Can I Win? Can the Dawgs?

I think I could actually be a NaNoWriMo winner this year. Personally, I've never felt it was about getting to the 50,000 words, more about pushing forward in the writing; turning off the internal editor. But, I think I could actually get to 50K. How many words do I have now you wonder? I must be nearing that lofty goal to proclaim the possiblity of winning. No...I'm so not. I'm far from it with a total of 22,660 words. But, BUT...10,000 of those words came from just two days of writing. The NaNo timer says that nine days remain. So, if I can get in 5 more days with 5000 words, plus one more day with just a bit more, I could actually WIN. How 'bout them apples?

During the last 5000 word marathon, Kim called me a machine when I finished. I was racing the clock and wrapped up in about 4 hours. But really, it wasn't being a machine, it was getting the beginning ideas of the story down...fast. While I was at my Weekend on the Water Retreat, Patti Gauch had us do some free writing. At one point, she said to write, don't stop, don't even use punctuation. She made us completely shut down the that internal editor and censor, to just let go and write. What was interesting was when one person shared what she wrote, there was a particular part that many people said stood out--in a good way. She then shared that she almost didn't read that part, she almost left out the best words, the ones that connected with the group the most. Interesting, huh? Sometimes when our internal editor and censor is on, we shut down some of the ideas that might be our best, the ones, for some reason, we're afraid or unsure about.

Holly seems to think this 5000 word challenge should occur again on Monday AND Tuesday. Care to join? Check back in...

On a completely different topic...Anyone watching the big game today? What game you ask? Really? You're unaware?
IT'S APPLE CUP WEEKEND!!!!

GO DAWGS!!!

What's that you say? Both teams rank at the bottom, and this year's Apple Cup is being referred to as the CRAPPLE Cup?

Dawgs...oh, Dawgs. What has happened to you? What happened to the days when I bled purple and gold and you went to the Rose Bowl?

I'm still pulling for you, UW. Beat the Cougs!