Halfway through NaNoWriMo...

...and I have an overwhelming sense of achievement.

I've written 25,000 words of a novel in twelve days, and, as I've never done anything like this before, I feel that my happiness is quite justified. I'm telling the internet because it's a glorious way of getting it out of my system without having to bore people irl with my humdrum life.

Music's a big help I think. I'm not one of those people who ever says "Music is my life". Unless you're a musician, I don't think you have any right to say that at all (note, I just typed write instead of right. I changed it though), and that if music really is all you have to live for that you ought to get some help. Not in a mean way, just that, maybe you should make some friends and that. Gosh, what a ridiculous way to type: "and that". Golly.

Anyway, music, right? That's what I was typing about. I've been listening to quite mellow music today whilst writing and I definitely believe that music can help what you write, if not influence it. A few day ago I listened to non-stop cheery Japanese Pop and I knocked out 4000 words in no time. The subject was very fast paced and hyperactive though. Today I listened to a mixture of bands like Stars, Islands and Sia, as well as the Amelie soundtrack by Yann Tiersen. It made for more mellow writing, but it worked well with what I was going for and I road over the halfway mark amidst a rather tragic back story. I hope I can manage to give that character a happy ending because he really is quite lovely.

My music was all floaty and dreamy as I was writing just now, then cheery Amelie accordians came and butted in. What are they playing at!? Goshhh.