NaNoWriMo 2018 may be over, but we’re still thinking about what we’ve learned along the way.
During last week’s Virtual Write-In, we asked NaNo participants about the lessons they’ve learned over the course of November—about writing, community, and themselves—and compiled them into a handy infographic for you.
Word sprints and Word Wars with your regional buddies or buddies in general will save you.
Get as many words under your belt as you can in the first week. You’ll be thankful when things get cranky later on.
Never edit or delete. I MEAN IT. Editing will be for December – January – February.
Write something bad. Write something terrible. Keep it. Put brackets to remind yourself that it’s unfinished business if you want. DO. NOT. DELETE. IT.
You want to rewrite a scene? Good. Do it under the first one.
DO. NOT. DELETE.
Accept the fact that you won’t have a Novel by the end of NaNo but 50 000 words on a page that you’ll need to go over and work on.
On the days you don’t want to write: write anyway. Write 100 words. Or write 50. It doesn’t matter: write them.
Here’s my take on NaNo day 1, the rest will come later on, I have a word war to attend!
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