As anyone who follows this blog knows, last November, the
ninth to be exact, I was involved in a car accident. An accident that left me
with a concussion, meaning, from that point forward for two months, I couldn’t read,
watch, or get on my computer; that also meant I couldn’t write.
I’d made it around 25,000 words before I was told I needed
to stop doing the very things I like the most, but most importantly, it meant I
wasn’t able to finish the Nano for the first time since I started doing it. (There
was one year where I didn’t get my win verified because I was on dialup back
then and I was having phone line issues; the site wouldn’t load my manuscript.)
Anyway, when the notice came out about Camp Nano a couple of
months ago, I decided that I’d try and do it this year. I usually don’t because
July is after all my birthday month, I’ve never wanted to push that hard in
July, but well, I’ve had trouble getting back into the habit of writing since
that accident, so I decided I needed to try.
And I have to admit it’s been an extremely slow start for
me. In fact, the first five days of July I averaged adding just 620 words a day
to my WIP (The WIP I started back in November). And for the first eighteen
days, I only averaged 999 words a day — not much better. I usually average
2,000 words a day, sometimes even more, from day one in the Nano.
I’m way behind my goal, which is again 50,000 words in the
month. I’m hoping to actually finish my WIP.
But at this point, I’m going to have to write 3,000 words a
day to do it. So far, I managed that yesterday, and I’m not counting this blog,
so I’m going back to my WIP.
Happy writing everyone! J
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