Since I'm doing NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, in November, I'll be trying to write at least 1,667 words every day (what it takes to get to 50,000 in a month). This will be especially challenging because it sounds like I'll be starting an after-school nanny position on top of my regular freelancing. My client work has slowed down a lot over the last year, especially this summer when I decided to work on my novel part-time and back off on client work. Theoretically I should have enough time to do it all, but I'll have to get a little better about managing my time — I've gotten a little more susceptible to distractions in the past few years.
Yes, I'm looking at you, Facebook.
On average, I write about 1,000 words in an hour when I'm writing fiction, more if I'm really on a roll (and less if I'm stuck. I probably need to set aside 2 hours a day for noveling during November if I want to meet my goal. Add an hour or two for blogging and admin, an hour or two for client work (on average — the actual workload varies from week to week), and 4 hours or so for nannying (included commute time). That adds up to at least 8 hours, which is fine, until you add horseback riding and sleeping in (I am so NOT a morning person) and various time-devouring monsters.
My conclusion: I will have to slay the monsters. Or hide. I wonder how hard it is to type when you are laying on your stomach under the bed?
I'm thinking I'll have to work out a schedule in order to keep myself focused and get all of this done. Most of all I don't want Ruby to suffer! I'd love to finish the novel by November 30th so that I can set it aside for a month or so before working on the first set of revisions.
Are you doing NaNoWriMo this November? How do you make time for writing?
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