Modified NaNo and Self-Care

wrex-writes: I was going to call this post “Fuck NaNoWriMo” and I was only half-kidding! Look, folks—NaNoWriMo is a super positive thing, but if you’re in a bad place with your writing, November can be a real bummer. NaNo also kinda epitomizes everything I created this blog as an alternative to: that shoulder-punching “get your butt in…

There’s halloween all over my dash but honestly all i think about is how nano starts tomorrow and the story i was planing on writing taped me on the shoulder yesterday and went ‘you know what would be good? if you framed the whole thing as flashbacks from the zombie apocalypse that happens 20 years…

Well, I was thinking of doing nano again this year. The thing, though, is that I’ve tried three times already with diminishing results, and I don’t actually have much time this year, and also a one-month commitmnt seems a lot. so! So instead 50k in 30 days, I’m going to give myself a more realistic…

persephonesidekick:

freelancer-plus:

(via Top Ten Rules for Writing Your First Draft)

8 and maybe 1 are dangerous advice for a 50k word novel, but can be adapted. In general good advice. But please do remember to eat and sleep and go to work / school / take care of your kids etc. if relevant.

a blessing for NaNoWriMo:

polyamoryavengers: may the first word you think of be the one you were looking for may you look up and it’s only been 20 minutes instead of an hour may your characters surprise you with their eagerness to make themselves known to you may caffeine actually help may you never find yourself in the middle…