It is December, which for most, is the month of holiday cheer, presents, candy canes and Santa Claus, but for me its the inevitable month of writer's block. Nanowrimo--which for those of you that don't know is abbreviated for National November Writing Month (I think...)--- is the month where we write a bunch of words as fast as we can, with the ultimate goal of acheiving 50k words.
Me.
Now how am I supposed to write when there is Christmas to think about? Not to mention that I used up all my good ideas in an effort to get my draft done (which it isn't, by the way). I figure I have about 10k more words to go, but all I want is a good hoodie, some wine and true crime shows.
Merry Christmas! Next up on Cold Case Files...
And you know... It used to be that if you finished Nano, you got a sticker. Now they don't give them out (at least where I am) so I can't even do it for the bragging rights! Not to mention that they changed the website and I can't even see my past achievements... you know... the days when I WAS able to write 50k in one month.
So I guess I'll just keep writing and figure it out later. Afterall, that's what I told y'all to do when you get a case of writer's block. Wouldn't make any sense for me to tell others to keep on truckin' right?
Ughh... I hope Santa brings me a nap...
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Never done NANo. Just writing words in a rush like that doesn't make sense to me. Also busy doing Christmas things but still have enthusiasm for writing. Take a deep breath and write
ReplyDeleteI did NanoWriMo once, to finish a novel that had been stagnating. It worked... kind of... I wrote a whole bunch of words, rushed to the ending. Unfortunately, upon revision, I didn't like the quality. The month wasn't entirely wasted, since it gave me a few new ideas and directions, but the writing was terrible. Wrong POV, the scenes didn't flow. It was like a jumbled puzzle... none of it made sense, and it wasn't fixable. So I started over from scratch and rewrote the entire novel, taking the time to do it right. Eventually, I was happy with it, and it was published. I never did NanoWriMo again.
ReplyDeleteI always had fun doing NaNo! But then I had to start writing for school again. Blah! I also really miss writing without a little mine to look after and worry about. But I don’t mind… he’s kind of cute 🥰. I’m glad you’re still writing! Keep up the good work!
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