NaNo has made me nuts

Or perhaps I've made my NaNo nuts.  That's probably the closer answer; I was already nuts.

This year is my "no kidnapping or torture when stuck" year.  I'll be honest, while I love my previous two novels, they do have a very similar underlying plot - Someone wants one of my MCs for some reason.  That someone eventually manages to kidnap that MC.  Other characters must rush to save victim before victim is killed or whatever.  Somewhere in there torture and villain gloating ensue, though to which character varies.  Villain is way overpowered.

Like I said, I love those novels (even if no one will ever be allowed to read 2009's).  And yeah, other stuff is going on around that basic skeleton.  But I didn't want a third story that relied on that same old same old to keep me moving, no matter how entertaining I find it.

Nope, this year is apparently my "silly" year.  My goal was something lighter, preferably without the overpowered villain screwing with everyone.

I'll be honest, I've had motivation issues this year.  Starting from day 1, I didn't really want to write.  I've had a very hard time making word count, especially on days I work.  That first day, it was late afternoon before I realized I had barely written anything, in fact only premise set up, and didn't even have any MCs.  So I had to make myself make some.

Evi is 13, and grew up in an underground society.  Tradition states she has to spend a year on the surface world.  Leaf is a fairy boy, can talk to animals, and talks...oddly.  I love him way more than Evi, though she's starting to grow on me.  I'm afraid she's managed to pick up "hates confrontations" from me, so it's probably a good thing Leaf doesn't mind them.  Maybe he'll be able to solve problems.  If he does he'll be the first character I've ever had that can do that.

I've got a lady with too many children, I have pirates and ninjas, I have a person who is part bird part human who tells awful knock knock jokes...  I'm not so sure I have a plot other than "travel around and get into trouble and silliness", but that's ok.  My story is a tv show.

Poor Ethan, Alyssa's making you watch her favorite show every day.  You could get off the couch and do something else until it's over.  But no, you stay there and watch and then complain you hate it.  Well maybe the latest episode with the pirates and the sea monster and the ninjas will entertain you.  We'll have to see, but in the morning.

It's officially the end of the 15th day.  I should be at 25k.  I am at 18,789.  I'm doing better than I was word count wise than I did last year, but I really don't have an excuse.  Last year I was handwritting.  Of course I'd be doing better by typing, just by sheer virtue of the fact it's faster.  And yet I'm still only averaging a little over 1,000 words a day.  I'll catch up this weekend I hope, and preferably get ahead.  On the other hand, that may kill my motivation...lol

Now answer me this: Why is it that a chapter involving a sea monster, a mutiny, bad jokes, a pickpocket cat, capture by pirates, and rescue via distraction by ninjas shorter than a chapter about looking for a job and babysitting for the woman with too many children?  I mean really, babysitting takes up more words?  Fair enough I did get a chunk of change out of simply listing off all sixteen children, but gosh!

Now see, why can't I write story like I wrote this blog post? 600+ words no problem, gee!