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In November 2020, I’ll take part in NaNoWrimo for the first time. Tamagotchi what?
NaNoWrimo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and participants worldwide have produced amazing works -often finishing their novels-in just 30 days.
Except I won’t be writing the next American novel. I’ll be publishing an article every day in November.
Just typing out and seeing those words scare the hell out of me. That probably means it’s a worth doing. I’ve wanted to do a writing challenge for a while, but kept putting it off.
What if I fail? What if I publish shitty work? What if this is too hard?
Maybe you can relate.
That’s why I’m borrowing the container of NaNoWrimo — and its collective energy — to reboot this writing habit.
How I’m structuring my NaNoWrimo month
I’m inviting all my writerly friends to join NaNoWrimo with me. Some of them want to finish their book, others want to raise their social media presence. Whatever the goal, challenges are more fun with friends.
To create accountability for this challenge, I’m going to do the following:
- Create a Facebook event announcing my writing goals for November
