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November
is probably the busiest month of the year on the internet. It’s the time when
the www witnesses its largest input of data.
All
over the world, writers are getting their muses fired up. Today is the second
day of November, NaNo kicked into full swing, yesterday. What follows are five
reminders you ought to carry along with you on your journey to the 50,000 word
mark.
1.
It’s Not Too Late
To Join In
That’s
considering you can pull a 2,000-word-a-day stint. You can still meet that
50,000 word deadline by the end of November. If you’re just tuning in on this
wavelength, nano’s still open to you!
2.
Relax. It Is, After All, a Draft
One
of the most encouraging facts for the writer to remember is this; nanowrimo is the fossil of your story. Just
dug up but yet to be polished and rearranged to take on semblance of the
structure of an identifiable dinosaur. It’s just drafts.
Nano is an outlet to give vent to the
inward groaning; the skeletal frame of your book. That’s one primary reason you
can pick up your writing from the last chapter.
I
did NaPoWriMo in April and ended up typing and posting over 10,000 words of
poetry online. I acquired a little bit of information about my typing ability
during the adventure. (Don’t misinterpret me, it was such fun.) Last June, I
proceeded on another writing gig, which I called nashowrimo. Recognizing my typing limitations, I applied for annual
leave where I worked (it’s some really grueling stint) because I wouldn’t dare
pretend I could write and then type
over 40,000 words in 30 days with my nose deep in something else.
Annual leaves are taken only once a year
(I can’t apply for sick leave, everybody knows I’m never sick). So, I’m nanoing offline. It’s the only way I see
myself hitting the mark.
You
can follow my example.
4.
Get Your 50,000 Words
If
you got all day to write then by all means, write
all day! You might experience some really nasty case of dry spells along
the way, these extras will fill in
those uneventful moments.
The
best thing is to have a word quota for each day and then when you got free
time, fill them up with writing.
5.
It’s Not Over
Until It’s the 30th
Just
keep going at it even when it seems you’re falling behind schedule. The muse
is, so many times, unpredictable. You never know when a strong burst of
inspiration will drive you into the land of unprecedented creativity.
It’s
not over until November gives on December!
Happy
nanoing!
Keep
your pen bleeding!
Akpan
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