It wouldn't be NaNo if I weren't scrambling to finish my outline.
Yup, only 4 days and I'm still not finished. Chalk it up to real life distractions, wavering on my project choice, and a little procrastination.
But I'll be okay. Considering the first time I did NaNo, I had only completed half of my outline and I still managed to "win", I know I'll pull it out somehow. Being somewhat behind trumps the excitement I feel for Sunday. It's like New Year's Day for book geeks, so full of promise. It really does take a completely different mindset than your average writing. Let's hope I can get out of my own way and just let the words flow.
Being fueled by Halloween candy will surely help…
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Mary’s eerie tales inspire in readers the urge to double-check the deepest, darkest closets, to peer anxiously under the creakiest of beds, and to always sleep with the lights on.
My outline isn’t done either, but I think I have enough to get started. By this time next week, we’ll be almost 10,000 words in!
That sounds divine – 10,000 words!
I’m with you – as long as I know the basics of the stories (which might be easier since I’m doing a collection), I think I should be okay. Just have to quell my inner perfectionist and remember that no matter how much I plan, the story may just take a route of its own.