Mission: Failing

This blog post represents my opinions, and my opinions alone

I am frustrated right now. Is anyone else a NaNoWriMo contestant too? Is anyone else a newbie as well? Is anyone else failing the challenge like me?

It's frustrating to already know that I am failing. Then again, it is a big challenge – 50k words in 30 days. And I know that I'm not the only who will fail at it this year. There will be others with me, newbies and experienced NaNoWriMo-writers. Still, it's frustrating to fail. Because though the MC have convinced me that I am not a loser because I won't make it to 50k at the end of November, I still feel like one.

My expectations are probably the reason, on myself and the challenge. They were really high; I thought myself to be better than I am; in general, I lack in time, enthusiasm and inspiration. School takes up a lot time and drains me of energy.

The positive side, though, is that I have material to work with if I ever would want to continue my novel outside of the NNWM-challenge. I've also found a new interest for writing on AFF. I've also written more in nearly 2 weeks than I have in the last 6 months. That's always something…

This blog post represents my opinions, and my opinions alone

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Darthearts #1 Nov 22, 2015 20:52:14

I feel you. I'm part of my school's editorial and our school made us form teams of 3 to complete the 50k challenge. Stupid idea. We're not even reaching 20k. It would have been much easier if it was an alone thing. But even so, reaching 50k is a daunting task. Totally understand the frustration.
It gets easier with time though.
Better luck next year I guess :(

official #2 Nov 22, 2015 17:53:12

hey, i'm always looking for aff users to add as writing buddies! if you ever want to talk abt nano i'd be happy to be rambled at. if it's your first year, don't beat yourself up for not passing the 50k mark. it gets easier with experience.