Nanowrimo Separation Anxiety
It is day 28 of National Novel Writing Month. I am writing a sequel to a novel I wrote for my daughter, as requested by her. I am more than halfway through the novel, but only four hundred words shy of the 50 k goal. And now I'm feeling sad, already missing it. Part of me doesn't want to write the last few hundred words, so I won't have to say good bye... I've decided to make the next few days a personal test, to see if I can sustain the pace when it isn't simply as a marathoner. Let me tell you, writing nearly two thousand words a day is a wonderful way to expend my mental energy. I hope to keep it up. Boy, would I like some writer friends to support this habit! Here is the question I will need to answer: can I have a family life, and paint, and write, and play fiddle? Ah, what a happy prospect! Nanowrimo has taught me several things: The first 350 words of the day are the hardest to write Unless the hardest to write are the last 350, and s