NaNoWriMo Redux

First Published: 2022 October 28

Draft 1

Way back in the initial iteration of this blog, I attempted the National Novel Writer’s Month (NaNoWriMo). I think¹ that I mostly just tried to hit the wordcount² in these blog posts. My logic then was that I had far more free time, as I was lacking the obligations of “sport, ensembles, (most of) my instruments, much of the studying, a job, etc”, and so should be able to do it. Today much of that is true as well, and I would really like to see if I can write a novel in a month.

Of course, it’s not going to be good, but I’ve started actively scheduling time in my day to write³, and it’s worked well for creating ideas. I also really have a lot of ideas I want to read, and the only realistic way that will happen is if I become the writer for them. Back then I was apparently writing around 750 words a day, which is far more than my posts lately⁴. But, having now written a book⁵, I feel more able to write a long⁶-form piece of creative prose.