Both this year and last year, I joined NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. You are supposed to write a 50,000 word novel from scratch in November. Both years I began with good intentions, excitement and determination. Both years my world went to hell in a handbasket.
This year I have my oldest son deploying to a hot area of Iraq in November.
My Evil Day Job reorganized my group and I suddenly find myself with a new boss (good) but trying to solve all the problems the previous boss ignored over the space of a year. Of course we now have to solve them RIGHT NOW which has put an enormous strain on my work day. I literally hit the office running at 6:30 am and don’t stop until I leave at 2:30. Add to that the rumors of RIF (Reduction in Force – a polite term for layoff) will hit our division. Because my prior boss hosed our team before taking off one day, I feel VERY vulnerable, despite 13 years with this company. Frankly, much as I would love to get rid of the EDJ, I can’t afford to do so and would hate to do so on those terms. So this has the great effect of keeping me awake at night, worrying. I don’t do well with financial or work insecurity.
This has really put the smack-down on my time to write and my ability to be able to focus on writing.
Today I was thinking about it and wondering why the universe seems to jinx my NaNo plans. Then it occurred to me – maybe my NaNo plans jinx my universe!
Next year I’ll try an experiment. No matter how hopeful I feel, I won’t sign up for NaNo and we’ll see what my universe decides to do.
If it’s true, there may be no more NaNo attempts for me!
(What a relief).
Written by Maura Anderson
Maura began writing on a whim and writing male/male romance on a dare. She enjoyed the results so much that her muse can't seem to turn off the ideas and she continues to write stories about acceptance, being true to one's self and love.
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