I am awesome.

[hearthstone]

To answer any of the obvious questions: no, I don't plan to finish or publish it, it was just for myself; and no, I don't have any more interest in writing fiction than I ever had. It was fun, and I won't discount the possibility of doing it again if I come up with something else to say, but right now I am not planning on it. Oh, and I suck at fiction writing. Big time. Which is fine. :) I love to read fiction, but just really have no personal desire to write it.

What did I learn?

50,000 words isn't a hell of a lot. I've only got 110 pages, and that's using a 12-point type face because I can't see a smaller one.

If I want to actually get any writing--of any sort--done, I need to do it when no one else is around, either when they are gone and I know they'll be gone for a while, or after they are all asleep. Because if anyone else is around, they have to talk to me. Apparently. :)

That if I set small goals for myself I can do this stuff, and if I can do this stuff, I ought to be able to do the writing I do want to do.

Comments

[alia-egilsson.livejournal.com]

kudos and congrats!

[hearthstone.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[brujaoscura.livejournal.com]

congrats

[hearthstone.livejournal.com]

Thank you :).

[raistlynn.livejournal.com]

Good for you:)

[hearthstone.livejournal.com]

Thanks--I thought so too actually! :)

[ladyoceanstar.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Are you going to let us read it? :-)

[hearthstone.livejournal.com]

It's kind of private, actually, sorry. :( And not for the usual reasons.

[qorinda.livejournal.com]

YAY! Doesn't it feel great to have done it?

[hearthstone.livejournal.com]

Yes, actually--it was a real test for me and I'm glad to know that I can still do this sort of thing.

[desert-boy.livejournal.com]

My nano book ended up being 532 pages by the time i finished it a year and a half later.

It is such a great accomplishment to get to that 50,000 word mark, and I congratulate you. You should feel really good about it.

[hearthstone.livejournal.com]

Whoa, 532 pages. I bow to your awesomeness. :)

[hekatatia.livejournal.com]

Congrats! 110 pages in a month is still quite an accomplishment.

[weofodthignen]

Well done :-)

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