WOW: Getting Ready for Nanowrimo?
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writercises Original Posting Oct. 5, 2018
Oh, ho! Nanowrimo, which means National Novel Writing Month, is coming up! That's write, November is the time when people everywhere fire up their pen and paper, computer, tablet, or even cell phone, and scribble, scribble, scribble! The goal? Simple. 50,000 words in one month. Roughly 1,666 words a day, but I like to think of it as 2,000 words a day, to give myself a buffer.
https://nanowrimo.org/
has all kinds of information, and you probably want to sign up.
Now, one of the tricky questions about Nanowrimo is whether or not you can prepare ahead of time. While everyone agrees that you need to write the words during November, for at least some people, it works better to go ahead and do outlines and such ahead of time, and then settle down and just write during November. Of course, some people do eschew any preparation, preferring to start fresh on November 1 and just write madly... Personally, I think it's okay to do some brainstorming and outlining ahead of time. So, I'll probably post some exercises and such aimed at helping you to get ready. Okay?
In any case, along with the Halloween contest, it is something else to think about. Just 2,000 words a day makes November go by, November go by, November go by...
WRITE!
Oh, ho! Nanowrimo, which means National Novel Writing Month, is coming up! That's write, November is the time when people everywhere fire up their pen and paper, computer, tablet, or even cell phone, and scribble, scribble, scribble! The goal? Simple. 50,000 words in one month. Roughly 1,666 words a day, but I like to think of it as 2,000 words a day, to give myself a buffer.
https://nanowrimo.org/
has all kinds of information, and you probably want to sign up.
Now, one of the tricky questions about Nanowrimo is whether or not you can prepare ahead of time. While everyone agrees that you need to write the words during November, for at least some people, it works better to go ahead and do outlines and such ahead of time, and then settle down and just write during November. Of course, some people do eschew any preparation, preferring to start fresh on November 1 and just write madly... Personally, I think it's okay to do some brainstorming and outlining ahead of time. So, I'll probably post some exercises and such aimed at helping you to get ready. Okay?
In any case, along with the Halloween contest, it is something else to think about. Just 2,000 words a day makes November go by, November go by, November go by...
WRITE!