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seekerstone · 1 year

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deciding to keep beating my word count every day was a great idea it makes it so much fun. if i write 3k today i can hit 20k BUT THEN i have to write a minimum of 3k+ for the remainder of april/until i finish this monster fic. it’s a dilemma. i love it i’m having the time of my life

#''oh i'll only set a goal of 25k so that i can have a light easy time'' <-- me one week before committing to writing 150% of the regular #nano daily word count #hashtag no ragrets i love to live my life stupidly and fully #the moon speaks

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wingedarrows · 5 months

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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED MY NANO GOAL.

This is the power of the blorbo

I was doing a very simple 500 words a day, except on weekends, where it was 1000 a day. I ended up with a total of 25,245 words, which is 6000 more than the technical "goal" (I was focused more on daily goals than an overall goal)!

I'm very happy with this

#self #nanowrimo #national novel writing month #the huge peak on the 18th is really funny to me #went wild that day #it followed my week off work due to covid so I guess I just really needed a break from work #I was writing this thing daily for like two weeks before nano too so the current fic word count is 39051 #and I'm still not anywhere near finished #I'm expecting this thing to reach at least 50k and I wouldn't be surprised if it was longer #family beyond a broken gateway #for context last year I just tried to do 100 a day and I failed that #so this year having both a bigger goal and also COMPLETING it makes me really giddy

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crehador · 2 months

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posted day 84 uncharacteristically early (at like... 1:30am, but still on the correct day! technically!) because i'll need all of tomorrow morning to mourn the last ep of warumono-san umu

total dailies word count has hit 118k btw. i've fully given up on the 500 words max dream by now. it is what it is lmao (*￣▽￣)b

#crab writes #icsm dailies #total word count of this year is 128k! i wrote... idk. something. that wasn't a daily lol #these are. like. almost nano numbers!!#but really. truly. i need to figure out how not to spend all my time on dailies and also leave some time for [redacted] au longfic......#well. first. sleep

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altruistic-meme · 6 months

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also i love how im tracking my daily word counts in like 4 different locations ots so funny to me. i really said "the more places i write it down, the more likely I'll remember to write it down"

#on the nano site on my fridge in a google doc AND in milos excel sheet #IN MY DEFENSE THEY HAVE THEIR PURPOSES #on my fridge is so i can have a visual daily reminder to update things and write if i haven't #and its a good place to have it all visible in one go #plus it has all the info with my daily goal all my total goals for the month and it has info on which doc i worked on #my google doc has word counts specific to the doc and not the total word count #(so itd have 2 different counts if i worked on 2 different fics)#as well as my favorite lines ive written this month!#milos excel sheet has mine and some other peoples daily words which is cool to see how we're all doing!!!#as well as a percentage to how close we are to our end goals and a fraph as well :)#and then nano has the least use but I'm still updating it there for fun #shh ac

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albatris · 2 years

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who's psyched for nano

#>:3 #i might do daily word count updates this year but no daily excerpts #I'll just post excerpts whenever the mood strikes and not particularly aim for one a day #im albatris on nano!#you can hmu <3

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rose-demica · 1 year

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Word Count Calculator

Way back when I was new to NaNo, Morange - our leader, gave me a table I have used every NaNo since to keep track of my word count for that month. I've decided to make a copy to share with you all! (Please make your own copy before using it).

I've decided that I am going to use this every month! Pick a word count goal, and see how I do.

#just writers things #writing resources #NaNo resources #wordcount tracker #daily word count #writer #writing #excel sheet

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samsrowena · 2 years

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i wrote 924 words today!

#not officially doing nano but i liked vic's idea of sharing our daily word count to at least try to get some writing done #i am behind a day already but then again i always end up starting writing after 3am anyway lol #also no excerpts to share yet because it's VERY rough but i guess the point is just get the damn words down on the page #i will say tho this is the cabin fic that i mentioned forever ago! finally starting it! AND hopefully this means i will also finish it <3 #fic.txt #nanospn

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tatooines-ghosts · 2 years

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Semi-seriously considering turning Shades into my informal NaNo project this year.

I've never done NaNo before (and tbph I'm not officially doing NaNo), and I would really like to have the excuse to sit down and focus solely on one story. As I have other fics in other fandoms and I am a chronic WIP jumper, different projects can end up sadly abandoned when my muse moves onto the next shiny thing.

It drives me crazy that I have so much planned and written ahead for Shades, but I have such a hard time making the connective tissue so everything makes sense. And I do think focusing solely on Shades for NaNo would be the best way to just make me sit down and get the connecting bits done.

I feel like I have been posting so infrequently over the last couple years, and I only get one or two chapters out a year. And I would really like to get back into a worked ahead and ready buffer so I can plan to post more regularly and chapters don't just show up when the inspiration strikes.

#It would just be really nice #to have this story that much closer to being finished #not that we are anywhere close. nor am I anxious to be done bc i'm bored or w/e #but this is a huge project and it would be nice to have some of the burden lifted for the foreseeable future #and to not have the guilt of 'i should be working on this' crop up when it's been more than a month since the last update #idk where I'm going with this. this just kinda turned into me rambling and thinking out loud #if I was smart. i'd keep the blog updated with daily (or more likely weekly) word counts #but considering how much prewritten stuff I'll be pasting into chapters the word count won't be completely accurate #to the new words I have added. but then again.#it's not officially nano. so I don't have to follow the rules exactly.

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you-are-my-neverland · 6 months

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nano day 12 update!!!!!!!!!!!!

wrote: 286 words

favorite line:

Flowers that were such a saturated blue they stood out even against the expanses of the sky and the sea, startling to the eye, and captivating.

#.txt #daily updates #my writing #wip: pirates #nano 2023 #nanowrimo 2023 #if you see my word count getting lower and lower day by day no you don't #whoever chose november should not have. i think camp july is the best for me (big lie i know i'll be working all summer)

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sanchoyo · 1 year

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convinced the universe doesnt want me to finish nano bc on top of getting the flu at the start of the month, my (mysterious dead anime mom) illness flaring up out of nowhere for 2 days straight, and possibly having strep, i woke up today with my shoulder blade/dominant arm on FIRE with pain. out of nowhere! I didnt DO anything! I just SLEPT on it weird! what the hell . well I am Not Quitting Nano No matter What >:(

#LIKE WHAT THE HELL THOUGH. ITS ALREAYD SEASONAL DEPRESSION SEASON I DONT DESERVE THIS!!!#the kicker is like . getting the flu should NOT have happened to me #bc 1. i still have been masking. 2. i barely left the house aroun that time #my nephew brought it to our house...bc since starting school hes been bringing all Kinds Of Germs. no offense to kids but my god they are l #like . germ factories. i love him but god i am never having kids of my own i hate being sick #but yeah ive actually pushed thru things that were arguably worse so its rly w/e. just kinda funny #that year i did a daily drawing for the entire year?#my mom was in the hospital for a while that year #and i literally dragged my whole ass laptop to the hospital so i wouldnt fail the challenge.#i also wrote 90% of climats d'amor on my phone in various parking lots and on lunch breaks #and thats probably double the length of my nano goal if not more than double #so. when i say this is nothing. its like. its really insanely bad timing BUT I have written/drawn in worse conditions yk #im like literally either just at 50000 or just under i think its hard to keep track bc i have 4 diff word docs for ekleipsis but #im gonna hit that goal either way #whether i finish the book in november is a diff story but even if i go a few days over #the main goal of nano is hitting that word count i think. so its fine #sanchoyorambles

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seekerstone · 1 year

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yesterday i was literally dragging myself along by my fingertips sobbing the whole time abt how i didn’t want to write and it was too hard & then today had the errant thought that all i had to do to be done with nano was write the remaining 13k

…so i’m sitting at 2k already logged today and i’m planning on writing at LEAST a thousand more words tonight. ideally as many as, say, 4.3k more. just hypothetically. maybe another 6.3k tomorrow to bring my total up to 12.6k in two days. my monthly total up to 50k. who’s to say, really

#the moon speaks #writing shit #never underestimate my ability to churn out words once i have a goal in mind #such as finally getting the freedom to write silly little aus again #only 10.6k left to go why i could practically do that all tonight #next year.. next year will be easier bc i can start on the sequel instead #turns out ''finishing'' a book for nano is way harder than ''starting'' it #at this point i basically ONLY have the mystery scenes and the really fucking hard ones i don’t want to write #o how i long for the days when i had chapters upon chapters to fill at my leisure #i think for the year after next i’ll just do a fic probably. maybe a few. go more for the daily word count and productive than the #traditional novel writing goal. ofc that means i gotta finish zenith2 on my own time but i’m sure i can do that #hehe…#ANYWAY . i’m so close and then i can write crack taken seriously octavia pov ship fics again #how i’ve missed you my dears #no but actually the funniest part is bc i want all the badges i’m gonna have to keep writing even past 50k #so i can get that updated all 30 days badge. you will be mine completionist achievement #it’s fine though i’ve decided au fic words will count towards that as long as they’re zenith (i don’t write anything else)

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slightlyloomingone · 1 year

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It's weird how doing NaNoWriMo can make you a little obsessed with your own story, but the result was that I wrote almost 3500 words today, so I guess it's a positive obsession (?)

#it's my record daily word count so far #I hadn't really managed to do NaNo properly for a few years so it's quite a confidence boost #also that the project is going so well up to now #idk can't stop thinking about it #nano 2022 #nanowrimo #writing

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armatization-a · 2 years

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come send me stupid shit on my sideblog LOL

#↻┊ OOC ( out of character. )#i should be doing nano but noooo way. i'm counting this towards my daily words

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altfire-archive · 2 years

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my attention span is so bad when i cant sleep. thinkin of working/reworking darkwater for nanowrimo this year

#might do like i did w lrpd in july where i was In The Spirit Of NaNl #NaNo* even. but not keeping track of daily word count just trying to focus on one project and work on it daily-ish #i do like darkwater. and it doesn't hurt that i have like 25k of it already written. and my writing has greatly improved since last nov #watch your feet #darkwater #but we'll see what im feeling in the morning LMAO im always Saying Things at night and wake up w no memory of it

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nanowrimo · 1 year

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Tips for Writing When Struggling With Executive Dysfunction

Executive dysfunction can make writing challenging. NaNo participant, August, has some tips on dealing with task initiation and how to keep writing so you can reach your writing goals. Embarking on a writing project is quite the undertaking. After years of sticking to short pieces, I decided to start working on my first novel last NaNoWriMo. However, it felt like I was fighting with my own mind to get things done.

Executive dysfunction is a term used to describe weaknesses in the cognitive process that organizes thoughts and activities, prioritizes tasks, manages time efficiently, and makes decisions. It’s common in certain disorders, such as Depression, ADHD, and autism. Executive function skills are used to establish structures and strategies and to determine the actions required to move a project forward. So for those of us who struggle with executive dysfunction, dedicating ourselves to a project could get quite overwhelming. Here are some little tips and tricks I’ve compiled throughout my experience.

How to start:

Task initiation is one of the biggest struggles when dealing with executive dysfunction. This is especially hard with writing, since you need time to muster the energy needed to jump into your story. Here are some tips:

1. Start a 1-3 minute timer and force yourself to write something, anything, before it ends. The words that come out don’t matter. You can just write, “I don’t know.�� The point is to force yourself into the writing zone.

2. Leave bread crumbs for yourself at the end of each writing session to make picking up where you left off easier. For example, stop in the middle of a sentence or thought, so the next time you write you won’t have to tackle something completely new. You just have to finish that incomplete thought and continue from there. You could also leave some notes about what happens next, cutting down thinking time in your next session.

3. Try free writing. This is a great way to get those creative juices flowing with minimal effort. Free writing alleviates the pressure of writing something good. Spend a few minutes writing about anything, like your day or a frustrated ramble about your story. It’s like a warm up before your writing session.

How to keep going:

So you’ve started your writing session. How do you keep writing? Most importantly, how do you keep working on your project? When struggling with executive dysfunction, the regular “set a schedule” approach doesn’t tend to work.

1. Scale down your goal if your big, overarching goal for your project is overwhelming. Try changing your goal to something more manageable and short term. For example, try writing 500 words a day. This might make it less likely for you to lose steam half way through.

2. Try writing sprints if daily goals aren’t working. Instead of hitting a certain word count, you’re setting a timer and writing for its entire duration

3. Don’t feel bad for needing external motivation. Will promising yourself a pizza after you hit your goal motivate you to write? By all means, do so. Maybe you just need a friend to ask you if you’ve written at the end of the day. Find out what motivates you.

4. Find a writing buddy. This can be someone who can sit down and write at the same time to hold you accountable. Or it can be a critique partner that expects you to turn in something by a certain deadline.

5. Try something new. This is one of the best ways to combat how constraining and overwhelming your writing might feel. It’s okay to lose interest in your project for awhile and try something new. Unless you’re racing to meet a deadline, you have no obligation to keep working on a project that isn’t working for you. Setting a project aside doesn’t mean giving up on it. You might only need some time away from it before you are able to finish it.

Trying something new could also mean changing where or how you write. Usually write at home? Try a coffee shop. Do you usually type? Try hand writing. It might or might not work for you. But change could be quite refreshing for your mind.

6. Write whenever you can.

Sometimes the urge to write comes while you’re waiting for lunch to heat up, or right before you go to bed. Motivation can be hard to find with executive dysfunction, and designated writing times don’t always work. Have something on hand you can easily pull out to write with to take advantage of these moments. Jotting down a hundred words as you’re waiting for dinner to cool might not seem like much, but it’s still words contributed to your word count.

Some of these tips might work for you. Some might not. Writing successfully is mostly about finding what works and running with it. These are things I found helpful when I embarked on my first novel and I hope it would at least give you some ideas.

Happy writing!

August is a 19 year old self proclaimed nerd and aspiring writer. They are currently taking a gap year after high school and are planning to start their undergraduate psychology degree soon. They have been writing short poetry for two years and recently started work on their first fantasy novel. When not writing, they are busy reading or being a musical theatre enthusiast. Check out some of their writing on Instagram. Photo by Miriam Alonso from Pexels

#nanowrimo #executive dysfunction #neurodivergent writers #disabled writers #writing #by nano guest #august #writing advice

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the-wip-project · 7 months

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SloMo WriNo: Setting Word Count Goals

For your SlowMo Wrimo the first thing to decide is your daily word count goals. And as Mo the Wrino says, they need to be achievable.

My initial promise was that you can write a complete novel in a year. When I say that I’m talking somewhere in the vicinity of 70-80k, which is in the zone for most YA, Romance and Mystery. Fantasy and Science Fiction can run longer, but if you’re writing in those two genres I’m going to encourage you to aim for a word count on the lower end of things, just to keep it doable within 12 months.

Now anyone with a calculator can see that if you divide 80k by 365 you get 219.

So if you write 219 words every day then presto, you’ve written your novel!

Which is true! But I don’t think it’s reasonable to assume it’s possible to write every single day, with no days off for an entire year. I know some writers do manage that long term, (or at least claim to!) but if you’ve been struggling to get words out, it’s not an achievable plan.

Instead I want you to create a series of Mini-Maxi goals.

That is, have a baseline minimum, but also hold yourself to a maximum allowed. This is a term drawn from construction standards.

For example, if you’re hanging drywall, there are rules in building codes about how many screws are required per sheet. The lower limit makes intuitive sense to most people. Yes of course when you hang something from a wall there should be a minimum amount of screws. You need enough to keep that thing in place.

But there is also often an upper limit. If you put in too many screws, you will compromise the structural integrity of the drywall, or even the wood framing behind it.

So how does that apply to writing?

The idea of setting a minimum word count goal is pretty widely understood. That’s usually the method most people go into Nano with. A plan to write a minimum of 1667 words a day.

For many people that’s hard enough to reach, let alone exceed, so the idea of maximums doesn’t really enter the picture.

However for this challenge I want you to commit to a far lower daily word count, something you can accomplish in fifteen to twenty minutes. Because even if your schedule is very busy, writing for fifteen minutes most days is achievable.

But that begs the question. What if it’s Sunday afternoon and I have a few hours to write! Oh joy! I shall binge write several thousand words!

Here's the problem with that. Overdo it and we’re back with the same burnout and creative exhaustion issues that brought you here in the first place.

So I want you all to set a safe maximum word count too.

My recommendation is that you go no higher than around 5x your daily minimum. Or approximately what you can write in 1:15 to 1:30 hours.

But what if, you say, what if, after that alarm goes off at 1:30, my brain is still teeming with ideas?

Good! Make some brief outlining notes and then go do something else! You will be all the more refreshed and excited to write tomorrow.

The goal here isn’t to wring every drop out of your creative well in a single session, but to create a long term writing practice.

Like that piece of drywall, you don’t want to compromise your overall creativity by overdoing things.

So, to summarize, your task for today is to select a comfortable minimum daily word count, (an amount you can easily write in 15-20 minutes) and a safe maximum binge-writing word count. (5x your minimum)

If you don’t know how fast you write, do a series of timed sessions over the next few days, and find out. You might be surprised at how much you get done in a short focused session.

Coming up next: Managing your writing time, taking breaks, and sticking with it for a whole year.

Maree

P. S. If you'd like to join the challenge, make a post! use the tag #slomowrino. If have any questions, please shoot us an Ask either here or on the discord.

Links: SloMo Wrino Intro The Discord Server

#slomowrino #setting writing goals #writing advice #mini maxi

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