Friday, 2 November 2007 08:50 am
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deckardcanine"Yesssss," I declared to no one in particular when I checked my word count. I had gotten a somewhat late start on my NaNoWriMo story and was not sure what to expect. Turns out it had taken me less than two hours to reach my personal goal for the day, and I was still cookin'. When I finally decided to stop -- for sleep's sake, not for lack of energy or inspiration -- I had entered more than 3,200 words. That's almost twice what I'll have to average per day in November. And I'm not even done with the prologue I've planned.
Of course, I don't expect this rate to keep up. It won't be more than a few days until I've written everything that had been swimming in my head in late October. After that, I'll be more likely to sit and wonder what to write next.
On the other hand, by the time that happens, I expect to have let go of more of my inhibitions. To get more intoxicated by the project, if you will. Already I'm learning not to be too picky about what I say. I did go back to edit a bit, but that was mostly to make things wordier. (How unintentionally fitting that the other day, I had taken another look at a Gene Weingarten article titled "Read It and Lacrimate," in which he makes fun of verbose PR statements. I like to think my words are easier to understand, tho. Even as I write this, I have to fight an urge to sound like a monosyllabic boor on purpose.)
Really, I'm going to handle most of this novel the way I handle most of "Downscale": one step at a time. It's better for me not to have a long-run ending in mind ahead of time. Actions will flow more naturally, and I'll be able to enjoy my own suspense and surprise.
Of course, I don't expect this rate to keep up. It won't be more than a few days until I've written everything that had been swimming in my head in late October. After that, I'll be more likely to sit and wonder what to write next.
On the other hand, by the time that happens, I expect to have let go of more of my inhibitions. To get more intoxicated by the project, if you will. Already I'm learning not to be too picky about what I say. I did go back to edit a bit, but that was mostly to make things wordier. (How unintentionally fitting that the other day, I had taken another look at a Gene Weingarten article titled "Read It and Lacrimate," in which he makes fun of verbose PR statements. I like to think my words are easier to understand, tho. Even as I write this, I have to fight an urge to sound like a monosyllabic boor on purpose.)
Really, I'm going to handle most of this novel the way I handle most of "Downscale": one step at a time. It's better for me not to have a long-run ending in mind ahead of time. Actions will flow more naturally, and I'll be able to enjoy my own suspense and surprise.
