Nanowrimo

I am an unabashed Wrimoer. I plan to take two weeks off in November to write me a novel. I plan to spend that time in a dreamy, heavenly state of productivity, with at least 3,000 words a day. I plan to write about characters so heavy on details that it thrills me to write.

So, let me just say in advance... suckers!

If anybody here has never written a novel in a month, let me tell you... it's not entirely beyond you. It's doable. It may be crap; most people's first novels are crap. And their second one. It's only when you get a good deal of them under your belt that you start to improve, after all. Practice, and all that.

This is a way to let loose the flood of words. If you have nothing at the end of the book but a book of crap, it is a victory. Because next year you'll have a better idea how to make a good book. Next year you can talk about your first manuscript, and how it failed, and why it failed. You'll understand more about plotting, and characters and all the good stuff.

There is no way to improve without practice, and this one month may be the best practice. There is support, there is community, there is LIFE in Wrimo.

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NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH STARTS IN: 21 days!