Episode 77: NaNoWriMo in progress

Janine and Shannon are participating in National Novel Writing Month this month, in which we're trying to write a 50,000 novel in 30 days. This month, we thought we'd update you about how this fun adventure is going and what a wonderful time we're having embracing imperfection. Discussion topics include: • How great it feels to get our writing goal accomplished first thing in the morning • What a lesson in embracing imperfection NaNoWriMo has been • The “bad-off” Shannon did with a fellow one-month novelist sharing examples of how bad their novel writing has been • That it would be impossible to write a perfect in a novel in a month, so the goal is just about getting the words done • The first rule of NaNoWriMo: You don’t talk about you’re writing about • The liberation of knowing that no one will read the book in its first draft • The challenge of not being about to remember what was wrote the day before, even with daily writing • A key to succeeding at this challenge (or any challenge): prioritizing it • How NaNoWriMo has helped Shannon with her cartooning homework • Strategies for keeping up with NaNoWriMo when traveling • How the lessons from NaNoWriMo can be applied to so many things (virtually anything!) • Shannon's joy in engaging in a challenge that approaches the edge of what she thinks she can do • Janine’s love of tapping into her creativity by writing a novel in a month Visit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links!