National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) kicks off today!
I've got a couple hundred words in, mostly just hoping to write a bit every day. Anyone else participating? What are your goals?
Protip: If you're on Mastodon, you can follow a hashtag just like you can an account, and the #nanowrimo tag is pretty active today. :-)
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PotentialProblem@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
I’ve got the whole family giving it a go this time around. (Kids and wife) My daughter is hyped and has about 5,000 words written. My son probably closer to 1,000. I spent the last month reading Save the Cat with them and now we’re going through “On Writing” by Stephen King.
I got 500 words in yesterday… but am on here instead of writing today…
I’m finding it difficult to motivate myself to be creative after work… Any tips?
plethora@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
That's awesome! My 13 year old wrote a few hundred words the first day, but I'm not sure if he's continuing. He started Skyrim recently, so...
Is there a better time when you feel more creative? I like to write in 15-20 minute sprints 2-3 times a day (although of course some days I do more or less or don't write at all). Maybe after work would be a good time to work on your outline or other meta-writing? Describing scenes or characters, etc. Then perhaps before work you set a 15 minute timer and just chug out what you can based on the outlining work you did the night before?
I always find it easier to be creative when I already have some prep to lean on. Putting on the right music can help, too!
yenahmik@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
One of these days, I may actually attempt it. I've always wanted to, but never felt I was in a position to dedicate the time.
plethora@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
FWIW, I'm not shooting for 50k this year. Just want to write every day, build a better writing habit overall. Last year I felt pretty satisfied doing 35k, and it was fun just to be trying something like this with a community.