This is the third year I'm doing NaNo. The first year I struggled like mad and managed to crawl over the finish line covered in ink and sweat. Last year I had gotten a whole lot better at managing my time and effort and planning out my story. I just didn't like the story.
This year however I decided to write exactly what I wanted to. Not try and make a statement, not try to write a brilliant novel, just write because it's fun. And I'm loving every minute of it. I adore my characters, my settings and my story and when I'm not writing it I'm imagining different scenarios to stick my poor unsuspecting characters into.
I've learned so much about myself and my writing through throwing myself into this 30-day madness with a bunch of equally mad and terribly brilliant people. It's great practice, it's lots of fun and like you say, it certainly adds an extra bit of self-respect and order into your life. :) That, and you always remember those moments in your life when you did something insane.
Thanks for posting this and best of luck with your novel!
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This is the third year I'm doing NaNo. The first year I struggled like mad and managed to crawl over the finish line covered in ink and sweat. Last year I had gotten a whole lot better at managing my time and effort and planning out my story. I just didn't like the story.
This year however I decided to write exactly what I wanted to. Not try and make a statement, not try to write a brilliant novel, just write because it's fun. And I'm loving every minute of it. I adore my characters, my settings and my story and when I'm not writing it I'm imagining different scenarios to stick my poor unsuspecting characters into.
I've learned so much about myself and my writing through throwing myself into this 30-day madness with a bunch of equally mad and terribly brilliant people. It's great practice, it's lots of fun and like you say, it certainly adds an extra bit of self-respect and order into your life. :) That, and you always remember those moments in your life when you did something insane.
Thanks for posting this and best of luck with your novel!