5/8/2023 0 Comments Nano writing challenge![]() The only big cooking you should do in November is special occasion cooking you can't avoid.ĭo you participate in writing challenges? Do you do NaNoWriMo? For my WriMo pals, what do you do in advance of November to get ready?īy day, Jenny provides training and social media marketing for an accounting firm. My hope is that this November (and every month), even on those days when you feel that all is lost, when you wonder why you ever believed that YOUR words were important, you keep at it.Īnd for goodness sake, make some extra food this month to throw at your family next month (or reheat yourself). The sad fact is that no matter how hard you try, the music and the magic of your dreams will never be equaled by the words you put on a page." Writers can go to amazing places and build imaginary worlds for others to visit." You can be astronauts or spies or time travelers. “But writers are special because they write down their dreams."Īs writers, we can do anything and be anyone. A keynote at a writer’s conference in San Diego some years back said these words I’ve never forgotten: The best is always yet to come because we keep improving the more we do it. Wherever you are on your writing journey, DON’T STOP. (cadged from an earlier post here at Writers In The Storm.)ġ0. ( There's years of writing pep talks here.) They have them squinched together into just a few tips, but I spread it out. See it through.Ībove are the NaNo team's words. This is okay.Everyone who wins NaNoWriMo wanted to quit at some point in November. There will be times you’ll want to quit during November. The looming specter of personal humiliation is a very reliable muse.ĩ. ![]() Tell everyone you know that you’re writing a novel in November.This will pay big dividends in Week Two, when the only thing keeping you from quitting is the fear of looking pathetic in front of all the people who’ve had to hear about your novel for the past month.Ĩ. Every book you’ve ever loved started out as a beautifully flawed first draft.In November, embrace imperfection and see where it takes you.ħ. Even if it’s hard at first, leave ugly prose and poorly written passages on the page to be cleaned up later. Your inner editor will be very grumpy about this, but your inner editor is a nitpicky jerk who foolishly believes that it is possible to write a brilliant first draft if you write it slowly enough. Think of November as an experiment in pure output.ĥ. Do not edit as you go.Editing is for December and beyond. Write every day, and a book-worthy story will appear, even if you’re not sure what that story might be right now.Ĥ. If you feel more comfortable outlining your story ahead of time, do it! But it’s also fine to just wing it.ģ. You’ve read a lot of novels, so you’re completely up to the challenge of writing one.Ģ. Behold the NaNo Team's 2012 Tips for Successful WriMos.ġ. However, if you're still feeling the push to "Go 50K or Bust". The only word count that matters is YOURS. I think people get twitchy about some things that don't matter during the month of November.
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