I’m at 9765 words, which is 19.5% done. It’s also 150 ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n
I’m very ambivalent about the project right now. Almost 2000 words a day takes up almost all of my time. Writing becomes a chore that I resent, rather than an exhilarating project that challenges me. Well, meeting exigent word limits challenges me, but my excitement and creativity suffer greatly.<\/p>\n
I am seriously considering dropping my word limit to something more attainable, but still challenging, like 1200 words or so, for the month of November. I clearly won’t hit 50000 words, but I will participate in the mind-altering fun of NaNo, but without self-flagellation.<\/p>\n
Any opinions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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