tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post6311831849137943588..comments2024-03-28T06:13:46.092-05:00Comments on Operation Awesome: Dear O'Abby: I think I'm telling my story wrong.Dena Pawlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6961445666519156260.post-60017774038051255812018-11-15T07:04:33.593-06:002018-11-15T07:04:33.593-06:00There is a third option here. Be warned, it subver...There is a third option here. Be warned, it subverts the 50,000 words in 30 days timeline of NaNo, but I think that's okay.<br /><br />If you think switching POV mid-stream will be too difficult (and I personally don't have a problem with it and have done so myself), or if it's so in your head that you just don't feel you can proceed with all that previously written, first Person stuff behind you...then go back to the beginning and start over in third. Heresy, I know, but I think people sometimes get too caught up on the 50K in 30 days thing, when the original goal of NaNo (as far as I know) is to get people who want to write, writing. I say, don't get too hung up on the deadlines and word counts and 'winning', and remember that the manuscript doesn't have to be 'finished' in 30 days and 50K-ish words (i.e., doesn't need a complete beginning/middle/end). Your story may need 80,000 or 90,000 or 100,000 words to complete. Just keep going when the month is over and finish what you started here; to me, that's how you really 'win' NaNo.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.com