I had a very creative piece I was going to submit to the
blog this month. I lost it somewhere in the hundreds of files on my computer. I’ll
probably find it ten minutes after posting this. Instead, you will get this
Nanowrimo worn out brain.
I finished my 50000 words in eight days. I guess that’s what
happens when I take a month off writing. I can’t type fast enough but I know a
lot of people struggle to get the words down. That’s why I dislike the number
game.
I know goals are good but we don’t all write fast. Some of
us cannot stand to look at red scattered throughout our text and have to stop to correct. I know people who think getting one written paragraph a day is quite
an accomplishment. All of these represent the same deep desire; they have to
get the story written at whatever pace they are able to do this.
November is also Remembrance Day month. While I have plot
complications that I want to get on paper, there are other things in life that
are more important. Remembering the sacrifice of soldiers who all gave and give
their lives is one of those occasions. Some die on the battlefield, some suffer
slow excruciating living deaths and all are haunted with the memories that
change them. This deserves my time. Writing stops.
For all of you challenging yourself to Nanowrimo, I pray the
story comes and your fingers fly across the keyboard. For those of you who are
seeking out other endeavors, I pray God’s leading.
God bless you all. It is wonderful to be a part of this
family.
