Oct 22 2008
Things I learned from NaNoWriMo #3 (#nanowrimo)
#3 Get ahead early.
There are two reasons to get ahead on your word count and stock pile a lot of extra words in the beginning. The first is that things come up and you may need these words to make up for days you have to take off later on. Crisis happen unannounced and this way a crisis won’t totally cripple your word count.
Also, in the beginning of the month, you are all inspired and full of fire. Take advantage of that and write as much as possible. This way, when you start to feel ready to quit as you drag into the later weeks, you will already be farther along in your story and the later you are in your story, the easier and more fun it is to write.
Hillary is an award winning playwright, fiction and non-fiction author best known for her play, The Love of Three Oranges which has been performed around the world. A Script Frenzy and NaNoWriMo ML, she loves connecting with other writers no matter what their experience levels. For the business side of blogging, publishing and selling, visit Hillary at The Whine Seller. See a complete list of Hillary’s blogs and books here.
