Hello everyone!
We’ve almost made it! We’re down to the final full week of outlining. This whole week, I’ve been thinking how crazy it is that NaNoWriMo is so close to starting and I’m about to start actually writing a new story.
I really want to move on from the outlining into actually writing, and yet this whole week, thoughts have been creeping in that I’m still not ready. My outlining sessions have been on the short side all week as I’m trying to wrap up some last details of where certain tidbits of information are going to be learned in the story, and there isn’t the need to go through an entire run down of the plot as I’ve been doing for most of the past 3 months.
I’ve also been swamped at work, which has taken up most of my attention and focus this past week. Ideally, in addition to wrapping up these last details in the outline, I’d’ve been able to keep my mind relatively clear and with as little stress as possible. While it didn’t work out that way, I think it’ll still be fine, but I do believe a positive mindset can have a beneficial impact on writing, especially when you’re in the early stages of a new project.
I also always believe there’s always a bit of trepidation before a writer starts writing a new manuscript. So, I feel this feeling of cold feet was inevitable, and that these other factors are just amplifying a feeling that’s naturally going to be there.
Despite all that, I’m confident in progressing through NaNoWriMo (still crazy it starts in TWO days!) and at the very least getting close to my goal, if not achieving it. My outlining this week was short, but I do believe I’ve got a better sense of where information is going to be teased throughout the story now. I also found more spots where I can illustrate examples of the personalities and characteristics of the main characters, and as I wrote in an earlier post, any time aspects of your story can compliment one another, its a good sign.
So in these last couple of days before November, I’m going to continue outlining, short as it may end up being, firming up the foundation of my notes for this manuscript. As with the past week, there’s not much more I’m really going to be able to add without actually writing.
And in two days….
It begins.
See you next week.