Well it
has been a while since I did this and that's because I have been very busy
indeed.
Firstly,
we are moving house. It was decided at the end of October and we move on 1st
December. I cannot wait! The house is half the size, but currently we are being
plagued with severe damp and to be honest it is quite depressing! Wet clothes
and mouldy shoes... yum!
Secondly,
I have been taking part in NaNoWriMo... the aim? To write a novel (or part of
one) of 50k words or more!!! Argh, I know- crazy!
Well I am
on day 19 and I am waaaay behind... but for some reason I don't feel
disheartened... because I have written 21k words in two weeks and that is
awesome!!!! I am so proud of myself for sitting and writing most days (minus
weekends when the kiddies are home all day...) and I can see my writing has
become stronger and more fluent. It has made me realsie that writing every day
(if possible) makes a massive difference to the quality of writing.
I know
that I am just piecing together the bones of the novel right now, but at this
rate I will be fleshing it out from January!
I have
decided to take December off... unless the urge arises... I will put my book
away and enjoy sorting out the new house, getting ready for Christmas and
generally enjoying a break so that I can feel refreshed and clear headed in
January to pick that book back up again and smash it!
So yeah,
on a high because I'm trying my best and it is paying off... to all those
NaNo-ers out there, here is one big high five!!! Keep writing! xxx
