Each year, during the month of November, there is a writers challenge out there in the big, anonymous internet world. The goal is to write 50,000 words in 30 days, Nov 1 - Nov 30. Last year, I found this challenge to be simply nuts! At the time, having a 4 year old around most of the time impeded any attempt for me to even freewrite for a 15 minute stretch. And the holiday preparation... Thanksgiving takes up a week of planning, shopping, cooking, cleaning, on and on it goes. I love cooking at Thanksgiving, so I made the choice to do that instead of write. But this year, well, I am more motivated, inspired, available, present. I hope to still cook, but I have decided to let many things go, and to let my family take part more. Yes, this means I have to let go of the control I seem to crave, to let things be done differently that I would do them, or like them to be done. The end result, I know already, will be so much better. Beacause I have my focus on doing the one thing that I have desired these twenty five or so years. Write, be a writer, do what's write.
As of today, my word count is at 3624. Sounds more like part of Barbie's measurements. And by no means are they wonderful prose. There are more words just waiting to be formed, placed in the total count. My story may hit a wall and not become a mystery novel like I hope. It may end up off inthe ditch, or it may take a turn down another path, and become a completely different one altogether. 50,000 words seems daunting, impossible to achieve, at about 1667 words a day (several of which I already have done ZERO) but I am just motivated like no other time in my life. My family is encouraging, my friends are supportive, and my inner self is talking the talk, walking the walk. I am thankful for everyone of them. I am thankful for the challenge. I am thankful for the gift I have, and the chance to develop it into more than words bouncing around in my head.
As soon as I can, I will post a link so you can read an excerpt.
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