This is a Reblog from one of my previous NaNoWriMo years. My second day of NaNo happened to fall on a Thursday and I needed a Thursday Thirteen Meme for that day. If you’re new to NaNoWriMo, take a look, because you’ll probably find yourself doing the same thing, although I must admit, 10k words in two days might be a little rare. You have to get a jump on it when you can. Here goes–
When you’re writing 50,000 words in 30 days, forget the rules of writing. You’ll kick yourself in the rear for it when it comes to editing in December, but it’s all part of it. For the 30 days of working on your Nano novel, just WRITE.
1. Wrote a lot of Words so far using as few contractions as possible
2. Created many paragraphs 🙂
3. Shame on me for using too many adjectives
4. Yikes, lots of adverbs
5. Misspelled words
6. Drank a lot of Coffee
7. Deleted a few words, sentences . . . (Shhh, don’t tell)
8. Wrote run-on sentences
9. Challenged myself to sprints
10. Wrote almost 10,000 words in less than 3 days (Will be over 10,000 by tonight)
11. Stayed in jammies most of the first day
12. Created a dilemma for myself and the characters
13. Used a lot of strikethroughs instead of deleting
NOTE: I can see my editor cringing right now if she reads this.
Update: Well, here it is, October 2015 and it’s time to update this post. First off, I no longer do what that above lists suggest. Nope, not anymore. Of course the above list follows the rules. Each year I participated, brought new experiences, and I’ve learned a lot since then. This new post link might help even more– https://maryjdresselbooks.com/2014/10/21/my-nanowrimo-experience-has-evolved-2/
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8 thoughts on “Reblog: Thirteen Things I’ve Done With NaNoWriMo in Two Days”
Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Hi, Mary Ann,
It’s my 2010 NaNo novel that is turning into a published novel soon. Last year’s is on the back burner while I get this one published. This year’s NaNo novel will be the sequel to the one about to be published. That sounds confusing, sorry!
It is stressful, but still a lot of fun. You just have to go in with the attitude it will be fun, and not expect it to be perfect. Far from it if you’re going to get 50K words. More of a personal challenge f anything. If you are, I suggest you start making plotting notes. Or, you can be what is called a “NaNoWriMo Rebel” and work on what you already have started.
Glad to have your comment.
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Mary Ann
Did your NANOWRIMO challenge from last year turn into a novel? I’m thinking about participating this year, but I am not sure. It sounds stressful.
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Mary J. McCoy-Dressel
Reblogged this on A Walk With Words and commented:
Earlier I said I would post this blog from last year about thirteen things I did in two days of NaNo. It’s fun to look back and take a look. If you’re new to NaNoWriMo, take a look. Don’t be surprised when you find you’ve done the same thing. Just write…
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JO
wow! 10K in 3 days? that’s a big challenge…
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CountryDew
Good luck! I keep thinking I would like to participate in this, but I always forget about it until I see others talking about it. Guess it’s not foremost on the mind at the moment.
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Lady Rose
10,000 words in under 3 days – wow
happy thurs 13
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Lissa Matthews
I’m not at all close to 10K, but congrats! I wish I had your willpower to spell all things out and use strikethroughs and such… I’d have more word count if I did. As it is, OCD seems to kick into high gear for me during NaNoWriMo and I just…can’t. So, I delete, use contractions, shorten words even for Southern dialect, etc… I have been doing timed writing sprints though and that’s helped me a great deal meet the word count I do have.
I wish I could stay in jammies all day.
A lot of coffee? Yep, am there and speaking of, it’s time for more… And time to set the timer.
Great post!
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