NaNoWriMo progress: – Still writing but not making the desired daily word count. Writing without editing is tough for me. I focus more on the typo than the plot. Still, no matter what my word count is on day 30, it will be more than I had on day 1. That’s a win.
– Keep Writing –
Fictionista 
Oh but that quote is the best!
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I try to edit afterward, and try my best to ignore the typos and just go with the flow. Those typos are glaringly annoying though.
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Yes it’s hard to keep writing when you know they are there. I’m getting a little better at it.😉
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Absolutely, every word counts and it’s a success just to make a start with this kind of challenge. The inability to edit any errors would drive me nutty though! 😂
Keep going, Darnell, you can do it!! x
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Thanks for the encouragement 🤗 Caz!
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I think this is why fiction is so much harder then non-fiction….where we write about something known,you are creating as you go and see all the imperfections. I can understand wanting to go back….but just don’t spend all of your time erasing and forget about the writing!
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That’s the issue. You can’t go back to correct. You must go forward and write. Still learning Patrick.😉
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Stop reading what you wrote. Just free-write.
That’s what I did last year. The goal was met, but if I was to do it over again, I’m not sure I would do it the same way. It’s much harder to do a full manuscript edit. It’s much more manageable to write a little and then edit a little and repeat. It’s about what works for you. In the past, I’ve never really completed such a long story, so I went for it. But now I know there are some drawbacks to that. Whatever works for you…
And like you brilliantly said – on day 30 there will be more than on day 1 and that’s AWESOME!
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Will try to stop reading what I wrote. Hard because my fortay is short fiction. The idea of not fixing the story as I go is hard to do for me. But I will continue to do what I can. Still Loving writing, no matter what.🤗 Thanks Goldie.
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I love pushing myself out of the comfort zone and that is what I think NaNo is. So during this time of year, allow yourself to do something that is not really “you”. Experimenting is fun and can teach you a lot about your writing style.
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That’s what I’m getting out of this. Experiment out of my comfort zone.🤗
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I have the same problem, Darnell. I have to go back over what I’ve written before I add more. One thing I did learn last year was to try to write most of a chapter each day, but if I ran out of time just to add a few notes about where the rest of the chapter was going and move on. It worked quite well last year, so-so this year.
But as you say, anything you do write is a bonus!
Enjoy it 🙂 It shouldn’t be a chore!
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Thanks Chris. This is my first try so I’m still learning dos and donts.
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And yet you go on… because that is who you are…📝
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Yes. That’s what we do.🤗
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