Hello everyone!
Final Nanowrimo update, November is over.
First updated here, second update here.
I won Nanowrimo!! I wrote 50k words!!
I am beyond happy, I thought I might quit as it was pretty bloody hard. But I persevered and it did it.
Word counts for the final days:
Day 22: 1758
Day 23: 1720
Day 24: 1600
Day 25: 1607
Day 26: 1545
Day 27: 1668
Day 28: 1703
Day 29: 1464
Day: 30: 965
Total word count for the month 50,030 words.
Reflections:
- Planning is key – it’s so much easier and faster to write when you have a plan.
There were days when I just winged it, I struggled to write and procrastinated a lot more.
- Ignoring everything you’ve written and just continuing is the best practice for getting the first draft. I have a terrible habit of wanting to edit while I write
- Reading helps… A lot.
I didn’t read much during November but when I did I felt more inspired to write, even though what I read was completely different to what I’m writing.
- I’m usually an early bird but when writing I’m a night owl!
I did most of my writing in the evening and nighttime. I weirdly became motivated around 9pm and felt really creative at night.
Overall, I had a fantastic month of writing. Nanowrimo went so well, and I’m thrilled with my writing. Very proud to have completed Nanowrimo, after feeling inspired for most of 2022, it was great to be writing again and to write so much within a month. It was hard going but I’m glad I stuck with it. The first draft is almost completed, I will be revising my work so far and then finishing it off, ready for draft two in 2023!
Would I do Nanowrimo again? Probably! It was a really good experience and I recommend any writer give it a go. Even if your word count goal is not the full 50k words, it’s a good way to motivate yourself to write!
Thanks for reading!
Let me know how your Nanowrimo went if you participated!
Literary Leisha 