It’s the first Saturday of National Novel Writing Month, and I’ve already noticed a pattern in the way I’m writing my novel: I’m more or less writing in a stream-of-consciousness way, though I have let my inner editor butt in every once in awhile–such as when I’ve rewritten sentences and paragraphs, as opposed to just limiting my inner editor’s work to just correcting typos.

But, despite all of that, I’ve managed to crank out over 11,000 words over the course of four days–and I’ve updated my word count twice today, after writing one complete chapter and starting another but not finishing that one. But given my progress so far, I’m excited to see how the rest of the month–and the rest of my book–plays out. At this juncture, I have no doubt I can keep up the momentum.

I’ve had a very first good four days of participating in National Novel Writing Month, and I’m determined to make sure the rest of the month goes at least just as well.