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Aw, what a disappointing question to be asking one week into Nano.
I love Nano. I've lost once, won twice, plus got 50k in camp nano in June.
I like the concept of my story. But guys, I'm not feeling this attempt AT ALL. It's such a chore to write. I know beginnings are rough so I cut myself slack when that wasn't going well. But normally by now (10k) I'm really starting to hit my grove and like my characters. This time, I'm not and I don't. I so don't.
I blame it on the fact that I didn't have enough time to outline. I didn't sit with the characters long enough in my head. I didn't brainstorm enough possibilities and twists. I'm distracted and stressing and rushing it. I'm already a quarter of the way through my outline (which is very loose, but 50k would nearly finish it the way I'm writing.) And the way I'm writing is badly. I can tell I'm forcing it. It's bad.
Do I keep writing knowing that every word needs to be rewritten (which is part of what's been discouraging me, I think) or should try I starting over immediately? Or should I admit defeat on the 50/k in Nov. idea and give myself more time to brainstorm and connect to my characters, possibly resuming in Jan?
It's equally wonderful and terrible to consider giving up on NaNo. I don't know! But I've never considered it this seriously before, and that's a terrible sign of how this book is going.
Thoughts?
I love Nano. I've lost once, won twice, plus got 50k in camp nano in June.
I like the concept of my story. But guys, I'm not feeling this attempt AT ALL. It's such a chore to write. I know beginnings are rough so I cut myself slack when that wasn't going well. But normally by now (10k) I'm really starting to hit my grove and like my characters. This time, I'm not and I don't. I so don't.
I blame it on the fact that I didn't have enough time to outline. I didn't sit with the characters long enough in my head. I didn't brainstorm enough possibilities and twists. I'm distracted and stressing and rushing it. I'm already a quarter of the way through my outline (which is very loose, but 50k would nearly finish it the way I'm writing.) And the way I'm writing is badly. I can tell I'm forcing it. It's bad.
Do I keep writing knowing that every word needs to be rewritten (which is part of what's been discouraging me, I think) or should try I starting over immediately? Or should I admit defeat on the 50/k in Nov. idea and give myself more time to brainstorm and connect to my characters, possibly resuming in Jan?
It's equally wonderful and terrible to consider giving up on NaNo. I don't know! But I've never considered it this seriously before, and that's a terrible sign of how this book is going.
Thoughts?