Brava! Persistence is a virtue. You have given me new hope for maybe finishing a novel (or three) lying around my office in fragments. One NaNoRiMo effort left me with several novel chapters but nothing coherent. Maybe I can stitch them together...

Great post, Rebecca! My inner critic and self-doubt can be paralyzing at times. These are wonderful suggestions for getting back on track.

Wonderful article as usual, Tayari! It is easy to spend all our time thinking about  a brilliant idea or about the joy of being a published author. It is much harder to take that next step - whether it is writing, finishing, editing, or searching...

Thanks for sharing this well written post on NaNoWriMo. It isn't for everyone. I'm a slow writer, too, so it seemed like a recipe for disaster. Quite frankly I tried for many years and failed. However, it took a while for me to figured out that...

I think it's great you're using NaNo to write your non-fiction book, Sandi. Let me know how you like the desktop version of Write or Die. The NaNoWriMo site has been a bit sluggish today, Rosey. I forgot that usually happens on the first day of...

Good tips.....as someone who will vomit out 5,000 words and then not write for at least five more days the notion of pacing makes more sense....besides, it is easier to edit daily a smaller amount of words....this is cool....now if I could just log...

Great advice, Roxanne! I just found Write or Die the other day. I've purchased the desktop edition so I'm not distracted by the interwebs. Hopefully, I'll be able to sustain my enthusiasm throughout the month or til I hit 50k. This is also my first...

Congrats on your first NaNoWriMo, Kimberly! It is fun to see where the characters take you. I love it when my characters have a mind of their own and take me to surprising places. That's why even when I outline, it's a continually evolving work in...