That I reached 50,000 words planted me square in the middle of my book, yes the dreaded middle.
Writing the middle of a novel presents as my greatest challenge. I do not want the story to sag or the plot to lose ground.
I want my novel to come alive in then middle like the middle‘s of the novels that I have loved reading and have inspired me as both a lover of the written word and a writer.
And so I when feeling tired, I stopped. Writing while tired makes for tired writing. I got that from my husband.
I do not fear stopping, or that I will not complete my novel because I have a plan.
Presently I am thinking.
The greatest gift of NaNoWriMo and what leaves me so excited in having participated is not that I reached 50,000 words, but what having reached the mark, and again with joy has indicated to me.
I learned what I need to write, and how to give that to myself. A plan, a blueprint, allows me to write with energy and rhythm and joy. It also allows me to maintain footing when life calls.
A plan gives me the option to stop, think and regroup.
What fuels your writing?
What allows you to write with joy and rhythm that matches the demands of your life?
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