Not A Real Giraffe, Just Tall Like One

day one of nano wrimo was so much fun, and yet so challenging at the same time. 

I forgot how much of a slow writer I am, but this could also be because I didn’t do much of prep work.

I met my daily goal, which I’m so proud of, but I wished I had it in me to write more. But, it’s 11:28pm after a long day of work, dinner, and spending some time with my dad on the phone. I also have 6am spin tomorrow. Let’s see how productive I feel after little sleep for a full day of 8 hours of work, 1.5 hours of fun, 3 hours of chores, and 4 hours of writing.

Despite those odds, I can do this!!!

Today is the first day of this challenge. And I’m so excited for my project.

I call this year’s project: Project Maria.

I’m writing a Latinx romance novel from the point of view of Maria. A first gen college student in persuit of becoming an educator. More on this story as it develops.

I’ve had this idea of a novel for three years, and like all of my past 5 nano’s, I never finished.

But now, I can’t give. I have no excuses not to get this done. I have a full time job (with no foreseeable overtime) with health insurance, my own studio in the city I’ve always wanted to live in (San Diego), and I have 16 days off (weekends, PTO requests, and holiday paid days) to get this done.

This is my chance to become the writer I’ve always wanted to become.