#4 Save the pep talks.
One of the best things about NaNo is the pep talks. They get best selling authors and NaNo alumni to write up inspirational letters to make you want to keep working on your books and email them to you. They are really well written and a huge help. It’s nice to hear from someone who is good enough to do this for a living and know that they were once right where you are.
These arrive in your email somewhat randomly. Don’t automatically read them as soon as they arrive. Wait until you need them and, trust me, you will need them. Wait until that day when you are so sick of your book and totally ready to quit to crack those emails open. They will do you much more good if you do.
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That’s a really good idea! Except that I don’t think I’ll be able to save them for rainy days. I’m like that.
That’s a really good idea! Except that I don’t think I’ll be able to save them for rainy days. I’m like that.
That’s a really good idea! Except that I don’t think I’ll be able to save them for rainy days. I’m like that.
The pep talks are corny, but when the screen is just s t a r i n g at you, they really do help.
The pep talks are corny, but when the screen is just s t a r i n g at you, they really do help.
The pep talks are corny, but when the screen is just s t a r i n g at you, they really do help.
I not so secretly LOVE corny. 😉
I not so secretly LOVE corny. 😉
I not so secretly LOVE corny. 😉