The first week of NaNo ended yesterday.
I've heard the second week is the 'hard' one. Well, I've reached a bit of a tight spot on my NaNo novel, but I wouldn't consider it 'hard' to get through - it just requires a bit more thinking/plotting/planning to make sure the details all fit. Perhaps that's why 'they' say that week two is the hard one. Week one is a lot of set-up, introducing new characters, getting the story moving, throwing a lot of balls in the air - but by week two, you have to start making connections with the story, you have to have some sort of reveal, some sort of revelation, something to hook the reader again to get them moving into the 'middle' of the book, something 'big' to get you into week three...and beyond...
I have a fairly good 'a-ha' moment coming--and since I don't want to make a complete mess of it, I've found myself slowed from my earlier speedy pace. Last week I was averaging between 800-1500 words an hour. Now -- not quite that.
Current Word Count: 18,421.
Well - since I don't want to fall behind, and this upcoming week is filling up fast (I have two writer's meetings this week - Wednesday and Thursday evening), I'd better get back to writing.
(Just Say NO to Procrastination!....today, not tomorrow!)
Take care all -
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