Friday, December 1, 2017

NaNoWriMo 2017

Good Morning NanNoWriMos!

Congratulations to everyone who took the challenge and wrote something--anything--during the month of November. You rock!

This was my third year of trying to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. And apparently the old cliche is true--the third time is a charm. I actually finished it this year!

But I don't want to belittle the experience of previous years. Every time we sit down to write intentionally, good things happen. Maybe not the best writing. Maybe there is a whole lot of pretty terrible writing, actually, but somewhere in the muck, some small gems rise to the surface, and those are the things that keep us going--when we find that one good thing, that we can develop, and polish. Maybe it is how a character really came to life for just one scene. Maybe an arc that was bothering me worked itself out. Then all of the terrible writing is worth it.

Today, I am enjoying a slowly consumed cup of coffee, and I think I might just read a little--something that isn't mine. Any suggestions?