We are coming to the halfway point in NaNo and I have to say, I'm having a great time, but I am WAY behind. I love my novel and one of my characters just introduced me to another character that I never saw coming, but I only have 16,000 words. I'm no where close to the halfway point in my story or my word count. Plus, I have my professional block teaching placement all this month and the school is an hour away. That is an hour of time that I could be writing where instead I'm driving up and down mountains in the dark. (I love my placement, by the way. The kids are great and my co-op is fantastic. Its just really far away.)
My answer: I hate to lose. I am highly competitive by nature and I need to be able to say that I won at NaNoWriMo. I also love my novel and really want to finish Kira's story.
Side note: My parentals are coming up this weekend for my momma's birthday so I might be MIA for a couple days. But fear not! I shall return, hopefully with a better word count and some reviews.
If you are in love with your book and your character, just let it come at your own pace! Keep up the great work!
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