The White Lily (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
thewhitelily) wrote2008-11-26 10:28 pm
thewhitelily) wrote2008-11-26 10:28 pm
Entry tags:
Waterloo
So, Saturday I officially pulled out of this year's NaNoWriMo. Final count: 28,731 words.
On the plus side, after the fourth one this month, I'm now getting much better at recognising the migraine aura while it's still just an odd semi-absense in my field of vision, even before it develops into the pretty sparkly flashy strings.
Lessons learned this year? Perhaps if, when November rolls around, I happen to be at a biorhythmic low point, feeling generally rundown and lacking in energy, I shouldn't be surprised at the effort required to muster the enthusiasm for a Grand Project like NaNoWriMo.
As for the story itself? It certainly developed some interesting twists during its lifetime--the original physicist who my three protagonists were cloned off turned out to be a significantly bigger character in the whole thing than I was expecting. :) I'm not sure whether I'll continue with it--I'm mainly pulling out of completing it within November rather than the story as a whole, but I suspect it will end up joining the rest of the half-finished non-deadlined stories languishing on my hard drive.
Still, was it worth it?
Always. :)
On the plus side, after the fourth one this month, I'm now getting much better at recognising the migraine aura while it's still just an odd semi-absense in my field of vision, even before it develops into the pretty sparkly flashy strings.
Lessons learned this year? Perhaps if, when November rolls around, I happen to be at a biorhythmic low point, feeling generally rundown and lacking in energy, I shouldn't be surprised at the effort required to muster the enthusiasm for a Grand Project like NaNoWriMo.
As for the story itself? It certainly developed some interesting twists during its lifetime--the original physicist who my three protagonists were cloned off turned out to be a significantly bigger character in the whole thing than I was expecting. :) I'm not sure whether I'll continue with it--I'm mainly pulling out of completing it within November rather than the story as a whole, but I suspect it will end up joining the rest of the half-finished non-deadlined stories languishing on my hard drive.
Still, was it worth it?
Always. :)
no subject
But if the strings are pretty... *confused*Mm, here's to hoping that it'll be finished eventually? From what you've told me of it sounds absolutely delicious, it'd be a pity to lose it.
Always. =D
no subject
Oh, yes, they're very pretty, I wouldn't mind them so much (if they didn't sit right in front of my point of focus and prevent me from reading), except about half an hour after they appear, they vanish again and in comes the PAINPAINPAIN.I'm hoping, too, because it's definitely delicious. *crosses fingers*
:)
Sorrow
(Anonymous) 2008-11-27 03:57 am (UTC)(link)But you shouldn't be surprised that, by writing a biography on my highly classified life, the government turns the mind rays onto you. I bet you didn't even take the simple precaution of wrapping alfoil around your head before typing. :)
TPWFL