NaNoWriMo Check In - Day 8

(Crossposted from my Dreamwidth journal.)

Oof, writing is hard. Why is this the hobby I've chosen to let consume my life?

I got off to a decent start this month. On Nov 3rd, I was not only on track, but actually ahead of the wordcount goal by a few hundred. Sadly, that didn't last long. Between trouble at work and dealing with a family emergency, I did almost no writing on the 4th and 5th, putting me now several thousand behind.

I've found I write best when writing with a group of friends. Thankfully, my regional group meets twice a week for writing sessions. Hoping I can get at least somewhat caught up at the next writing event. In the meantime, I'll keep trying my best to chip away at the now mountain of words that have piled up in front of me.

On a side note, I've been using the Trackbear app for keeping track of my wordcount and here is the app's summary for where I'm at as of this morning:

Keeping my fingers crossed for better words these next few days!