For the past few years, I’ve created a backward NaNoWriMo word count tracker. I’m a fan of the backward method because it’s heavy on the front end when you have the most momentum and easier toward the end of the month for days like Thanksgiving (for those in the US). November is also a huge month for us because it’s… Read More
Preptober: Backwards NaNoWriMo
It’s October. That means tons of writers everywhere are using the month to prepare for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) — Preptober if you will. November is the month where all us insane writers set out to write an entire novel (or 50,000 words of said novel). I’ve attempted NaNoWriMo for four years, and in my most successful year I… Read More
Backwards NaNoWriMo
It’s October. That means tons of writers everywhere are using the month to prepare for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). The month were all us insane writers take the month of November and write an entire novel. I’ve attempted NaNoWriMo four year (and failed all four years, but shhhhh we aren’t going to talk about that). Two (three?) years ago… Read More