day two

Well, two and a bit hours into day two. For now, my goal is to reach my quota for the day the night before, so that if I have any more inclination to write the next day, it'll be extra. With that in mind, I end my day before I go to class (on the days I have class), so when I get back, I start counting for the next day. It makes sense in my head.

I'm at just about 3400 words right now, longer than almost all of the papers I've ever written minus a handful. I've got enough words for day two, but I'm still about 500 words under my daily quota (I was 500 over yesterday :), so we'll see how much more I can write tomorrow. In any case, I think I'm done with the second chapter. This chapter was written with almost no plot movement and contained mainly dialogue. I don't think that's a bad thing, it just meant I had no idea where it was going when I started writing. It did allow me to develop the characters more and change them some. It was an interesting exercise that I think, for better or worse, will happen a lot in this novel-writing process.

Does having a writing project automatically make you want to write more? My hands seem to be itching to write something all the time now. And because of nanowrimo, there's almost no editing involved, so reader beware. Risks and side effects include incoherent thoughts, wordiness, and nonsensical prose...