The writing went good on this dark November day as I logged in 1,840 words for a total of 44, 299 in the 50k-word challenge. I moved the story ahead with an action-packed chapter putting the main characters on center stage.

The whole word challenge still seems unsurmountable from day to day, even though the word count helps, and the stats. Did I hit writer’s blocks or walls like the proverbial Marathon runner? You bet ya, many times.

I used the advice from the For the Love of Books Podcast special NaNoWriMo episode; it truly helped me get through. I hit both high and low points but averaged 1,795 words a day.

https://emmapalova123.podbean.com/e/nanowrimo-special-panel-advises-to-keep-on-writing/

I am looking for the challenge to be over since I had to live around it and keep the momentum going. And I am still writing and plotting. The weather outside helps me stay inside, but I feel the deprivation from oxygen. I don’t know how many trail mixes I have consumed over the last 25 days. I flipped back and forth between Harmony with Himalayan salt and Second Nature Keto Crunch, and consumed endless teas, both black and herbal.

I still had to perform for both our local Lowell Ledger Newspaper, sell my books at Christmas through Lowell, do the laundry, and Thanksgiving. Is the challenge doable?

It depends a lot on how you approach it. Does your story matter? Of course, it does. If didn’t I wouldn’t be writing this.

To be continued.

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