National Novel Writing Month -- Boy am I scared!!!

In case you hadn't heard, Nov. 1 kicked off National Novel Writing Month -- a month where those who love to write commit to writing at least 50,000 words within 30 days. You may be thinking... 50,000 words? 30 Days? Why?

Honestly, I didn't really know why until I started writing -- on November 2nd! Yeah that means I didn't write a dayum thing on the first day. When you do the math -- to meet the 50k goal, I've got to write a MINIMUM of 1,666 words per day. HA! Peanuts I thought. Until I started writing... on THE SECOND DAY!! Ok, so why do I keep repeating that I started late? Because you don't know the challenge of writing 1,666 words until you try and do it. MAN... I squeezed every bit of creative juice I had last night into my laptop... and still only topped out at around 1400 words -- and I started A DAY LATE!!!! See my issue?

In the overall scheme of things -- the challenge is to make you write -- not edit -- just write!! Editing will come later. I was "hovering" in the background of the NANO universe. Reading various posts. Seeing those individuals who were just totally geeking about the start of NANO 2009. Until this morning... when I posted the first few lines of my book. I was scared -- worried about rejection -- or snide comments from fellow NANO's until I realized -- umm most of them are just like me! So I sent my post -- and I was liberated!! It was such an awesome feeling to share something that I've kept guarded within me for so long!!

But back to the numbers game -- I'm at a pace that has me down 1,932 words -- and I'm still in the first 6 pages (roughly). I plan on picking up the pace -- and writing like mad for the next 28 days. Don't worry - I'm still going to keep hunting for the best of the best Vampire books and posting reviews. I still NEED to READ!!

Go ahead and ask me.... "Dren - what's your story about?" ::::::::::drum roll please:::::::::::: Only the best kick-ass black vampire book ever written! Wish me luck!!!


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and the hunt continues.....