First Day of NaNoWriMo
What better day to start a blog than the first day of writing a 50K+ novel?
If anyone is a beginning writer and looking for inspiration to finally write the novel you've only thought about (more than likely obsessed over), NaNoWriMo definitely helps! I completed my very first novel back in 2015, spent 2016 editing and attempting to write another, but this year is my first year back on the saddle with a goal in mind!
So far, I have no writing tears. However, I am also trying something new. I have absolutely no story in mind. This year, I am writing a story completely out of my comfort zone. I wrote completely in my comfort zone before and always.
If anyone wants to know what it is truly like inside a writer's mind, or looking for someone to relate to, I hope this blog will help you see that. We don't always have the perfect story lined up when we start. We try to make the arguments that you have to know what you're trying to say before even opening your mouth, but this isn't a work presentation we're talking about! No one is going to stare us down, sneering at our gaped mouths, thinking, "What the actual f***?" (For instance, I rewrote that last sentence several times before deciding to go with asterisks, but you wouldn't have been able to prove it had I not mentioned it!)
The takeaway here: You just have to start. It was a dark and stormy night. "What are you doing up there, Kwasi?" You've got so many options! Start with your setting, start with your character, maybe even start with writing down the history. I hope this blog, even if not today, will help push you over that edge!
See you tomorrow, hopefully still tear-free!
If anyone is a beginning writer and looking for inspiration to finally write the novel you've only thought about (more than likely obsessed over), NaNoWriMo definitely helps! I completed my very first novel back in 2015, spent 2016 editing and attempting to write another, but this year is my first year back on the saddle with a goal in mind!
So far, I have no writing tears. However, I am also trying something new. I have absolutely no story in mind. This year, I am writing a story completely out of my comfort zone. I wrote completely in my comfort zone before and always.
If anyone wants to know what it is truly like inside a writer's mind, or looking for someone to relate to, I hope this blog will help you see that. We don't always have the perfect story lined up when we start. We try to make the arguments that you have to know what you're trying to say before even opening your mouth, but this isn't a work presentation we're talking about! No one is going to stare us down, sneering at our gaped mouths, thinking, "What the actual f***?" (For instance, I rewrote that last sentence several times before deciding to go with asterisks, but you wouldn't have been able to prove it had I not mentioned it!)
The takeaway here: You just have to start. It was a dark and stormy night. "What are you doing up there, Kwasi?" You've got so many options! Start with your setting, start with your character, maybe even start with writing down the history. I hope this blog, even if not today, will help push you over that edge!
See you tomorrow, hopefully still tear-free!
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