So I got off to a good start yesterday with my NaNoWriMo project. I started on the train ride home and after 30 minutes, I was already at 1,000+ words. I spent a little while longer at home working on it, finishing up at 1,686. Inspired by the walk from the train to the house, I even came up with a second blog post.
My ride was with my hubby and I wound up missing choir rehearsal. That allowed me to spend a little time helping my son get ready for picture day and time to work on my WIP. Honestly, I wasn’t feeling the WIP, so I was glad to get a call from my good friend Christy of CT-Designs. It’s been a while since we chatted and we caught each other up on our various projects. Christy is also a creative mind, but her creative strength is in design. She shared with me the ups and downs of owning her own business and I shared with her the ups and downs of being an aspiring author.
One of the best things about the call was Christy’s whole-hearted determination that she would not go back to a 9-5. It inspired me to put fingers to keyboard and butt in chair to keep writing. One of these days I will be leaving the 9-5 corporate life for a life more suited to my passions. Until then, I’ve got to keep hustling to make the rent and fuel my creative juices.
But back to NaNo: I went to the site this morning to update my word count. They said, at this rate, I wouldn’t finish until December 29. Huh? Forget that! I jumped on my NaNo WIP, taking advantage of a slow day. My current word count is 3,422. At this rate, says NaNo, I’ll be done by November 29.
So far the story is flowing smoothly (much better than my current WIP). Hopefully that will continue through this month. That’s assuming that this bug I’m starting to feel doesn’t get me first. Until then, I’ll keep at it.
Question: What drives you to do what you do?
