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30 Days of Nano – Day 15

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Get yourself some new scenery.

You’ve been writing for fifteen days (probably more) straight, and here we are, we’ve come to the midpoint of this year’s Nanowrimo adventure.

You’ve made it to the halfway point!

Take a deep breath.

Give yourself a pat on the back.

If you’ve fallen behind, today is a new day. Set new goals for the rest of the month. Build in breaks.

If you’re ahead, congratulate yourself and keep it up. You’ve got this.

Take a walk.

Take yourself out to lunch.

Visit a local library to write. Or Starbucks. Or a diner.

Do something different today, and celebrate your great work, and your continued writing.

Nano Update

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I took a field trip today and went to my first write-in, met another writer, a lovely woman working on her novel. She led me in twenty minute writing spurts over an hour and a half, which was great; I got a lot done: over 1700 words!

My total for this year’s Nano so far is 2334, which isn’t good, but it’s two thousand more words than I had on November 1st, so tally ho!

Every day is a new day to start again.

30 Days of Nano – Day 14

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Take a break…

Let’s go upstate for the summer, let’s stay out late…

-from Hamilton soundtrack

It’s day 14, take a short break, and do something that isn’t writing. It doesn’t have to take much time. Listen to two songs in a row. Take a shower. Have a cup of tea. Or print out this picture, and color. My preferred medium are colored pencils.

Take a Break Color Sheet, Nano, Day 14. Original Art. (c)2018

30 Days of Nano – Day 13

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Writing Playlist

My Top Fifteen Writing Playlist; what’s yours?

1. Henry V Soundtrack

2. Non-Stop from the Hamilton Soundtrack

3. Wrote My Way Out from the Hamilton Mix Tape

4. White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons

5. Smash (album) – Offspring

6. Capercaillie – Ailein Duinn

7. Hedwig’s Theme from the Harry Potter soundtrack

8. Carry On – fun

9. Blow Me Away – Breaking Benjamin

10. Flogging Molly (any album)

11. English Curse – Frank Turner

12. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day

13. Mr. Brightside – The Killers

14. One Day More – Le Miserable soundtrack

15. Beidh Aonach Amarach – Gaelic Storm

30 Days of Nano – Day 12

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This or That?

1. Ice                           or      no?

2. Straws                   or      Sipper Lids?

3. Sweet                    or      Savory?

4. Neflix & Chill        or      Netflix & Write?

5. Solitaire                 or      Mah Jong?

6. Distraction           or      Procrastination?

7. Scented candle   or      Unscented?

8. Sweater                 or      Afghan?

9. Morning News    or      Evening?

10. Music                   or      Quiet?

30 Days of Nano – Day 11

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Treat Yourself!

Coffee, Tea, Soda, Beer? What’s your go-to drink for your writing time?

My Favorites:

Coffee – I don’t drink coffee.

Tea – Adagio Teas The Walking Dead Daryl Tea and Twinings Prince of Wales Tea

Soda – Diet Coke, usually caffeine free

Beer – I don’t really drink beer, but I do love cider. My choice is Strongbow or Redd’s.

Add yours in the comments!

30 Days of Nano – Day 10

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Incentives

I’m going to presume that you’ve kept some of your Halloween candy from last week. We have a lot of the mini ones, so they’re pretty tiny.

Why don’t you reward every 2500 words with a mini candy bar? Or add a quarter to a jar, and see where you are at the end of November. Choose a word count and take a walk about the neighborhood or get an extra coffee.

My incentive is getting to read another chapter in my Neil Gaiman book, The View from the Cheap Seats.

What are some of the incentive you use when you want to write but need that extra push?

30 Days of Nano – Day 7

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Office Hours

Give yourself office hours. 

Don’t answer the phone or the door (emergencies excepted). Don’t turn on the television (the Kindle counts). Turn off the WiFi. Get yourself in office mode. I make a cup of tea. On occasion, I’ll light a scented candle, but it’s not particularly my go-to; it’s just a sometimes go-to.

My husband works at home, and he’s always interrupting me, so I will need to remind him that I’m working even if all I’m doing is staring into space, chewing on a pencil eraser.

My kids are also home by 3, so my hours need to end by then during the school week.

I also try to attend mass three times during the week, so my hours are worked around those times.

My basic hours are 10-3, although I will write at other times; I make my writing portable enough that I can jot things down anywhere.

Work around your life, but be diligent. Any and all writing is good writing during Nanowrimo. Edits are for December.