The first week of September is upon us already. This is when I will begin prepping for my tenth year of participating in November’s National Novel Writing Month, a.k.a. NaNoWriMo, and my ninth as a municipal liaison.
The primary goal of NaNoWriMo is to write a 50,000 word (or more) novel in 30 days. Of course, the end result will require serious rewriting and editing, the same as any first draft. But having the bones of a novel finished, with a beginning, middle, and end is a huge accomplishment.
That month of merry madness forces me to become disciplined, to lose the bad writing habits I slip into during the rest of the year.
Most importantly, having to maintain daily word count output forces me to ignore the inner editor, that unpleasant little voice that slows my productivity down and squashes my creativity.
Also, for this one month of…
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😀 Wow! Thank you for the reblog, Chris ❤
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Welcome, Connie 🤗❤️
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