Happy day 5 of NaNoWriMo! I cannot believe we’re already 5 DAYS into this crazy month, and I am…well, I’m doing alright. I talked about it in yesterday’s reading and writing update, but basically, after day 1 I’ve been dealing with some pretty serious creative burnout already. However, I am ready to get back into the swing of things and catch up, which is what this blog post is all about! Taking advantage of that first-week buzz.
Set Your Schedule ASAP
I talked about this in one of my preptober blog posts, but I am going to remind you again because it is super important to implement your writing schedule during the first week of NaNo. It is going to be a struggle to commit to it someday, but you need to otherwise you will fall behind like me and then get really, really stressed out about it…and we don’t want that. Set alarms or reminders for whenever you need to sit your butt down and write. Whatever gets you writing your story so it will be easier in the coming weeks!
Write In Your Spare Time
During the first week of NaNoWriMo, everyone is still excited about their projects because everything is still new and fresh. Even though you might be excited about your project for the whole month, nothing compares to that buzz of writing it during the first week, so take advantage of all your spare time and write! You might not have that spare time later on.
Rewards!
Really exercise the idea of rewards this week with yourself because I don’t know about you, but knowing I have a reward waiting for me after each writing session during the beginning of NaNo gets me really excited and motivated to actually do the writing. Make them as small or as big as you want, the point is to fuel that first-week buzz even more and try to stretch it out as far as you can into the month of November.
Minimize Wasted Time
By this, I mean try to minimize all the times you turn on your phone just to scroll through Instagram or Twitter, or to watch mindless YouTube videos. Instead, use that time to write or at least to fuel your creative well for the next writing session. When you add it all up, those 10 minute Twitter sessions will add up to maybe a few hundred words instead.
Those are a few of my key tips to really harness that first-week NaNo buzz! I know we are over halfway through week 1 already, but there is still time to think about these tips. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed and don’t forget to check out my last blog post as well as my social media accounts which are all linked below. Thanks 🙂
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