So here I am, day three. It's terribly exciting, except for the part where it really isn't. Because the thing is, I've done this before, at least sort of. If I make it past a month, then I can be proud, until then, I"m not writign as many words as I did during NaNo, so what is there to brag about? Except that this is different. Today I wrote a descriptive-type essay about my thoughts on words. It is not particularly long, nor is it really very coherent, but it had a lovely extended metaphor comparing words to a river that catches you up and sweeps you along until you surface for air, gasping for breath. At least, that's sometimes how it is for me.
It's different from spending a month working on a novel. When I did that I got incredibly wrapped up in the story. Everything became fuel for my book, and everything reminded me of it. Now I'm not just writing one big story. This time it's a lot of little things. This time it isn't about the content so much as it is about the act, and that turns out to be way more different than I expected. I will probably do some more work on the novel at some point this year. Really, with 365 days to fill, and an unfinished novel, I don't see how I could not. But it won't be the only thing, won't be the only focus.
That thing I just did up there? Where I used that comma to create something that maybe is not the most gramatically correct sentence? I'm discovering that that is a part of my 'voice' as a writer, something that really excites me. I'm discovering that I have a style, and that makes me feel like maybe this writing thing isn't as crazy as it seemed.
Now for the what am I thinking. As you know, I'm a nerd, and a bit of an overachiever in school at times. Next year I'm considering doing five AP classes. I could just do four, and not take Statistics in addition to Calculus, but knowing that there are people taking five AP classes and that I'm not one of them, that kind of bothers me. So here I am. Be forewarned. You'll be getting updates on this all year.
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