and now, for the hat trick...

[edenfalling]

I suck at NaNo. I can't seem to stick to one story to save my life.

My actual NaNo project is stuck around 2,500 words... but last night I was reading OotP (I am attempting to reread the final three HP books, partly just because, and partly to straighten out some plot points for "Strange Likenesses") and I was somehow inspired to open chapter 12 of "Secrets" and write 2,100 words in one go. So that chapter is now at 6,375 words, which is around 1/2 to 2/3 of the way finished. ("Secrets" chapters run about 8,500 to 12,000 words, depending on how much stuff I need to fit in, and how many plot curves the story throws me.)

Why can't I make that kind of progress on my NaNo?

And why couldn't I get unstuck on "Secrets" back in October?

...

I think it's just general perversity. It's so easy to write when I know I ought to be doing other things. And conversely, when I know I ought to be writing, housework and other stupid chores become very tempting.

Maybe I should declare this month's project to be one of my languishing-for-years original story ideas. That might unstick me on my current NaNo as well as "Secrets."

*ponders*

Comments

[annearchy.livejournal.com]

You should probably ignore your (other?) fanfic during NaNo. It's very easy to use "I'm working on something else" as a reason to procrastinate (I know this well :))

[edenfalling]

I'm trying! It's just not working very well. *sigh*

(My NaNo project is an original paranormal romance/suspense novel... or at least, that's what it's meant to be. I kind of suck at the romance part, though.)

[ickaimp.livejournal.com]

Eh, don't worry about it.

It's called National -Novel- writers month, but there's nothing that says your novel has to be one story. It can be a collection of various stories!!!


.... or at least that's my story, and I'm sticking to it... ^^;;

[edenfalling]

And a good story it is, too! :-D

[drich.livejournal.com]

Eh, just treat it as a word count like Asuka is doing. Any words on any story = good. Actually getting to 50,000 = really good. Win-win for your readers. ^_^

[edenfalling]

I did that last year, though, and I really wanted to try the thing in the original spirit. *sigh* Oh well, when you get down to it, anything that gets me closer to finishing "Secrets" is a good thing in my book. That story has been a WIP for 5 and a half years now!