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Well done all SloMoers and it looks like gentle forward motion is happening for everyone, even if it might not feel like it (@daedalus – I’m a firm believer in the power of mental gathering and composting, even if no actual words are landing on the page).

I’m finding SloMo a lifesaver – it’s slow enough to feel like a break from the frenetic NaNo pace, but forward moving enough to chip away at those words still to go to finish the book. The power of just chipping steadily way is a mighty one, I think. I’m managing my modest target of 500-600 a day and a little more at this point. I feel rested but still engaged, which is perfect.

Last year after NaNo I fell back exhausted and didn’t touch my book until the New Year, by which stage I’d lost touch with it and took a while to find my way again. I like the focus SloMo is giving me, and I like feeling I’m in it with you lovely lot, as well 🙂

Also I’m reading Bird by Bird by Annie Lamott, which I love and am finding really reassuring as I peer forward over each next little stretch as I write. She quoted someone who compared a novel to driving at night with the headlights on – you can only see a few metres ahead but you can finish the whole journey this way. Which chimes very much with the stage I’m at!

So good luck all SloMoers, and all power to the chipping!