Query Friday: First NaNo Check in

Happy November!

This year is flying by and we have we have officially entered November during which I have the opportunity to participate in two of my favorite things. National Novel Writing Month and eating pie.

 

 

Technically, I can write novels and eat pie at any point in the year, but there is something about November and NaNoWriMo that makes it feel especially joyous.

After having a very successful first NaNo last year I am super excited to dive back in this year and am tackling an Adult Fantasy for the first time in a minute. This was a hectic week but I was able to get 2854 words in in the past two days and hopefully will catch up a little with my word count so I hit my 50k goal by the 30th.

Are you doing NaNo this year? What kind of projects are you working on during or outside of NaNo? What's your favorite kind of pie? Let me know in the comments.

Happy Writing!

~B

Dear O'Abby's NaNo Tips (Part 2)

 Well, we're two days into NaNo so I thought I'd share a couple more handy tips that might help you through this punishing month.

1.  When you finish writing for the day, don't stop writing at the end of a scene or chapter.  Keep going a little longer and write the start of the next scene or chapter.  Even just one or two lines.  That makes starting the next time easier because you're already on the way.

2. If, like me, you figure out in day 3, 5, 9 that you've started in the wrong place or in the wrong POV or the wrong voice, don't use that as an excuse to toss in the towel.  Just keep writing, making the switch to the new POV/voice or whatever and make a note where you make the change so you can go back at the end and rewrite that first section to fit.

3.  Sometimes the story you set out to write doesn't end up firing once you sit down to start writing.  Maybe another idea leaps into your head and you get super excited about that one instead.  Go with it.  No one says you have to finish the story you started off writing.  You can work on multiple projects during NaNa, adding valuable words to each one.

I actually always find it useful to work on two stories at the same time.  If I get stuck on one, I can turn my attention to the other and that usually helps unstick me eventually.

Enjoy the intense period of creativity!

X O'Abby