We've spent thirty days writing as many words as we could, hoping we'd reach 50K words. Now it's December, we've either reached our word count or are no where near. I know that the actual website for NaNoWriMo has a "Now What?" tab but they focus more on those who've finished their novel and are … Continue reading What to Do After #NaNoWriMo
We're at the final push. For some, the struggle has already finished, but for others, there is still a final crunch to get those last few thousand words (or even 10K words depending on how things went this month). Some have already given up and that's okay too. Today, I want to keep this post … Continue reading #NaNoWriMo: Words of Encouragement
Sorry for the delay! This holiday week has been a mess for me! Every year I hear the same things from new NaNoWriMo participants. Everything they're writing is terrible. They hate every word. None of it is good. They get discouraged and stall, trying to write something better moving forward. I want to tell every … Continue reading #NaNoWriMo: Quantity Over Quality
One of my worst habits is that I can't keep habits. I have to be honest, even though I'm not always proud of what I've posted on this site, me posting every week is the most consistent, habit-forming thing I've done in years. And 2020 didn't make habit forming that much easier. Trust me, I … Continue reading #NaNoRebel: Habits
It's week two! NaNoWriMo is in full swing across the globe. I, once again, am behind, but at this point I think it's a character trait. A lot has gone on in my home front...plus I live in the United States and boy was that election (this election since it's technically not quite over) a … Continue reading What to Track When Rebelling
It's already day two of NaNo and I'm behind! I took yesterday to recover from a long and tiring week. This week should be just as long and as tiring. So what does that mean for NaNo? I'm going to have to learn to pace my writing even better. The standard pace for 50K words … Continue reading Pacing Your NaNoWriMo
This year is definitely different than the rest. If you've done NaNoWriMo in the past, you've probably participated in write ins in various book stores, libraries, and maybe in some friends homes. This year it's not something that can be done. The official NaNoWriMo has cancelled all in person write ins (which is completely understandable). … Continue reading #Preptober: Navigating a Different NaNo
Welcome to October or better yet! Welcome to Preptober! This is the month long challenge of getting ready for NaNoWriMo. Us writers like to create so many challenges because that's what forces us to write. At least that's the truth for me. Preptober can be an overwhelming month. I've spent weeks upon weeks trying to … Continue reading Some of my #Preptober Youtuber Faves
Hi. You still alive out there? Can you still feel your fingers or are they too cramped up? I get it. 50K is a lot in one month. So did you make it? Did you write more than you expected or less? Are you happy? Or are you disappointed? There seems to be only two … Continue reading NaNo 2019 Review
This week, in the US, is Thanksgiving. It can be both a great time to catch up on writing and an absolutely terrible time to catch up on writing. Most years I would say it's an easy time for me. I would spend time with my parents and sister, eat too much, and write. There … Continue reading NaNo and Family
