NaNoWriMo - days 8 and 9

Yesterday I lost several hours due to my asthma getting the better of me, so the first part of the day was mostly getting some extra sleep in. But I did work on sorting through poems to edit for my poetry book. So far, there's only the occasional change needed (sometimes a missed error, but usually it's a style choice). But there's still plenty of material that needs completing too, before I can make the final decision about which poems will be selected for Volume 1.

Still, even after heading back to bed, I wrote at least 800 words with my blog post re: my poetry. I was inspired to write that post after a friend reached out to me to share with me how my latest piece (more a truism than a poem) had resonated with him. It still touches me when people tell me that my poetry is helping them. I can't handle compliments at all, but having people tell me how my words have helped them? Well that's different.

Today I threw myself back into organising my computer files as they are a mess again. I was slowly keeping on top of current work, and wading though the past mess but a few computer dramas, and downloading a lot of new designs files has left my computer and storage drives a huge mess. I can't work with my files in a mess, because then I lose track of what I'm working on and there's a chance that I'll replicate work or lose what I've worked on.

But it was slow going and I barely scratched the surface. Unfortunately I have duplicate files to sort through too, which isn't making it easier. And thanks to all of my new design files my computer is running out of space. Mostly because I haven't set up an efficient system yet; but I'm working on it.

I spent some time working on the script for "Red Saves Xmas"; a pantomime that I plan to produce and direct one day in the near future. I'd put it on the back-burner for a while but with Christmas all around at the moment, my creative juices are flowing again. At the moment I'm working on the basic story, and then I'll go back and flesh it out, before I work on writing the songs needed for the Pantomime. The plan is for me to produce and direct the panto, and then I'll make the script available for others to perform. At this stage I don't know if I'll make it available for free or for a small fee; that isn't relevant at the moment. My youngest son keeps asking for updates too, as he's quite excited about a lot of my work, but especially "Red Saves Xmas". He hopes to perform in the panto one day.

Today I will have managed to hit over the 10 000 mark for this month. Not as much as I thought I'd have written at this stage; but still it's 10 000 + words and that is not to be sneezed at. Who knows what next week will bring.

If you're doing NaNo are you happy with your progress?