NaNoWriMo Day 05

Yep. It's true, this year I'm doing the NaNo challenge once more. In fact, since I have started I have been doing it every year ;)
Last year though I was too tired, too jaded to do more than one project - and it was cutting it close as it were.

This year I feel a bit better so I'm running with two projects in parallel. A Fiction-Fantasy tale and an Alternate History-Fiction story. I started slow (1 or 2k words a day) but now I'm moving closer to my goal (4 or 5k a day, minimum).

Yesterday was one of those days when you just write in 4 or 5 moments - but you write 500 words or more in one go, barely pausing to think or even realize what's happening. I was active in the Portuguese NaNo facebook page also - and it all seemed easy. ;)

Today was a different matter... writing took time... I couldn't see the story moving in my head. Everything was slow and vague. Still, it's 6am and I've hit the 4k target. I was still feeling a bit... I dunno, dissatisfied with the whole thing when I remembered what kind of day this is: it's the kind of day you slow down so that, a few days down the line, you have another one of those days where the words just come out easy and plot and story and characters move forwards almost effortlessly. Yes, this is true - because today is one of the days where the effort was expended.

I didn't write a single word for my mage story. Though I know that he is in big trouble, that he has to go see a big shot and overcome some tests. That's for tomorrow (or in a few hours, when I wake up).
My other guy, the prisoner in my alternate history tale, has however met with his mentor to be and has learnt a bit more about just how uncanny his mentor to be is. They have talked about big things. Tomorrow, if I have time, some smaller things are going to happen to them. And some of the reactions will (have to) be unexpected.

NaNoWriMo is always a challenge. It pushes your buttons and drives you to do better, even with the same constraints. I'm trying to make both stories cohesive (I have a larger plan for both) but at the same time not losing sight of the madness and sense of freedom that can come about whilst doing this. So, lots of lists - and an open mind ;)

Haven't got the faintest idea if I will write more posts here during this month but I hope so. It's long overdue the time to bring this blog back to life ;)

If you're writing out there... good luck! Enjoy!