NaNoWriMo

Now, this post isnt about an un-awesome thing, or something you shouldnt do, it's for me (yes i'm selfish) to let you know a little bit about what's going on with me.
This year, i'm doing NaNoWriMo, which stands for National Novel Writing Month. Basically, the object of the game is to write a novel of at least 50,000 words in just thirty days.
Are you hyperventilating a little? No, that's me.
And it's super fun, because i love to write, but it's hard, because 50,000 words is an incredible volume. I'm only at 38 thousand words, and i have 128 pages of twelve point font, one inch margins, double spaced, times new roman font, with the first line of each paragraph indented.
So, right now, it's a long, looong essay, but lets imagine it in book size.
The first book i thought of was 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne collins (it's a really good book, i'm officially suggesting it), and i googled the word count. It's just around a hundred thousand, a little less.
So, by the end of the month, i will have written at least a little over half of The Hunger Games, and that's just the opening gambit.
Because i know what i'm writing now is bad. Lets face it, yes, i'm a good writer, when i have time to think over word choice, edit, plan ahead, and send my raw material to Rica for a good reading and cutting down. But 50 thousand words in a month? Be real, i dont have time to edit! Much less think!
So for now, i'm writing through a plot that i've constructed in my head, i'm not entirely sure where it'll end, and my natural desire to write well is not being satisfied. At least i'm writing though.
Of course, at present, the book will probably not make sense to anyone but me, but hey, it's part of the process.
www.nanowrimo.org
now that i'm done moaning about writing, i'm gonna go write a few thousand words, because i'd like to hit forty thousand by the end of the day.
Have a good saturday, yall!
Emily