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| Sunday, 28 October 2007 |
| Hey, hey, 50k |
So NaNoWriMo season is upon us again. Having told myself quite firmly last year that if I didn't finish, I had to give up all pretense and never bother trying again, I will of course be having another go this year.
I think I have it a little more sussed than usual. I know, for example, that walking out of my job on November 1st and devoting the rest of the month to writing means you get finished. Sadly I don't have the freedom to do this again. But there are two things I've picked up in subsequent years about prioritisation:
- writing in the morning is more positive than writing late at night. I am, undoubtedly, a night person: yet hacking through 1000 words before 10am makes for a happier NaNovellist than sitting there at midnight trying to catch up to just-yesterday's target.
- don't quit when you're ahead. Sometimes, I'm on a roll. That's what NaNo is supposed to be about: shutting up the internal editor and putting down the words. When this happens, don't think "I've made today's target so I'll stop" or "I really ought to check my email": just write.
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Hey you :)
I agree that writing in the morning works - I have to start before I have even rubbed the sandman from my eyes.
About the SAD ~ I invested in a low energy daylight bulb for my office and so far I am not feeling so SAD. Might be worth a try.
xxx
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Hey you :)
I agree that writing in the morning works - I have to start before I have even rubbed the sandman from my eyes.
About the SAD ~ I invested in a low energy daylight bulb for my office and so far I am not feeling so SAD. Might be worth a try.
xxx