With three works in progress sitting stagnant on my hard drive (along with a few partials too), I've started yet another outline.
The reason...
NaNoWriMo approacheth!!! I know many of you are NaNo veterans. But if are in need of enlightenment: NaNoWriMo = National Novel Writing Month. In November of every year WriMos wait with baited breath, fingers tips poised with anticipation above keyboards, for the clock to strike 12 on Halloween night. Beginning at that moment, you have 30 whole days to write a complete story arc with no fewer than 50,000 words. That averages out to be 1,667 words per day. Essentially, NaNoWriMo is a swift kick in the writing pants.
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NaNoWriMo was one of the main reasons that I started writing in the first place. The best part about it is you really can't loose. If you don't make it to the 50k in 30 days you do have a huge chunk of a first draft...which is so much more than you had before.
I've been terrified of NaNoWriMo for years and have never thought I could pull it off. But I'm actually considering doing it this year... I've only got a few weeks to decide if this will be my November to take the plunge.
NaNoWriMo was one of the main reasons that I started writing in the first place. The best part about it is you really can't loose. If you don't make it to the 50k in 30 days you do have a huge chunk of a first draft...which is so much more than you had before.
I've been terrified of NaNoWriMo for years and have never thought I could pull it off. But I'm actually considering doing it this year... I've only got a few weeks to decide if this will be my November to take the plunge.