Yep I'm totally plastering this image all over the internet wherever I have an account. That's because I'm totally getting pumped to start "officially" adding some words to my November novel. The last couple months I've been slowly making good habits when it comes to writing: I've done 30 minutes of research here and an hour of character profiles on the side. Yesterday I spent a good two hours on world-building and defining important terms I need to remember.
But April is the time where I change from tracking my "writing time" to word count!
I have to admit that's a little scary.
It means I have to take a deep breath and stare the "first draft" monster in the face once again. It will be like my writing workout routine:
- Write the scene as it comes in my head and don't analyze how witty the dialogue is or if the descriptions make sense.
- I will repeat out loud to myself: "I am a drafter. If it sounds bad now, I'll fix it later."
- Remind myself to feel good about meeting my words for the day no matter what they sound like.
I also get to end this blog post on a positive note: I spent a lot more time writing this month then I have in a long time! Check out my writing time in the cool purple progress bar ------>
Now that I've made some good writing habits, I believe Camp NaNo will be a good experience!
It's here! April 1st!!!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY FIRST DAY OF CAMP NANO!!! :D
Sounds like you're holding a master plan right there! I will try and follow these good advice myself! ^_^ And kudos on filling that progress bar almost to the end! I totally hid mine so no one would see how shamefully low it was haha
Anyway, here's some inspirational fairy dust and hop! we're at Camp for a whole month.
Gonna be fun!! ^_^
Heheh thanks for the encouragement! But that's what I'm here for as well - I'll stand behind ya and help encourage you to build those writing habits back up. Like a REAL writing workout - train those fingers to keep typing!
DeleteAnd the best encouragement we can give each other this month is: Just.Keep.Writing!!