Book BFF Melissa: NaNoWriMo

NaNoWriMo Update #1 (Day 5)

' I feel so powerful! I resisted the alluring BookTube videos and tweets that were calling out to me and actually wrote! And not just a few words here or there. On Sunday I was a total beast and knocked out over 5,000 words without even trying.

Top #= words that day
Bottom#= Total

And that calendar was a big part of my success so far. It sounds stupid, but the OCD in me HATES seeing that 0 every day. So I vowed to never not write ever again (if that double negative makes sense). Usually once I start writing I can't stop. So the push to write is all I need and then I'm off and POOF-- 5,000 words.
This calendar is literally eye level from my bed so it's the first thing I see in the morning...after my life sized poster of Daemon Black...just kidding...I wish I had one of those to wake up to every day. Maybe I'd actually be a morning person.

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NaNoWriMo and Warm Up!

NaNoWriMo

When most people think of November they picture pilgrams and turkeys. But not us nerds. Nope. We think of 50,000 words. I'm proud to say I will be participating in National Novel Writing Month this year to complete a manuscript in 30 days.
If you don't know what NaNoWriMo is don't worry. I hadn't heard about it until last year, but basically it's this genius idea someone invented to get writers who procrastinate (like me) to actually complete a novel. Everyone motivates each other to write 1,667 words a day. And by November 30th you've got a book.
Now, I kinda want a book longer than 50,000 words because I have a lot to say (I've got a plot within a plot sorta). So when I found NaNoWarmUp I did a little happy dance.

I'll be able to get a good chunk of my novel done before the big event even starts! A little appetizer if you will. Plus I already had a brainstorming session with my cousin so I've got my plot, setting, and characters all mapped out already for the most part.