It’s not November, but I’m already thinking about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. I halfheartedly participated in this one year, and have been meaning to do it right ever since. Can you write a novel in a month? Of course you can. People can do anything if they put their mind to it. Will it be any good? That’s a matter of taste, and I suppose, innate talent.
My goal isn’t to write fast, but to write consistently. NaNoWriMo appeals to me in a couple different ways. There is an online community to support you during the month, and it has the feel of a contest, which always spurs me to get moving. In theory, by writing an hour a day I should be having my own little NaNoWriMo each month. I’m trying hard not to think of it this way. My Aunt Janis reminded me recently to slow down and not be on a race. I naturally view many things as competitions, though, even within my own mind and it’s hard to break out of that thought process.
Slow and steady win the race, as it is said. It would be better to eek out a couple hundred words every day between now and November than to wait until November 1 and punch out as much as I can in 30 days.
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