So, I'm supposed to still be in the idea phase with this, but I pulled out an old idea I had from years ago. It already has a world, characters, and about 5,000 words done on it. However, I feel like I'm cheating. I have already looked over the rules of NaNoWriMo and know that I'm not cheating in regards to the contest. ( My other writing friends have confirmed as well.) But, in a way, I feel like I'm cheating myself. I said I was going to limit myself to the month of November to create an entire novel from start to finish. However, my ideas and what I want to do feel overbearing.
I feel like maybe that idea was stretching myself too thin. Maybe trying to limit myself so much was me trying to make this challenge as hard as possible. Maybe I was legitimately cheating myself by setting myself up for failure because I want to fail. Because I'm scared to break the norm and not hate something....or be happy. It also would help me have a sense of accomplishment to finish a book I started. (Even though it's a perfectly functional short story.)
It's only day two and I'm at a loss...Here's to hoping I can find my way again.
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