NaNoOhShitMo
October, otherwise known as NaNoOhShitMo, will be upon us shortly. Instead of running about frantically in a shrieking panic because NaNoWriMo is almost upon me, I'm going to use October as a warmup month. Like to join me?
The goal is: 25,000 words in a month.
The rules are: 25,000 words in a month. That’s it. You can work on a story you already started, you can start something new, you can do a passel of short stories. Ideally, whatever you work on will be done by the end of the month, but it doesn't have to be. NaNoOhShitMo is a warmup, and the point is to get into the habit of putting words on the page.
You can do a straight 807 words a day, or you can try what I'm going to try, and pace yourself:
October 1-6: 500 words a day
7-13: 750 words a day
14-27: 1,000 words a day
28-31: 500 words a day
(Plus 750 more words to fit in whenever you're inspired.)
That gives you a warmup, two weeks of high effort, and half a week of "Oh, crap, the real NaNo is almost here, what in hell am I going to write?"
(Crossposted to 1667words.)
The goal is: 25,000 words in a month.
The rules are: 25,000 words in a month. That’s it. You can work on a story you already started, you can start something new, you can do a passel of short stories. Ideally, whatever you work on will be done by the end of the month, but it doesn't have to be. NaNoOhShitMo is a warmup, and the point is to get into the habit of putting words on the page.
You can do a straight 807 words a day, or you can try what I'm going to try, and pace yourself:
October 1-6: 500 words a day
7-13: 750 words a day
14-27: 1,000 words a day
28-31: 500 words a day
(Plus 750 more words to fit in whenever you're inspired.)
That gives you a warmup, two weeks of high effort, and half a week of "Oh, crap, the real NaNo is almost here, what in hell am I going to write?"
(Crossposted to 1667words.)