Ah yes, NaNoWriMo. How are we doing with this incredible, somewhat daunting task, dear writers? I'm afraid I'm a bit behind schedule, but I have been known to write 7,000 words in one sitting so hope to catch up very soon. What word count are you at? This is my first year participating in NaNo and it's been so much more difficult and crazier than I first anticipated. The first ten days in and I'm wondering exactly how I'm going to get this massive word count finished before the 30th. Never fear however, because there are definitely ways to keep your sanity while still participating in NaNo. Want to know how? Lots of coffee and/or chocolate. Pretty self-explanatory. Snacks and fuel make for happy writers. I'm not a fan of coffee, but love the way it feels to write in coffee shops. Chocolate is my NaNo go-to treat (fairly traded, of course). And peanut butter sundaes. Anything with sugar in it really... Great music to have a dance party to. Music is always an emotional motivator to inspire you to reach your word count for the day, or to inspire you into a dance party that causes you to procrastinate your word count. Either way, music is my favorite way to get my creative juices flowing. Friends to write and party with. Get together with your writing friends and have a party! Have a blast writing away...or getting distracted by conversation--either one works. Encourage each other through the difficult middle story parts, rejoice in the exciting plot twists, and cheer each other on to the end. Never give up. It all comes down to this, fellow writing friend. NaNo may be hard and you may wonder if you'll ever make it to 50k. Let me tell you: you can make it. But you have to keep going. You can't give up. You have to press on. Now enough of reading this post. Sit back down at your keyboard and write.
Bella Morganthal
11/13/2017 11:27:11 am
Yay! So excited about your Christmas short story! :) Thanks Anna!
Anna
11/13/2017 01:02:49 pm
Thank you!! :) <3
Olivia G
11/11/2017 06:24:29 am
Hey Bella! This is seriously awesome advice. And yay, another person who is doing NaNo for the first time! I'm loving it so far, even though it's incredibly challenging. I'm almost at 20K now. And it would probably have been impossible to get this far without God's help. It's been such a blessing to have a group of friends to encourage each other during NaNo. Your blog is awesome! Keep it up. 😊
Bella Morganthal
11/13/2017 11:28:04 am
Hi Olivia! Thanks so much, that means a lot. And yay! You're doing awesome :D Keep pressing on! Yes, to God be the glory! Comments are closed.
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