuity and the foreshadowing later.
I need to play with the story first.
Then I can do the editing.
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I'll have unexpected time this week to write: I got done grading the big assignment in my classes -- seven hours of straight grading, at the end of which I thought my eyes might be bleeding. Now for the easiest week of my semester, because my finals are multiple-choice and online, which means they grade themselves.
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