March has arrived. The daffodils are blooming and there are signs of green on the hedgerows. Looking back it has been more than a month since my last proper post. I know February is a short month but the speed it flew by was ridiculous. The last few weeks have been devoted to self-care because I discovered ignoring tingling in your fingers and arms, which began during NaNoWriMo, was not a good idea. It only leads to your arms feeling like you are attached to an electricity pylon every time you pick up a pen or type. Prevention is better than cure. Has it enforced abstinence from writing helped? Not at all, when dystonia likes to cause problems it does not relent easily. Not being able to type on demand is frustrating because I have been trapped in an endless scenario of perfectly worded sentences flowing in my head without a release except for a few unsatisfactory notes. It is true you don’t realise the joy of something until it is gone. Writing group meetings and cake have also been skipped. I have not been a happy writer.
In desperation Dragon Anywhere, the voice recognition app was tried again. My first attempt of using it was discussed here. The short story dictated was encouragingly accurate. Thanks to some wonderful people who I will be forever grateful, the full version of Dragon has flown on to my laptop. Words have been added to my MS word count; a new way of writing has begun. The software needs training, laptop teething problems need solving and new neural pathways need to be formed but I have renewed determination to finish both my WIPs. Dystonia will not win.
Current Word Counts
The Ellfanian Journals: 48, 106
Willow’s Tale: 62,999
How has your month been?
Happy writing!
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Kate Kenzie Writes 
I feel it! It’s not an easy path we tread but glad you’re focussed
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Thanks Lexi. It’s trying to keep the focus up that is difficult.
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WOW, You are blasting it with your word count. I am going to be doing camp nano and am freaking out as I am not prepared. Any tips? Jen x
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For NaNoWriMo I was not prepared apart from vague idea and enjoyed going with the flow so if you have no prep done, don’t stress just spend 5 minutes in morning free writing ideas and then develop them during the day. Or if need to plan do the hour goal option and use some of it as planning. It is supposed to be fun so try not to beat yourself up. We all have your back and know you can do it x
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Awww thank you. Yes you are right – I shouldn’t stress about it and just do it! X
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