I beat NaNoWriMo by hitting 50,000 words on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Coming from a stressful week two where I couldn’t get the words to flow this was a nice change of pace. I did struggle once I hit 40,000 but once I hand wrote what I wanted to happen it helped tremendously. The biggest struggle I faced during week three of NaNo was dialogue. I didn’t know if I was adding too much dialogue. I would write a sentence, reread it, then I would delete it quite often during week three. Don’t get me wrong, I did that a lot during the first two weeks of NaNo too but I feel it was excessive during week three. When I hit 50,000 words I felt my heart drop. I honestly didn’t think I would beat NaNo by week three. I guess writing 2,000 words (or more) benefitted me more than I thought. Unfortunately, just because I won doesn’t mean my story is done. I still have to finish up the chapter I started and write the epilogue. My goal after I finish my first novel is begin editing and then share with Alpha and Beta readers. I don’t really intend on querying or self-publishing this book but I do want to share it with the people who supported me through NaNo.
Drea's NaNo Reminders. If you’re sitting at a computer or hand writing in a notebook for hours on end get up and stretch. While constantly writing I felt my hands cramp up and my body get tight. I set a five minute timer and I used that time to stretch particularly my hands. Are you participating in NaNoWriMo? How is your progress going?
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