I’ve made a tough call. I’m not abandoning my play, just setting it aside for now.
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A Few Answers
A few months ago, my numbers were unexplainably down about 30 perecent.
After some steroid pushes & medication changes, things were still looking a bit funky & my numbers still hadn’t risen, so I needed another bronchoscopy (scope of my lungs).
NaNoWriMo 2017: Plotober is Here
For the past two years I’ve written a novel for National Novel Writing Month. It was a welcome distraction & radical departure from my life.
It also disciplined me to write 50,000 words in 30 days, which seemed really daunting at first but was actually doable.
Finish Line Crossed
I’m glad I did NanoWriMo again this year. Even if my novels don’t see the light of day, it’s good to be writing & for it to be fun. This year’s effort I just finished. My program had more words than NanoWriMo’s official validator, so I had a bit of catching up to do, but not by much. I know this one will need work too, but I’m glad it’s done.
Halfway There…
Last night I hit 25,036 words! I consider this as pretty amazing for me considering how off my attention has been at points & how crummy I felt the first part of the month.
I’m still a bit behind, but not terribly. I still need less than 1800 words a day to finish on time. I’ve been doing over that pretty consistently or if I’ve fallen a little short, I’ve been averaging the new daily average or better which is around 1700 words.
Stepping Back
I left social media recently due to some shaming & bullying. It was just too negative overall lately. Even with articles that I used to enjoy reading & some pages it just seemed there was a negative feel to it & that any post or article anyone bothered to put up, someone had an issue with.
It wasn’t just the election, but that definitely made it worse.
The Night before NaNoWriMo…
Today is Halloween. Tomorrow I will have been listed for 8 months. Next Monday, I have my next check-up.
Then on the 9th, I’ll be in Baltimore to discuss dual listing with John Hopkins.
I Dared Myself & Won
Well, I accomplished my goal yesterday. I finished something I had never undertaken before, a novel. At 50,000 words it’s probably more like a novella, but it’s the basis of something good. I do know that.
The Finish Line Is Near
Yesterday I did something I wasn’t quite sure I’d do. I hit 40,860 words on the National Novel Writing Challenge I undertook at the beginning of the month. For someone who has never even attempted a novel before it seemed daunting at first. I only had two days notice of the challenge, even though I had a friend & improv teammate who swore by it & has been doing it for years. I can clearly see why.
Off To the Races Tomorrow
November is already shaping up to be busy. I have several doctor’s appointments, mainly for car accident follow-ups, Social Security Disability verification, but also a few transplant follow-up appointments. At my next visit with the transplant center mid-month, I’ll actually be given a timeframe of how long they expect my wait will be. From others I know in my center’s support group, the timing average is usually a month either side of what they say (so if they say 6 months, for example, it could be as little as 5 or as long as 7) but still highly accurate. For my own sake, I’m hoping that is true in my case & I’m not the oddball…(been there, done that, not always fun.)
AS I LIVE & BREATHE 