NaNoWriMonday 2018 | Week 1

It’s the first week of NaNoWriMo and I have to say, I’m having a blast. I’ve been in editing land for so long that finally being back at the first draft of something is just a whole lot of fun.

Seriously! It’s been so long that I kind of forgot how to first draft. I’m an outliner. Always have been. And while I don’t put down every detail in my outlines, I’m not usually vague. But I’ve run into a few spots where I’ve written a point like, “they travel to the city.”

I was like, “Thanks, past-me, but present-me would like a little more detail. Than that.” But it’s been fun. A little bit of pantsing in the middle of my outline.

As of the writing of this post (Sunday evening) I’m supposed to be at 6,666 words. And I’m happy to report that I’m at 6,825! I’d like to be a little further ahead, but the fact that I’m ahead at all is good with me! A week from now, I’m to be at 18,333. I’m hoping to be closer to 25K, but we’ll see!!

Fun fact about this post: I wrote 0 words on Saturday, and then had to write double the words on Sunday!