I wrote this post last week and thought I’d scheduled it for Sunday, but apparently not. It’s still relevant, although the word count has changed a bit. It’s about NaNo in the context of having been writing books all year.
An extract from some email correspondence with my dear Marmee on the subject of NaNoWriMo last week:
Me, Edinburgh, Monday afternoon
I’ve passed 21k so should get to the 23.5 tonight I think, although I’m still not feeling very inspired so it’s basically all attempts to explore the characters to see who is worth hanging it off… At the moment I’m feeling it’s the least inspired thing I’ve done all year. But maybe when I come back to it I will see something there.
Marmee, Blairgowrie, Monday Evening
Maybe the whole thing of 12 in 12 means you are more matter of fact and less impressed by your own writing than you have been in the past? Most of us are struggling to get anything down, which I suspect is a barrier you have broken through.
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