Day 1: Perfectionist

I never thought the inner editor would be so hard to suppress but even after the second sentence I've written in my novel, I continue to go back and edit what I have written. I think I've also re-written the beginning at least three times already!! And I've been re-reading what I've written. I've also placed the word count button in the tool bar and am constantly clicking it! This is going to be MUCH harder than I thought. Maybe I should type my novel on notepad! =P

So pretty much, I've done just about everything that you're not supposed to do during national novel writing month. However, on a good note, I've gotten a basic character list written and have named and partially described the races in my world. :)

My mom got really mad at me since I took a few extra minutes in the shower so I am currently spending the night killing my wrists, trying to type my novel from an odd chair while my computer chair is trying to keep the door closed so my mom can't come in. My keyboard's on my lap and I'm wearing my glasses which really aren't helping me see my computer screen any better. What a way to spend my absolute first day ever of nanowrimo!

Man, I even have the hiccups for the second time today! They're driving me absolutely insane! =P Well, I guess I really have to go work on my novel again. I think I'm just going to end this scene and skip to another one. I really can't continue the beginning of my novel and may re-write it completely tomorrow after school.

Current Word Count: 519

8:20pm: So, I've finally decided what I want to happen in the opening scene of my novel. Now all I need to do is type it straight through without worrying about the diction of all my characters and the descriptions. Boy am I getting up at five am tomorrow to type SOMETHING decent!