Author R.A. Gasparac

Woke up to a rainy day. I was ready to take the day off not because I felt lethargic, but because I was still on the writers high from the day before. I didnt get to reward myself with Elder Scrolls Online post writing celebration, so I was thrown off.

There was a ‘Zen’ about today.  No major word counts achived, but I still did a LOT of work adding and subtracting between several documents I was peicing together to string one long narrative that made sense. The bridge between new and old writing.

While I still came in contact with some really foul past writing, I also noticed the ‘cringe factor’ wasnt as strong as it previously was.  The ‘Cringe Factor’ is what I like use as a way to decribe the emotional and mental anguish writing you have done in the past creates.  For instance, I am well past college, and if I pick up some writing I penned in elementary, it would most definatley result in a cringe.

There is a saying ( whom said it I cannot recall at this moment however) is:

“You have to get the bad words out. After about a million or so it gets better.”

I did however paraphrase the saying, but the sentiment is the same.  It is difficult to re read your work and see the bad every time, until that day when the bad writing isnt terribly bad, but you know you can do better.  That is a very healthy mental place to be.

I also would like to take this time out to thank my dear friends, fellow nano-ers, and authors Becca U., Beth Howard, and C. A. Greyson for being fantastic human beings. They are such talented individuals that I cant wait to see what this round of Nano will be created by them.