I signed up a few days ago, after procrastinating for a couple of years.
What I think to be true:
~ I don't have time to write 50,000 words in November.
~ I should be using November to reconnect with out rhythm and get back into the swing of living and learning with my family.
~ I really deserve a month off.
~ I'm afraid that what I write will be crap.
What I also think to be true:
~ Regardless of whether or not I write a novel worth using as tinder, I have the opportunity to introduce discipline to my writing.
~ Participating in NaNo may help me decide what I want to do in terms of my writing.
What I know:
~ I am a writer. Not just was a writer, or wants to be a writer. I write. I have always written. I write in my head even if it doesn't end up on paper. In fact, getting my words to paper is my major hang-up. In the past I have focused on poetry and creative non-fiction, but that is mostly because of the horrible short story I wrote for my fiction class when I was 20. Which, judged by my peers, wasn't as horrible as I thought it was. It's time to move past that and see if I have a voice for fiction.
~ I always struggle to say I am a writer.
~ I have not mentioned this to anyone IRL.
~ I could lie and say that I won't be posting much on the blog, but I know it isn't true. Writing begets writing, and procrastinating results in blog posts.
Do you NaNoWriMo?
Blogging is indeed a nice procrastination tool.
ReplyDeleteGet used to saying you're a writer. Because once you finish that novel, there's no hiding it. Not only a writer, but an author and a novelist.
Rock on sister!