NaNo progress, or rather lack thereof

So NaNoWriMo this year was a dismal failure. I was behind by the 6th and haven't even opened my document since the 10th. "Week Two" struck early and never really did let go. Despite having it all plotted and planned out and even estimates about how many words each part should take, writing this thing was like pulling teeth. I never did hit that point where my fingers on the keyboard are just the vessel for the story and it's just flowing through me. Every sentence was forced, and frankly it wasn't fun anymore. Yes, I know that writing is work more often than not and one shouldn't expect it just to be easy street all the way through. But I also believe that each story has its time, and trying to force one out when that time isn't right isn't going to result in anything pleasant. It was perhaps overly ambitious of me to decide to write a steampunky western when I know next to nothing about steampunk and western has never been my favorite genre. It's still a good story, and some day when I have time to do sufficient research and background work, I think it will come out well. But I was trying to cook without all the ingredients this time.

NaNo progress, or rather lack thereof

So NaNoWriMo this year was a dismal failure. I was behind by the 6th and haven't even opened my document since the 10th. "Week Two" struck early and never really did let go. Despite having it all plotted and planned out and even estimates about how many words each part should take, writing this thing was like pulling teeth. I never did hit that point where my fingers on the keyboard are just the vessel for the story and it's just flowing through me. Every sentence was forced, and frankly it wasn't fun anymore. Yes, I know that writing is work more often than not and one shouldn't expect it just to be easy street all the way through. But I also believe that each story has its time, and trying to force one out when that time isn't right isn't going to result in anything pleasant. It was perhaps overly ambitious of me to decide to write a steampunky western when I know next to nothing about steampunk and western has never been my favorite genre. It's still a good story, and some day when I have time to do sufficient research and background work, I think it will come out well. But I was trying to cook without all the ingredients this time.