I just broke 13,000 words on my Camp Nanowrimo project.
technically I am super far behind. I should be a LOT further along by now but I am proud.
Ive written around 3,000 or possibly even more words that have been outright deleted, like, hours after writing them because I realize they were crap or didnt flow right.
I've edited over 8,000 words I already had written from when it was a contest entry!
Part of me wants to slam my head into the wall because I should be around 24,000 words and I am about 11,000 worfs behind. Part of me wants to take a break from it because I get stuck and burned out easily.
But I am trying hard to not beat myself up. Life happens and sometimes I need a break. I can't remember a time revently when I've sat down with something this plotted and wrote so much in a month.
Nano isn't a contest, it's not a shameful thing to not make your goal. And I need to keep that mindset.