I just hit 8019 words. Last year I quit at 7668. So I've exceeded my last attempt. Hurray!!! I am so going to finish this time. Interesting concept of writing though that I find so exciting is when the characters come to life and make their own way on to the page. I just had two more people show up that I didn't even know were invited to the story.
It is an amazing feeling to be in control of your own little story. To tell the world what you want them to hear without being at the mercy of someone else writing all the rules and putting boundaries in place. I love letting my creative thoughts flow and watch them come to life on the paper.
Of course it is a very rough rough draft so I won't be posting anything. My husband is sad. Our friend is also doing NaNoWriMo for the first time ever and she has let him read some of hers. So he doesn't really understand why I won't share mine. I learned from previous times that I have to have my story perfect before I share it with anyone or I will discourage myself. It's not so much what they may or may not say about my story, it is just that I want the story to be set how I want it before I share. And this one is even a little more sensitive because I am drawing on some of the experiences we have had on our journey as a couple. Not a biography, but I have taken creative liberties with our reality.
My heart soars at the thought that I can now write something I lived. I want to inspire others. I want to put a little more romance in the world with my own unique signature. I want to finish my story. Off I go...
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Oh, Mother. Now I know where I get my "it must be perfect before someone reads" comes from. Thank you...lol.
But really, I am proud of you. And I hope I make myself finish my book...
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