Day 15 NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo 

is National Novel Writing Month, 

a month long challenge to write a novel 

throughout the month of November. 

It's amazing how fast time has flown.  We are at the halfway mark for this writing challenge.  This year, I am enjoying the freedom of writing whatever pops into my head.  It is a deep sense of release of many emotions.  

If I feel anger, I make my characters angry.  If I feel sad, they cry.  Whatever my current emotion is, I can work through it by writing.  It is therapeutic.  Writing has functioned like that for me for many years.

Years ago, when I was in elementary school, writing was offered to me as a means to tell about what I had learned after a special field trip.  The irony is that my writing now takes me on field trips.  Much like reading has served as an escape, my writing is taking me to new places.

Today, just to let you know, I've written enough words for an extra day.  I hope to once again get ahead.  I'd like to have the weekend off.  There's a lot to do.  I have yet to decorate my home with the fall decor.  Next week, my daughter turns 14 (the one participating in the writing challenge) and turkey day will follow.

Well, thanks for reading this update, friends.  I'll give another update tomorrow.