Another month of reckless abandon to the world of words has been survived. I initially wanted to post about this during the month, but November decided to fly by so quickly that I barely managed to get everything done that I wanted to besides writing 50.000 words in 30 days. You know, like sleep, eat, go to work..
NaNoWriMo in a nutshell: the idea is to write a draft, or the beginnings of a draft, of a novel – 50.000 words in 30 days, which comes down to a daily writing goal of 1.667 words.
The first time I participated, I thought almost 2k a day would be a lot. And it was. But over time, it got easier and once you get the story flowing and the characters talking to you, the words will come pouring out of your fingers, whether you’re typing or writing by hand, whether you’ve planned ahead or are just winging it.
I never plan – every year I tell myself that this will be the year I actually plan my novel a bit so that I know where I’m going with it, but every year it’s the same story. October and then November roll around and suddenly there is no time to plan anymore and I’m just going with my gut. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but it’s always a lot of fun to participate, not in the least because the writing community is just great.
So for the sixth time in a row, I have survived this nutty challenge and I am already looking forward to doing it again!
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