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The Final Third
Posted by: andychilton
The moment has almost come. It's now time to get serious. It's the final third.
It's about this stage where something dawns on you - it's make or break time. You start to realise that you've made this pact with yourself to write a novel in a month, but so far all you have is some words and the beginnings of a story. It has gone reasonably well so far and there is always the thought that it could have gone better.
But wait, there is just one problem...
You're behind. In fact, you're so far behind you're starting to get worried. Worried that you won't finish your novel, you won't hit your 50,000 words and worried that all your friends are going to laugh at you because you didn't get your word count.
There is however one redeeming feature of being worried about not finishing your novel. This is good since these worries make you do things you didn't think you were capable of achieving. Like finishing well over half the novel in well under half the allotted time. Trepidation about your projected average of over 3,000 words per day for the rest of the month sets in.
Luckily for you, there is some good news. You have time on your side and please, hear me out! Many people in the past, as witnessed on NaNoWriMo, have pulled off tremendous word counts in the final third of the month. 20k in a weekend isn't seen as uncommon. Even 10k in a single day is achievable. The only thing these people did to attain these heady heights was to pull their finger out, stop procrastinating and start writing.
So there is nothing else left for it than to get rid of those distractions, sit in front of your computer and just get on with it. It's amazing how much you can do in such a short space of time but the moment is now to actually do it.
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20 Jun 2007 21:44:09
Comments
On 20 Jun 2007 23:09:48 Travis said:
Amen!
I almost want to be behind now because of that klog entry, just so I can come out looking like a hero in the end! :-)
Really, I can't post any more here - I have to get writing.
On 21 Jun 2007 10:19:42 Kerryn said:
I must believe you! Is it really 3000 words per day. Eep!
Very inspiring though, Andy. :)