Day 2: Catching Up, Calming Down, and Actually Knowing What to Expect

Word Count: 3, 547
My main goal for the day today was to catch up on the daily quota, which I was happily able to do. However, my real lesson came when I actually sat down to write. One of the main rules about NaNoWriMo is that it's all about quantity not quality, but until today, I stubbornly thought that I would be able to go through a month of novel writing madness and still come out with a well-written, hilariously witty piece of fiction by the end. If there's one thing I learned in the last two days it's that that's not possible. When attempting to write 1, 667 words of fiction a day while balancing schoolwork, rehearsals for a play which opens in less than a month, and the required three meals per day, it really is only about quantity. You can always go back and edit when the month is through.
Also, with the results of yesterday in mind, when I sat down to write, I actually knew what I was getting myself into. I'll admit, yesterday I panicked a little. I panicked so much that I wans't even able to sleep. And with lack of sleep came the plot bunnies.
For those of you with little or no knowledge of what a plot bunny is, don't worry, they're usually harmless. A plot bunny is an idea for a story, novel, or other work of fiction. They're great, but the only problem is that they (like bunnies) multiply like crazy. Now, not only do I have ideas for my current project swimming around in my head, I also have ideas for two other, equally interesting novels. Though the constant barrage of new ideas can be a little frustrating when you're trying to focus on the task at hand, I'm really looking forward to exploring them further when my current novel is finished.
Just one more thing I'd like to share before signing off for the night; for those of you who haven't heard, NaNoWriMo is doing something new this year called "30 Covers, 30 Days". A design compay, Fwis, has teamed up with NaNoWriMo to create 30 different covers for 30 different NaNoWriMo novels, one for each day of November. The designs so far are absolutely amazing. Check them out here and here.