...handwriting, that is. I was able to hand write 28,774 words of my novel. That's about 58%, over half. Unfortunately, I just couldn't keep up. The only reason I'm so far behind is not because I'm struggling to find the story; rather it's because my hand can't keep up.
As an example, just now I typed out 1200 words in under 20 minutes. To write 1200 words by hand, I would have spent almost an hour, if not longer. Thanks to doing a quick 20-minute "sprint", I got to my 30k word goal that I wanted to hit yesterday. In other words, if I don't do any more writing tonight, I'll still be satisfied. Of course I plan on doing more, but I have a few other things to take care of first.
And that's the freeing part of all this. I know that I can bang out a large amount of words in a short period of time, which leaves me more time to do other things (for instance tonight I want to take my dog on a walk, clean up the kitchen, and later will be seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1). When I was handwriting, I felt slightly discouraged when I didn't hit a word goal simply because it took me too long to write the words.
The one thing I will miss about handwriting is the creative feeling that came with it. I honestly feel a slight disconnect between my brain and my typing, while the connection was stronger when I wrote by hand. I'm still going to carry around my binder, because I may find myself in situations where it's easier to hand write, so not all is lost.
I'm excited - I know that I will reach 50k for sure now, and I won't completely wreck my hand doing it anymore.
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