NaNoWriMo and My Realistic Appraisal (Unless You Are an Optimist, That Is)
Starting to feel pretty pessimistic about my ability to participate in NaNoWriMo. It was a good goal, but the reality of my current state of life transition is dictating other plans for me.
Maybe pessimistic is the wrong word. As the saying goes, a pessimist the the word optimists use to describe realists.
NaNoWriMo is just not realistic for me right now. I will re-assess to see if I can make it work. And maybe I do participate but with the intent to not write the full 50k.
Very little time left, and I have very little support from my wife for help with my boys. And they are my first priority.
This is sort of their first Halloween where are aware enough to fully understand and participate. And I really want it to be special for them.
Add in to the mix a re-occurring cold--most likely due to sleep deprivation--and making sure I am caught up with work. I have become backed up again, which isn't unusual or even a bad thing. But I have to get that done and stay on top before I can justify the time commitment of churning out 1600 words per day.
We will see. In an ideal world, we have a great Halloween, and I wake up the next day and start the first day of my NaNoWriMo novel.
But the world has and never will be ideal. If that seems to be a pessimistic statement to you, you are probably a misguided optimist. See also positive illusion.
Maybe pessimistic is the wrong word. As the saying goes, a pessimist the the word optimists use to describe realists.
NaNoWriMo is just not realistic for me right now. I will re-assess to see if I can make it work. And maybe I do participate but with the intent to not write the full 50k.
Very little time left, and I have very little support from my wife for help with my boys. And they are my first priority.
This is sort of their first Halloween where are aware enough to fully understand and participate. And I really want it to be special for them.
Add in to the mix a re-occurring cold--most likely due to sleep deprivation--and making sure I am caught up with work. I have become backed up again, which isn't unusual or even a bad thing. But I have to get that done and stay on top before I can justify the time commitment of churning out 1600 words per day.
We will see. In an ideal world, we have a great Halloween, and I wake up the next day and start the first day of my NaNoWriMo novel.
But the world has and never will be ideal. If that seems to be a pessimistic statement to you, you are probably a misguided optimist. See also positive illusion.
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