November is National Novel Writing Month. I won't be participating, thanks to day job obligations -- two major shows, plus the need to get our online merchandise listings in the best shape possible, just doesn't leave that much time for committing to writing 50,000 words in thirty days. So I'll be working on smaller writing projects in the spaces around the sales activities, including some rewrites and finishing some projects that had gotten stalled.
However, for those of you who are undertaking the challenge of writing a novel in a month, here are some thoughts from professional writers who have experience in writing to short deadlines.
Sarah Hoyt offers a list of her favorite things to do while doing NaNoWriMo. She makes the good point that it's also important to take breaks from the writing and get away, even if only long enough to drink a cup of hot tea, or hot chocolate, rather than trying to push through for hours on end.
Kate Elliott has two posts today, one on the rules of writing and the other a meditation on the role of faith in setting forth on a major project, starting by putting fingers on keyboard.
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