A Letter to Myself.

Dear Kristine,

You have chosen to compete, so you are going to have to be reasonably prompt with your writing schedule through the whole of November to meet the challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days.

You have done fairly well during the October Nano Challenge. You were in the hospital during four days of the challenge and got knocked off your perfect record, but it means nothing because you are determined to still complete the October challenges in spite of what has happened to slow you down. Earning a merit badge only means the assignments were posted on time and not that you are any better because of it. Stuff happens, and you are not to be discouraged. You will finish these challenges, even the ones you missed because of illness.

The October Challenge has given your book a big advantage it never would have had if you hadn’t chosen to participate. You are blessed because you decided to do the challenge. When it is time to start writing your book, you will, at least, know how to start out with it, have a good idea where it is going and what characters and scenes are going to be used. You couldn’t have done such an organized job on your own. You are right to express your thanks for the help you have received from the creators of the October Challenge.


The month of November is the real challenge, and you are ready for it, almost. This next week's challenge will be putting you over the top, so you can write with confidence when the time comes, and it is almost that time.

Here is a written vow for you to take just to help you know what is important to follow during the NaNoWriMo: “I, being of sound mind, will give all my attention to writing my novel during this month of the NaNoWriMo challenge. I will write feverishly at least 1666 words a day for 30 days to total 50,000 words by the last day of November. If I think I have a writing block, I will continue to write anyway, even if I feel like it doesn’t make any sense. It is important not to break the chain. I will sort it all out at the end of this challenge and make it all make sense then, not during the challenge. I will not let petty problems get me behind my writing schedule. ‘Write first; deal with problems later.’…will be my motto. I can do this; I will not mess up.”

There, now read it over every day, if necessary, to keep from losing your concentration. You will do fine. Your determination is set, and you are ready to take the NaNo challenge. Yeah! Go, girl; you can do it!

You have been faithful so far in getting each of your October challenges in, either on time or early, up to the hospital incident. You are awesome; your determination has put you at the place of the leader you have dreamt of being. Now let’s see some continued action that will put you up there where the winner belongs. The awesome always have a way of winning even if they are a little behind the schedule at times; they can catch up and exceed the norm. That is what you are going to do. Get out there now and kick butt!

As always,

Kris

P.S
I did follow the advice I gave to myself In the above letter, and I am a winner. I completed NaNoWriMo with over the recommended 50,000 words. In fact, I am still writing the novel. I plan to write the sequel to this novel for my next Nano project this coming November. K G