a word about not meeting your camp nano goal


            So as y'all probably already know, we are on the second week of camp nano, which means we currently have 19 days left to write as I am typing this on Thursday of this week.

           I'm going to be 100% truthful when I tell you that my goal is only 30,000 words.

           I don't expect to make that goal. 

            And that's okay. 


            



           
          
          Currently I have written 11,031 words, which might seem like a lot but I don't expect to write much more this month.
 Me right now with life and my wip^^ 

              Also, guess the overall quality of what I've written this month?

Crummy. Rambly. Fluffy. 

            Filler purple prose written in exhaustion and exasperation. I'm probably going to cut half of what I wrote this month.  


          





        So why am I taking part in nano then?

         The answer is simple: Motivation and progress. 


          There's a difference in giving up and letting yourself realize you aren't going to make your goal than letting yourself realize you won't make your goal but still pushing forward. 

          It's a slim line, but there is a difference.

          Because believe it or not, it's okay to lose. 

           I probably won't make my nano goal, and I probably will end up cutting a lot of what I've written, but I still wrote words.

          I still got something down, and that's good enough for me. 

       





         
          Even if you don't make your goal this month, you got closer to it. Don't let the feeling of defeat as you look at your cabin stats get you down, you got this.

           You might not make it today or tomorrow, but you've got this. 

            There is two ways you can take not making your goals this month, you can let it get you down, or you can look on the bright side: 

             Even if you only write a hundred words this month, that is a hundred words closer to achieving your goal in the end. 

Are you doing Camp Nano?
How do you feel about not making goals? 

Happy Writing,

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