Hello everyone,
It feels like a long time since I’ve written here on Scribe’s Canvas. Posts have been going up, but I wrote all but one in advance. I’ve been so focused on NaNoWriMo that I haven’t sat down and written a post for about a month. It feels good to be back.
Anyway, on to the topic of this post:
I finished NaNoWriMo! I made to 50,000 words and have a half finished book! Yay!
It was a wonderful experience, though it did have its ups and downs. There were days when I wanted to do anything but write. However, for the most part, I made myself sit down and write a few sentences. More often than not those few sentences would turn into more and I was able to reach my word count goal for the day.
I have found through doing NaNoWriMo I have had to learn to push through the writer’s block. There’s nothing else to do! If I didn’t it would have overwhelmed me and I wouldn’t have been able to finish.
There have been a few lessons that I’ve neared while doing NaNo.
1. It is so much easier to reach a high word count it you plan it out before hand. I was never confused about where the story was going and had to spend little time coming up with the plot. I found that when I sat down to write, I could just get to it. It really sped me up and I feel since I had the entire story in my head at the beginning of the month I was able to tie plot points together better.
2. Writer’s Block is frustrating, scary, annoying and difficult and it will try to thwart you and your goals. However, pushing through all of that, writing anyways and reaching your goal is an incredible feeling.
NaNoWriMo is scary and hard, but completely worth it. You can grow so much as a writer and even if you don’t make it all the way to 50,000 words, just the act of starting (no matter your final word count) is wonderful. If you’re scared or don’t think you can do it, try it anyway! You never know what you can achieve until you try! And, if nothing else, your typing skills will probably get way faster.
Until next time,
-Acire
Awesome, way to go. Keep writing and having fun. Cheers
Thanks!
Congrats!
Thanks!