Susanne Remic is a primary school teacher, freelance writer and parenting blogger. She writes at Ghostwritermummy and Maternity Matters and in between all of that she regularly wins mummy of the year awards for running around after her two children, aged six and 19 months. This is her pregnancy blog: an online diary of her third pregnancy as she strives to overcome two difficult births, one angel child and one awkward toddler. Join Susanne as she shares every step of her journey from bump to baby!
Nanowrimo: I did it!
By Susanne Remic on 30 Nov 2011
It’s true. Yesterday, I met my 50,000 word target and, handily, finished my first ever novel. I am, as they say, a winner! Woo hoo!
Now for the serious bit: it was really hard work. I never expected it to be easy, but I never expected the emotion that has poured out and onto my keyboard either. I knew that I was going to be writing a novel based on the birth of my son but I never really knew how I truly felt about that. I didn’t stop to think. I couldn’t stop to think. In the end, my novel has been writing itself.
I don’t imagine the words will be up for much after November is over. I expect I shall shelve this project for a while and return to it when I am feeling a little stronger. I expect that I shall one day allow someone else to read what I have written and I guess that’s ok.
When I started out on November 1st, I was positive and I was ready for the challenge. There have been days where I have felt overwhelmed by the sheer volume of words I needed to write to meet that day’s target. There have been days where I have felt as though I could write forever without stopping.
There have been days where I resented the whole thing, wished I had never started and certainly wished I had kept it to myself. There have been days where I have been unable to think of anything else and days where I have avoided the whole thing altogether. These days are the worse, because I know that all that follows is a day of frantic writing to catch up once more. Because, through it all, I have known one important thing:
I have to keep going.
Not just for me. Not just for my mum and my son, as it started out. I have to keep going for the wonderful, generous people who have donated their money and extended their good wishes to me. For those people who have helped me to raise, so far, £149 for the Birth Trauma Association. I have to keep going for the BTA themselves, since every day another woman needs their support. Another woman like me.
I still need another £51 to make my £200 target. If you can spare just £1 at this time of the year, it would be much appreciated. Here is my page. Thank you!
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