As we all could have guessed, my attempt at NaNoWriMo last month was a total fail. Of epic proportions. But, lucky for you/me, I picked up a few things while my fingers tripped over themselves in an attempt to catch up to the word count. And now that I've slept and gone through the five stages of grief, I'm here to share them with you/myself!
On a side note, hope you guys had an awesome Thanksgiving! Can't wait till Christmas : )
~Dusky
- Clear your schedule. If possible, clear a path to that outrageous word count goal. But don't forget to say "Excuse me" to Aunt Sue for shoving her birthday party into the hot dog stand on the curb.
- Get support. Let people know that you're doing NaNo so people know that you're not going crazy when trying to keep up with the everyday things (homework, eating, etc.), you just happen to be writing a 50k novel in 30 days, which admittedly is about the same as being insane. Besides, you need all the encouragement you can get.
- Don't slow down! If you stop to take a "little break," they will turn into entire days spent nitpicking with every little thing that doesn't involve accomplishing your goal.
- Just. Write. Do not, do NOT unlock that little nag inside your head that tells you to rewrite, go back, and essentially throw away your rushed work. She/he can stay in their cage until December, where they can stay happily busy correcting the sorry crap that plopped out of your overworked brain.
On a side note, hope you guys had an awesome Thanksgiving! Can't wait till Christmas : )
~Dusky
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