One of the best ways to ensure you'll do something: tell someone you're going to do it and make yourself accountable to that person. Well, I suppose I am becoming accountable to whoever reads this blog.
I am going to participate unofficially in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). The NaNoWriMo challenge includes writing 50,000 words in 30 days. That's about 1,667 words a day. This isn't going to be easy.
When I write, I revise. I reorganize, rewrite, reword. I revise. And then I revise more. The NaNoWriMo challenge requires that I leave behind my tendency to stew on and improve a sentence or paragraph and just keep going. This isn't going to be easy.
I have a few ideas for novels that I like, but I lack the confidence to share those ideas with the world. This challenge allows me to pursue at least one of those possible stories in a rather low-stakes way. But it still won't be easy.
I plan on sharing my experiences, progress, and lessons learned as I go through NaNoWriMo, so stay tuned.
Click here for more specific information about NaNoWriMo. And feel free to share your experiences if you decide to join me in this goal.
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ReplyDeleteGo, Lacey! This is so cool that you're doing this! I'm excited to see what you write (assuming you share it, of course :) ).
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