It’s October 31st. For many of you that means Hallowe’en: costumes, candy, scary movies, and parties. For me, it’s the day before National Novel Writing Month begins–NaNoWriMo for short. Or just plain NaNo to those too busy plotting and note-taking before midnight to use the full acronym. For the uninitiated, NaNoWriMo is a challenge to write 50 000 words in one month on a novel.
This will be my fifth year doing NaNoWriMo. My attempt last year was pathetic–lack of planning which led to lack of motivation–but I’ve managed to write 50 000 words in 30 days the other years so I know it can be done. I really need to redevelop good writing habits (a good writing habit being to actually write on a regular basis) and this always seems to get me going if I’ve been slacking off.
I don’t follow the rules for NaNoWriMo exactly, which is to start and complete a novel in November. This year I have several projects that I want to get ahead on so I’ll be writing on whichever one I can. Some have been started already, some are still in the note-taking phase, and some will not stretch to 50 000 words by themselves (though they may surprise me). As long as I get to the end of the month with a good chunk of writing done and momentum on a couple projects, I’ll consider November a success.
I can always use some motivation through competition, so if you’re doing NaNo you’re welcome to add me as a Writing Buddy. I go by Anysia on the NaNoWriMo site.
I’ll probably stick a word count widget in my sidebar for anyone interested in my progress. Blog posts will be sparse (unless I’m procrastinating).
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Good look with the NaNo, I’ve done it for the last 5/6 years as well, but I have decided to have the year off this time around.
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