Here are some of the pros and cons of Nanowrimo (for me): Pros Finished a book in 30 days Learned to write without thinking a lot beforehand Learned to write an impressively detailed outline Cons This is not a very good first draft. In fact, it’s a terrible one. Will I do Nanowrimo next year? Right now I say no way, but a lot can change in a year! It was a good exercise, it was fun to try, but part of me wishes I could’ve spent more time on this draft. I see a lot of editing

I jotted little notes during Nanowrimo to track my progress. As you can see, it was an up-and-down kind of journey. Day 1: Let’s write a novel! Yay! I am bright and chipper! Look at me type! Day 3: It’s not so easy to write 1,667 words every day. What if I just did 1,160? The last five hundred words of the day are too hard. Day 5: If you take it 200 words at a time, it’s not so bad. Day 7: I’ve fallen behind. I need to write a million words today if I ever want to catch up. D

NaNoWriMo. National Novel Writing Month comes every November. Writers from all over the world begin writing on November 1 and try their best to complete a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. That’s a lot of words. It’s absolute craziness, particularly if you aren’t a full time writer. But it’s good craziness. I’ve been preparing. I have an outline. I began working on it diligently in the beginning of October. I usually spend two or three days on an outline, but I feel that this one