November draweth nigh. And in the book world that means one thing…NaNoWriMo!!!
National Novel Writing Month. Now that sounds like the perfect time to write a book? Yeah?
If you’ve been thinking about starting, or have started but stalled out, you might want to jump on this writing train. You can sign up officially and connect with thousands of other people in the same boat, you can track your progress, and you can earn badges and stuff.
Actually, I’ve never Nano’d. But I have Rory Gilmore’d it and done a pro/con list.
Pros:
- if you sign up https://nanowrimo.org/sign-up you have a tracker that will get you to 50,000 words by the end of Nov
- you can earn badges, we don’t need no stinkin’ badges doesn’t apply here
- you can connect with writers in the same spot you’re in
- connections mean cheerleaders to keep you going!
Cons:
- it takes time to write and also update your nano/connect
- previous projects have to take a backseat
Sure it’s clear the pros outweigh my cons, but it’s the previous projects part that always gets in the way. I’ve never been at a good place to drop what’s in the works and start a new project. And this year’s no different…I’m still in the editing cave and won’t come out 'til Thanksgiving.
If you decide to NaNo I wish you many many words! Me, I’m headed back into the dark. If I’m not out in 30 days—send a pie in after me!!
