SET A GENERALIZED MAIN GOAL FOR THE MONTH. DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO GET FROM THE CHALLENGE. THE 50K WORD COUNT. THE STORY OUTLINE OR PLAN. MABY COMPLETE AN UNFINISHED MANUSCRIPT. WHILE THE OFFICIAL NANOWRIMO GOAL IS TO WRITE 50,000 WORDS, YOU CAN ADJUST IT TO SUIT YOUR WRITING PACE AND OTHER COMMITMENTS. STEP/02 - SET GOALS THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU: STEP/03 -PLAN YOUR STRATEGY: IF YOU'RE A PLANNER, CREATE AN OUTLINE OR SOME KEY PLOT POINTS TO GUIDE YOUR WRITING. IF YOU'RE A PANTSER (WRITING BY THE SEAT OF YOUR PANTS), EMBRACE THE FREEDOM TO DISCOVER YOUR STORY AS YOU GO. THE KEY IS TO DECIDE YOUR APPROACH AHEAD AND GET ON WITH IT. PERSONALIZE YOUR PARTICIPATING SCHEDULE TO FIT YOUR LIFE. SOME WRITERS PREFER EARLY MORNINGS, WHILE OTHERS ARE NIGHT OWLS. FIND A TIME THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU AND STICK TO IT AS CONSISTENTLY AS POSSIBLE. STEP/04 - CREATE A NANOWRIMO SCHEDULE:
STEP/05- STAY ACCOUNTABLE:
SHARE YOUR NANOWRIMO GOALS WITH A WRITING BUDDY OR IN ONLINE WRITING COMMUNITIES. BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO SOMEONE OR A GROUP CAN HELP YOU STAY MOTIVATED.
NANOWRIMO IS ALL ABOUT GENERATING A FIRST DRAFT. SO MAKE IT ALL ABOUT FINISHING WHAT YOU SET UP YOURSELF TO DO. DON'T GET BOGGED DOWN BY EDITING OR PERFECTING YOUR PROSE. YOU CAN REVISE AND POLISH LATER. STEP/06 - DON'T EDIT, JUST KEEP WORKING ON YOUR GOAL STEP/01 STEP/09- REWARD YOURSELF: CELEBRATE YOUR MILESTONES AND ACHIEVEMENTS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL. TREAT YOURSELF TO SOMETHING YOU ENJOY WHEN YOU REACH A WORD COUNT GOAL OR COMPLETE A CHALLENGING CHAPTER. STEP/08 - TAKE BREAKS: IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE REGULAR BREAKS TO AVOID BURNOUT. STRETCH, REST YOUR EYES, AND STAY HYDRATED. MANY LOCAL AND ONLINE WRITING COMMUNITIES HOST WRITE-INS DURING NANOWRIMO. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE AND CAN BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY. STEP/07 - JOIN WRITE-INS:
STEP/10 - BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU ACCOMPLISH
STEP/01 NANOWRIMO IS NOT JUST ABOUT REACHING A WORD COUNT; IT'S ABOUT CULTIVATING A CONSISTENT WRITING HABIT AND BRINGING YOUR STORY TO LIFE. EMBRACE THE JOURNEY AND ENJOY THE PROCESS OF CREATING YOUR NOVEL. GOOD LUCK!
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