Just last month I *attempted* NaNoWriMo for the first time.
Let me preface the rest of this post with this - I failed.
If you don't already know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is a push to write 50,000 words in 30 days. (Learn more here)
I barely made it to 5,000.
I knew it was going to be hard, but wow I did not expect myself to fail as bad as I did. There are a few things though that now I feel better prepared for when I do it again next year. My biggest obstacle? Writing every day. It really does make a difference.
I'm still really glad I did it - even though it was super stressful with the end of my first writing class. I sat down last night to work on a new piece for this new class (that I was dreading writing) and was surprised at how easily I was able to crank out 500+ words. I can definitely say it was beneficial in increasing my word count.
Can we also just celebrate for a minute that I finished my first ever writing class?! It ended on November 30th and wow what an experience.
I wouldn't fully recommend that every aspiring author take a writing class. I could have easily gone through the whole thing and not improve my writing at all. The structure of the course didn't force me to change - I had to do that on my own. It did help me with deadlines, and making myself stay on top of my writing habits. However, I am a better writer now because I pushed myself. If you're not willing to push, a class like that will prove to be pointless.
I've already started my next class, as previously mentioned, so stay tuned for more updates! My writing journey is far from over :)
Let me preface the rest of this post with this - I failed.
If you don't already know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month. It is a push to write 50,000 words in 30 days. (Learn more here)
I barely made it to 5,000.
I knew it was going to be hard, but wow I did not expect myself to fail as bad as I did. There are a few things though that now I feel better prepared for when I do it again next year. My biggest obstacle? Writing every day. It really does make a difference.
I'm still really glad I did it - even though it was super stressful with the end of my first writing class. I sat down last night to work on a new piece for this new class (that I was dreading writing) and was surprised at how easily I was able to crank out 500+ words. I can definitely say it was beneficial in increasing my word count.
Can we also just celebrate for a minute that I finished my first ever writing class?! It ended on November 30th and wow what an experience.
I wouldn't fully recommend that every aspiring author take a writing class. I could have easily gone through the whole thing and not improve my writing at all. The structure of the course didn't force me to change - I had to do that on my own. It did help me with deadlines, and making myself stay on top of my writing habits. However, I am a better writer now because I pushed myself. If you're not willing to push, a class like that will prove to be pointless.
I've already started my next class, as previously mentioned, so stay tuned for more updates! My writing journey is far from over :)
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