Well, I said I would post often to check in with everyone else doing NaNoWriMo, but I’ve gotten so wrapped up in the writing that my plan of checking in sort of fell by the wayside. Oops.

So, the month is halfway over and so is my novel. It’s nice when it works out that way. I know some people who are really struggling, either because of plot problems or real life issues, like I did last year.

The key to success for me is just to keep writing no matter what. In 2009, I took the “write now, edit later” attitude and came out with a fairly complete but incredibly messy draft. This year, I’m trying to post a little bit as I go along, which is helped by the fact that I wrote the first five (but then trashed one, so really four) chapters last year. This has helped to keep me motivated, because I know that even when I don’t enjoy the story, other people do. But it definitely puts the pressure on, which can be both good and bad.

So, how is everyone else doing? I must say, I’m super excited about all of the good stories coming my way thanks to this month of crazy wordcounts.