We’re only three days into NaNoWriMo and I’m already further along than I’ve ever been. That gives me a lot of hope I’m going to pull this off.

I have a lot more dedication this year. I have a solid story to share, and its falling together nicely. I’m finding that writing just before I go to sleep works well. I bring my laptop to bed, and I write until I get sleepy. With my crazy schedule, it is the only time I know I can set aside every day to do it. So I do.

My only fear is making sure it actually reaches 50K words. I’m a huge fan of short stories, which I am finding to be a hurdle to jump as I want to gloss over details that I later find I need to flesh out.

I’m resisting the urge to go back and edit every time I sit down to write. I keep wanting to go back and add details! Partly for story strength. Partly just that fear of not reaching the goal word count.

I won’t let fear hold me back, though. Especially not a fear as dumb as reaching the required word count! I can do this! I AM doing this. In fact, its time to get back to the story…

Word count as of this post: 2248

Words left to go: 47752