NaNoWriMo Day 1: It Begins...

Does anybody have a Mountain Dew because it's only November 1st and I'm already tired.

Not that being tired has anything to do with NaNo, I've just had a rough time getting to sleep the last two nights. Well, I could blame that on the anticipation for NaNo that I've been feeling since Sunday, but I think it's been more of a combination of my dog's body heat and my pillow being deformed.

(Pillows should not be as expensive as they are either, just saying, but that's a rant for when I actually buy a new pillow.)

On a less-complaining note, I've officially begun writing a novel!

As of right now, I have written a total of 802 words, so I'm about halfway through NaNo's daily goal of 1,667 words and almost a third of the way through my personal goal of 2,000 words. I'm pretty excited to say I've started something I've dreamed of doing for a while.

One of the hardest things for me I've noticed already is taming that inner editor. Two pages into my first chapter and I'm already wanting to go back and change how a sentence is worded five seconds after I've typed it out (and here I thought that would be easy for me to avoid). But, I have to push past that and keep going if I want to get anything written. I have to remind myself the time to edit and change and fix things will come later once the novel is written and I've gotten some feedback.

But I've started and I'm proud of that.

Now to go find some caffeine to last until I can get a latte later.

(Why can't Jimmy Johns sell Mello Yellow?)

Total Word Count: 802