OK, so I totally lost the blogging every day for 31 days. I didn't plan. I didn't even know about the challenge until about a day or two before hand. I tried. I did OK, for a little while, but not long enough. Was it worth it? Absolutely. It made me continue to write. Was it good? Probably not, but that's OK, that's what re-writes are for. Next year more planning. I will succeed. I want to win.
It did help me become a winner on the next month's challenge. As of yesterday I had written 50526 words in the month of November which I wanted far more than the 31 day blog. I just won the National Novel Writing Month! Are all of those words good? Is the story perfect? Absolutely not! I am sure there are great parts of it which are atrocious. I'm OK with that. That's what the re-write, the editing, the proof reading is all about. I'll start that in January.
For now, I am just content to be able to set and achieve goals. I have set myself up for success by building a new habit. I have been able to build a bike riding habit during the winter and spring. Now I am doing the same with the writing, and combining them. Can I keep both going? I don't know yet, but even if I lose, it will have been worth the attempt.
Losing leads to winning, over time.
