Nanoing November - 500 words per day writing/editing all genres welcome

Thanks for starting the thread, Saoirse. Feels like we can breathe again, doesn't it?

I have been in a rut recently, so I'm hoping to do nothing more this month than climb out of that rut. Best of luck to everyone, whether doing Nano or after other goals!

After somehow managing to hit my daily word count goal throughout this roller coaster week, I got a bit stuck yesterday. I'm still on target for the end of the month, but I'm struggling with this story. I sort of know half of it, and I've got a handful of characters I'm getting to know.

But I'm really struggling tonally. My three space operas are pretty traditional in narrative voice: third-person limited (ish), past tense, with multiple POVs. My most recent finished book is first person (mostly) present, with two POVs, each with a distinct voice. I've been writing this one more like the space operas, and I'm not finding the mood I want.

Really, I think I'm colossally burned out. NaNo is usually a chance for me to throw off expectations and write for fun, but I've got this shadow of "you need another finished MS, Liz" hanging over me, and I'm feeling like motivationally I'm missing something. I'm feeling like the only reason I still write is because I told people I would.

I don't like this book.

Mainly I think I haven't connected with any of the characters. I'm sketching them in to fit the plot, and that isn't working so well. I'm 17K in, but I think it's all scrap-and-redo.

I keep thinking I'm hanging on for the wrong reasons and I should just quit.

Hang in there, liz. I'm sure you can find a way to make it work - and if not, to make something else that does work.

I had my first relatively good day in a little while. Hard to say what concrete progress I made, but it felt better, and that's satisfying enough.

Hope the surgery goes well, Saoirse. It's good that nerve block is working, too - I can't imagine trying to work in constant pain.

While I have barely any writing to report here, I had a really relaxing weekend after a week of feeling really stressed and anxious (for no real reason, either), and honestly, that's good enough right now.

Hope everyone else is doing okay

<waves at everyone>

I've been a poor team member! For which I'll blame NaNo this time. I hit 50K on the 25th, and have been letting my brain relax since then. Today I made some story notes.

I absolutely hated this book until I wrote the ending and an epilogue. Now I think I may actually finish it.

Sorry about the allergies, Saoirse! I hope that passes quickly.