Writing My Novel Day 1

18 'Ilm 162 B.E. November 1-2, 2005 A.D.

November 1 was the first day of Novel writing month. I have started my 50,000 word novel. I am making progress. My inner critic is acting up, trying to find reasons that I will fail and not finish the novel. However, I am ignoring my inner critic and I am making progress on my novel. I have posted an excerpt and a word count on the National Novel Writing Month website.

I have came up with strategies to help me write. One strategy is to take the prompt given out by my prompt groups and use them to write content for my novel. Another strategy is to get away from the novel when I find myself stuck. Another strategy is just to keep writing when I am stuck. Sometimes it helps to keep writing and sometimes it helps to get away from what I am doing. I haven't decided which is best. Both way may work depending on the conditions and where I am stuck at in the novel.

As the old saying goes: "So far so good!" (I wonder if I can use that in the novel). Anyway I am working on the novel and when I am not working on the novel I am thinking about it or I am thinking about how I am going to reward myself when I am finished. I have not decided on the specific reward yet. I have consider some reward options, but nothing definite yet.