Day 15: Breakthrough

Breakthrough.
Breakthroughs are amazing when they happen but sometimes being on the verge of the breakthrough can be a sort of agonizing joy as well.  Being on the verge is actually the part I enjoy more than the release of the breakthrough, the building of the tension the harnessing of the power that is motivating you toward the breakthrough, the feeling of anticipation to see what will come from all of this agony and work.  And than yes, the release, the pure bliss that washes over you when you breakthrough that barrier and see what you have been working towards.

I intend on attempting to participate in NaNoWriMo in some form.  I have not decided yet if I will do it in the official capacity through the website or if I will take the spirit of it and use it for my own devices.  For anyone unaware of what NaNoWriMo is, it is National Novel Writing Month which basically has become a challenge to aspiring authors around the world to try and write a novel in a month, to challenge yourself to set aside even more time than normal to write, to dedicate yourself to one story, one idea and to see it through to the end. 

I have not read any of this authors books yet but in looking for a link to help me properly describe NaNoWriMo not only in the technical sense but from the spirit of it and I stumbled upon this gentleman's blog post and it hit it directly on the head for me.  Be warned he is a foul mouthed lover of the all profanity but he made me laugh and he made me want to jump in with both feet even more than I already did!
http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2011/10/04/25-things-you-should-know-about-nanowrimo/

Give it a read if you so desire or not. But look for that tension, look for the build up that says something else is on the other side of this agony and DON'T RUN AWAY FROM IT but instead run towards it and experience every bit of that blissful pain that comes from finding out what is on the other side of a breakthrough.