Wow. I've Got Issues (News at 11)

[mrlich]

So I'm doing Nano this year.

Some of you already know that, but what you may not know is that I'm really not sure if I'll make it.

'Ohhhh' you say. 'Big shock' you say. "That's kinda the point MrLich - a lot of people won't make it."

Yeah, yeah, I know. The thing is, I sooo should make it. I know without a doubt that I have enough in the creativity department. I've already proven to myself that I can pump out 1667 words in a night* fairly easily**.

So what's the problem? Same thing as when I draw. The instant I make it mandatory - whether because it's a paying gig or because I've set some sort of deadline for myself, my willpower to complete the task at hand goes straight to shit.

As an example? I haven't started tonight's writing and here I am procrastinating - and I'm a little behind for yesterday's work!

In related news, I have an all new respect for ms_violet 's 30 minutes of timed writing exercises.

Time to get started.

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*That's the number of words (roughly) that you need to write per day to make the 50,000 word finish line in one month's time.
**Yes, that's relatively speaking - I'm no pro.

Comments

Re: Here Comes the Tough Love

[mrlich.livejournal.com]

Thank you brother.

I think that I may have come across wrong. I have a bad habit of just stopping when I no longer want to be working on something - even if the end result is something that I really want badly. I was fearful that such was going to be the case with NaNo.

However, I do think that your 'tough love' response may have been just what I needed. All too often, I have good friends who mean well, but they are just too ready to 'go with the flow' and allow me to bail with their gentle commentary. I think that your response was the kick in the pants that I needed.

I'm not only caught back up to schedule, but I've pulled ahead slightly thanks to a weekend of good focus on writing.

Anyway. Thanks. I owe you one. ;)

Re: Here Comes the Tough Love

[roughhouser.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear it! Keep it up. Whenever I (and many people) get ahead of schedule on something like this, the tendency is to relax a little, and before you know it - shit, I'm behind again. So don't relax until it's over. Keep ahead of the curve if you can, so that when something unexpected comes up - and it always does, you'll have that cushion that'll keep you on target. You don't owe me a thing, other than to hit 50K on schedule. ;)