{"id":1328,"date":"2022-10-25T22:09:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T02:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldsbyroh.com\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2022-10-25T22:43:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T02:43:12","slug":"1328","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.worldsbyroh.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/25\/1328\/","title":{"rendered":"NanoWrimo 2022 Prep Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/www.worldsbyroh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Misty-Field-Edited.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NanoWrimo 2022 Prep<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; inline_fonts=&#8221;Arial&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<pre><br \/>Nanowrimo 2022\n\nNovember is almost here. If you are a writer, you know exactly what that means.\nOne Month.\n1666 words a day.\nOne novel.\nHundreds of throusands of participants from all over the world take on the challenge to<br \/>complete a novel in a single month. From first time writers to those who have written dozens<br \/>or more novels. I myself have taken part in this competition a good half-dozen times. I have<br \/>also participated as a Municiple Lieason for the majority of those years. This gives me a<br \/>bit of a unique look at how this challenge works, who participates, and what it takes to<br \/>actually complete the novel in a month. That is why I am here to offer hints on how to<br \/>complete the challenge and some advice on who should and possibly who shouldn't compete for<br \/>those who are thinking about taking on the challenge called NANOWRIMO 2022.\n\nTips and Tricks to win in 2022:\n1) You must write.\n    That is the biggest advice and only one what will get you through NanoWrimo. It is as<br \/>simple as that. If you do not write, no amount of planning and plotting, talking or thinking<br \/>will get you to a novel or 50,000 words before the end of the month.\n    There are so many tips and tricks about how to plan and do all kinds of things. None of<br \/>it works if you do not type in the words. 1666 a day. Simple as that. If you do not write,<br \/>you do not win this challenge.\n2) Enjoy the pressure of a challenge. Nanowrimo in its basic is an event that works to push<br \/>you out of your comfort zone and get you to aim for a target and press until you reach it.<br \/>Some people enjoy that feeling, others do not. Depending on how fast you write, 1666 words<br \/>can be an hour worth of work, or a couple of hours. So a challenge.\n    You have to enjoy that pressure. If you do not find a drive in that feeling, Nanowrimo is<br \/>not really for you. The entire month is dedicated to writing what can be one to several hours<br \/>EVERY day. Some can take a day or two off, but that is they get ahead. Until you hit 50,000 <br \/>words, there is the need to write.\n    If this does not sound like a fun time, there is no need to do it. In almost ten years of<br \/>being involved, I can see this one thing being the biggest issue. The pressure. Once people<br \/>fall behind, it builds and crushes.\n    Find an enjoyment in the pressure, the challenge. Conquer that and you are on a good path<br \/>to victory.\n3)  Priorities\n    Writing has to become a priority. I myself can attest to this being almost as big as #1.<br \/>If you do not make it a priority, anything and everything will make its way in to stop you<br \/>from writing.\n    My wife put it the correct way. What would you do if your toilet was leaking? Would you<br \/>let it sit until you get whatever else is on your mind done?\n    No, you wouldn't? You would take care of it right away before even thinking of what you<br \/>were planning to do. It would be done first.\n    Your writing needs to become like this. Sounds like a lot, doesn't it? It can be, but<br \/>Nanowrimo is a good time to try. One month of the year. Not all year, or your entire life.<br \/>Dedication for thirty days. If you can do this, make writing a true priority, your shot at<br \/>completing Nanowrimo is that much greater.\n4)  Don't wait until the time is perfect.\n    Life is busy. Everyone in this world can find a way to fill their time. Who can count how<br \/>many ways there are to distract yourself? Social Media. TV. Doing the laundry. Everything<br \/>that wants a piece of you, and you probably want a piece of it. I can't blame you. I do the<br \/>same myself.\n    A father of two young boys, I have things spinning a mile a minute and that doesn't even<br \/>count work and the rest of the world. I sit here typing this blog post for the fourth or<br \/>fifth time today. Not because I've gone back and forth on what to say, but because I'm<br \/>sneaking in a few minutes here and there. Five minutes while while I have glassware<br \/>sanitizing on the stovetop. Ten minutes while I'm waiting for lunch to cook and cool in the<br \/>microwave.\n    I keep my Freewrite right where I can get to it quickly. Words down as I wait. By the end<br \/>of the day it all adds up. I can't wait for the \"muse\" to hit. Or for myself to have an hour<br \/>to write while it is quiet and I have my favorite coffee on hand.\n    The writing waits for no one as the world will not wait either. If I want to make this<br \/>work, I have to do the work myself, and so do you.\n    Nanowrimo is a great challenge. Its whole point is to help aspiring writers learn to get<br \/>past everything that stops you and realize your dream of writing a novel. Completing a month<br \/>of writing everyday. Following the simple steps above as they are outlined and you'll get to<br \/>December as both a winner and with a habit that can carry you into the next year.\n    The holidays are the worst for keeping a streak going, but the above steps can help<br \/>restart even after those.\n    Sit down and write.\n    Enjoy the pressure of the project.\n    Make writing the priority.\n    Don't wait for the perfect moment.\n\n    Everyone can find a way to write. It doesn't have to be a novel. Short stories, poems,<br \/>flash fiction, all of it is an art that so many in this world enjoy. There are many items,<br \/>programs, and courses out there that promise to teach the ways to get it done. Follow these<br \/>simples steps and you've already got the hard work behind you.<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NanoWrimo 2022 PrepNanowrimo 2022 November is almost here. 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