So I didn't win NaNoWriMo this year. It wasn't even close.
But I'm not quitting on the novel. I've come too far not to see it through.
And NaNoWriMo has got me flexing my writing muscles again. After today's writing session, I'll have churned out almost 2,000 words in a single week. That's not novel in a month pace, sure, but it's a novel-in-a-few-months-pace, which is better than I've been able to achieve since the pandemic began.
Even so, I still feel pressed for writing time. I want to brainstorm for a bit, every day, before working on a scene. Or after finishing a scene, reflect on what might be missing from it, what I'll need to add the next day. And that's hard to do, when I've only got thirty minutes or so free to spend on the novel.
It's good that I've got some vacation coming up at the end of the month, then. That'll certainly give me more time in which to work.
But I want -- I need -- to carve out more time during a regular work day. Which might mean dropping some of my other hobbies (I've been brushing up my French, and learning Swedish) in order to make that time. Or maybe I'll get up even earlier, so I can make that time at the start of the day.
Not sure what's best. Gotta figure something out, though.
What about you? What do you do, when you feel like you're not getting enough writing time?
