November is National Novel Writing Month. I decided to write a book a little over three months ago and have thrown myself into the world of writers and authors full on and at full speed. It is something I have always wanted to do but never felt the confidence to be able to go ahead and chase the dream.The inspirational time came when I was sat talking to my daughter in a launderette while folding our summer clothes on holiday in Cornwall. I told her that I wanted to write a book. She looked at me with a frown and puzzled look. “You have never wanted to do that”. Well, actually she was wrong. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but never looked into it. The fact that I had spoken about this dream out loud was the stepping stone I needed to do it. I can’t tell someone I want to do it and not even attempt to go for it.
Once we arrived home from our holiday I opened an account with WordPress and started this blog which was the first stepping stone to start a dream!
Fast-forward three months and we are at the start of NaNoWriMo. I’m on day 4 of what will be a crazy, busy, stressful month of sitting at my laptop writing the transcript for my first book ‘Forgotten Memories’ It has been pretty smooth going so far. I’ve hit my goals each day for my word counts and I’m actually feeling it’s going pretty smoothly! I am fitting in a couple of hours a day and slowly chipping away at a 50’000 word novel as I shovel sand into a box to build sandcastles later once I edit. (I love that quote!) In fact, I have totally smashed my word counts! At this rate, I will be writing an 80’000 word novel!
It’s exciting! I’m actually writing! I feel I’m doing well and I have three people who will be offering critique once the first draft is written and edited.
So anyone reading this who thinks they want to write a novel, DO IT! I wish I had started years ago and hadn’t waited so long to follow a dream!
Tell me about your NaNo journey and your dreams!
Madison Ward!
Madison Ward 
This is amazing! You can do it! I started my journey the exact same way a couple years ago… Now I’m an overachiever going for 100k+ words because I know when I go fast, half of them get thrown out lol. But I need them for the first draft 🙂
Happy writing to you!
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Thank you! Good luck to you too 🙂
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I feel exactly the same way. I have wanted to write a novel for years, even going so far as to claim that being a writer is my long term career goal. Now I actually feel like I’m doing something towards achieving that. I know that I 100% have NaNoWriMo to thank, because I am the kind of person who needs a deadline to get my ass in gear.
I’m so happy for you. You are awesome, and you will smash that target in no time.
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Thank you! I’m hoping I will! I’m on target for my 2k per day so all good so far!
How are you doing?
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I’m a day ahead of schedule so going to try to crank out some pages when I’m off work over the next few days
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