Update

So far, after almost two days, my count is at 4277. I have another half hour to go tonight so I might get more in but probably not til after midnight, so technically the third day.

How is everyone else doing? What are the tough parts of this for everyone and how are you dealing with them?

We had Chris Baty speaking near me tonight. I didn't go. It is raining out and I figured I would use the time writing, instead. It was actually not that near to me. It was about a 45 minute drive, with no rain so probably twice that in the rain.

I am fighting a very bad sore throat by drinking lots of liquids which equals lots of bathroom trips and trips to the kitchen to fill up again. Not fun. I also have been battling my depression. It is better this week but I know I am not out of the woods yet.

So, feedback anyone? Word count anyone?

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Stephalicious B. Nov 3, 2006, 2:45am EST

You are farther along than I am. My goal is to simply hit the daily minimal word count. I am working on day 2 right now (Well, it's still the 2nd where I am.) I am at 2804 and I need to hit 3334 today.

I find it is so much harder for me to write fiction than non-fiction. I can spew off all sorts of lengthy non-fiction in no time. Fiction, I feel like I'm pulling teeth. Hopefully it will get easier with practice.

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Leah Christensen Nov 3, 2006, 2:50am EST

Corina, writing it out is the first step. Writing has probably saved my life. Falling in love got me out of my depression.

Step B, I don't write fiction either. My life is far too full of reality to be bothered with fiction. LOL

I will READ fiction though, because to me everything that I have not yet experienced is something new, and reading fiction is excercise for my imagination.

I'd rather write about my own experiences, though.

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Corina Carrasco Nov 3, 2006, 2:54am EST

I write memoir so this is alien to me, too. It helps though that my novel's characters are people I know. There is a little bit of truth there. Enough to get me going. I will also use some poems I have written and some emails and journal entries that I have written...I will put them in the novel.

Yup, fiction is lots tougher! Oh, and I am now at 4450 words!

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Stephalicious B. Nov 3, 2006, 3:22am EST

I hit @3400 according to my word processor's word count...then uploaded it to NaNoWriMo and they lowered the count to 3242!! Argh. Well, I need to get to bed so I'll just write more tomorrow...but I did finally start to feel like I was getting involved in my own story towards the end there this evening. :-)

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vijay kumar Nov 3, 2006, 3:54am EST

Write and write out of your constraints. Words heal. The best to you, Corina.

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amanda wallin Nov 3, 2006, 9:42am EST

I agree, write from your experience, what you know anyhow. Don't delve into the impossible/fantastic on your first attempt. I hope this is cathartic for you. Best of luck!

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Corina Carrasco Nov 4, 2006, 3:17am EST

End of day three...word count is now 6411. I'm still working some more tonight, I think. I just have to decide how my girl will meet her boy! Then it should flow.

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