Lost in Novel Writing Month

Day: 7
Word Count: 4945


Indeed. Greetings.

What a week it has been. I would like to say that I have been totally immersed in my writing and nothing else, which is why I have not updated my blog. Or that I wasn't 7000 words behind schedule. Unfortunately, I can say neither.

It's funny how life just hits you in the face sometimes. I knew that I would be taking care of my grandmother while she recovered from knee replacement surgery this month. I figured that it would be the perfect opportunity to stay motivated; having none of my usual distractions around. What I didn't plan on was having a close friend end up in the hospital.

Since I am a natural caretaker, I cannot just sit back when a loved one is in need. So naturally, I have been running around like crazy helping my grandma and friend while he is in the hospital. Which means I am fairly busy during the day and pretty exhausted at night. I have been trying valiantly to keep up on my writing.

I realize that part of the problem is that I didn't really plan for anything other than the main character to fall in love...and then try to kill each other. I need more events. Also, it is somewhat difficult writing about a serial killer when my very sweet grandma is sitting across from me. So I did what anyone would do and added a sweet grandma into the story.

Hopefully some burst of motivation and creativity will help me boost my word count. I know I am not the only one who is behind on words or stuck with an uneventful story. I just need to inject caffeine directly into my veins and write until I collapse.

I'm young. I can sleep when I'm dead.

Cheers!