Writing is easy. Writing is hard.
You’ll hear two different voices throughout the month. “NaNoWriMo is so much fun!” say that people for whom it’s going well. Meanwhile, the people who are having trouble are complaining that NaNoWriMo is stupid, impossible and way too difficult. Unfortunately, they’re both right. NaNoWriMo is what you make of it. It can be a ton of fun and a creative flurry or it can also be absolute hell, if you let it be. In the end, it all depends on your attitude. Writing 50,000 words in 30 days is, after all, a lot of work but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the process. Focus on the fun of creation and what you trying to accomplish and try not to let stress overwhelm you.
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Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction writer who loves writing of all kinds except for writing bios like this.
NaNo is like life in general that way, isn’t it? There are good times and less good times…Except I tend to be much more enthusiastic about NaNo than other things in life o.o;
I agree. I think most people come into NaNo expecting it to be a monthlong party, though, and aren’t prepared for when it does take some work to get done.
If they want a party, they should go play with Timmy and see how long it takes him to throw a fridge at them.