I knew going into November this year that there was no way I was going to complete the full 50k goal. Work has kept me super busy, and a lot of my writing motivation is simply not there right now. I instead set a goal of 25k and said I'd be happy if I just hit that.
Unfortunately for me, I grew optimistic despite myself. After the first week or so had passed, I was not only on track with my revised goal, I was actually still on track for the full 50k goal! I allowed myself to think "what if...?" and then started genuinely thinking about the possibility of hitting that full goal.
...and then life happened. As it often does to writers during the height of inspiration.
The short version is that I fell very far short of that goal. I did manage to pass my original goal, ending the event with a total of 39,239 words. It is far more than I had originally thought I could do. I should feel happy to have that much. Instead, I let myself get too set on that 50k goal, and now I just feel let down at not hitting it. I really need to work harder at keeping myself from getting too hung up on checking off goals, and focus more on having fun with these events.
Well, better luck next year...
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