Books We Love Insider Blog: Leave It to Santa to Take Credit for Everything Us Moms Do by Vanessa C. Hawkins

Friday, December 9, 2022

Leave It to Santa to Take Credit for Everything Us Moms Do by Vanessa C. Hawkins

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.

So 50k. It's a goal I used to find feasible, but after having spawn, realized it was way too &5^$ing crazy for me to ever accomplish now. SO I aimed for 10K and hit the mark. Now it's December, and I feel like a deflated bag of goo, chock full of little hairs, rocks and whatever else you may find stuck to the carpet.

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...

Vanessa C. Hawkins

I hate writing introductions because my first thought it how can I make this as extra as possible. Honestly, I'm not that interesting. I write books sometimes and hang out with my family and eat nacho's on Friday nights when my daughter goes to her Grandparent's house. Sometimes I dress spooky, but lately because of Covid (yeah... Covid. Right...) I've become too fluffy to fit into my goth clothes. I'm married. I like comics, and I like sleeping in, though I rarely get to do it these days.

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Janet Lane WaltersDecember 9, 2022 at 6:54 AM
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
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Vijaya SchartzDecember 9, 2022 at 9:19 AM
I 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.
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Varonica ChaneyDecember 12, 2022 at 5:36 PM
I 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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