Feeling a little discouraged

[raven_estrella]

I'm on Christmas break right now, which means I won't have class for another week. I'm trying to make the best use of all the spare time. So I've started working on my novel, which I haven't had time for in a few months. I'm close to finishing it and would like to get it done before too long.

The only trouble is this: After having set it aside for

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[madhowan]

I hope you can find something from it, anyway! I got this email from my friend the other day that said, "I've got this great book going but it's a lot of character development and no plot. I don't know what to do with it because I like it so much, but don't want people getting bored."

And then he sent a text message about half an hour later that just said "I HAVE A PLOT! IT JUST TURNED UP AND IT'S PERFECT!" And I knew exactly how he felt--my NaNo story had nothing, and then suddenly everything just fell into place better, out of nowhere. So even if you keep your story but can't find an ending, it might turn up completely unexpectedly.

Oh, absolutely I would recommend it! I'd never even heard of it before last year, and started four days late, and never thought I'd finish, but something about knowing that 100,000 other people are struggling through a novel helps so much. The pep talks they send are excellent, and just as you need them.

...sorry about the long reply! But I enjoyed it so much, even the horrible, difficult bits. I'm hopeless at motivating myself, so NaNo was great.