National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) kicks off today!
I’ve got a couple hundred words in, mostly just hoping to write a bit every day. Anyone else participating? What are your goals?
Protip: If you’re on Mastodon, you can follow a hashtag just like you can an account, and the #nanowrimo tag is pretty active today. :-)
That’s awesome! My 13 year old wrote a few hundred words the first day, but I’m not sure if he’s continuing. He started Skyrim recently, so…
Is there a better time when you feel more creative? I like to write in 15-20 minute sprints 2-3 times a day (although of course some days I do more or less or don’t write at all). Maybe after work would be a good time to work on your outline or other meta-writing? Describing scenes or characters, etc. Then perhaps before work you set a 15 minute timer and just chug out what you can based on the outlining work you did the night before?
I always find it easier to be creative when I already have some prep to lean on. Putting on the right music can help, too!