Ah, Day 3 of Nanowrimo, and I'm still on schedule to make goal by Thanksgiving. But, the newness wears off, doesn't it? In spite of months of plotting, planning, developing storylines....nothing, absolutely nothing, is going to put those words to the page for me. Every word that flies off my keyboard for the next three days is going to put me that much closer to....SAGGING MIDDLE SYNDROME!
No, I'm not talking about my gut. I'm talking about that writerly affliction when the newness of the rosy beginning wears off, and we're left with the reality that we have to carry these characters and their problems all the way to the finish line. EEK! Scary....
If you're anything like me, you probably have to stop writing now and again to crack your knuckles and bolster your muse up with a word or two of inspiration. Check out Nanovember at
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Authors who have managed to see their Nano entries published are speaking out. One of them even saw her nano-book produced into a movie by Goldie Hawn.
You'll also hear from other writers who have set sail into that vast, unknowable realm that will lead some of us to 50 K in 30 days.
Or not! But how wild the ride on this merry voyage of insanity! :)
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Hey, thanks for the shout out, as I believe the young people call it ;)
And I am very familiar with 'saggy middle syndrome' (both kinds, unfortunately). That's why I've got 4 half-written novels languishing in my drawer.
Good luck!!
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