I successfully wrote 50,000 words in November. [That's 50,000 words on top of my admittedly more sporadic blog posts and other writing projects!]
Did I successfully write my memoir? Not really. I wrote 50,000 words of raw material that could maybe be rearranged and edited into a memoir. Once I’m able to look at this project again, which might not be until the new year.
I should have more to say about this process, both as a writing exercise and as an emotional exorcism, but goddamnit I just finished a writing marathon and I feel like I’ll collapse if I take another step.
November 30, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Seriously impressive.
November 30, 2011 at 1:49 pm
Congratulations, that is quite something. I am now reading “Storyteller” , the biography of Roald Dahl, and it talks a lot about the writing process and how hard it can be.
I also hope you will publish sometime because I love your writing.
November 30, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Good work Tussy!
November 30, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Holy bazongas, that is impressive!
December 2, 2011 at 3:37 pm
well done! that’s impressive, I’ve never been able to finish goddamn nanowrimo