Knowing your limits!

Ambition is a great thing, but it can get us into trouble sometimes. Last year when NaNoWriMo started, I was very new to the writing world and did not know enough about it to participate. I was, however, very excited for November 2018 to roll around.


Fast forward to mid-October this year, and I am ready to be a part of this huge movement. I expected to be finished my present work in progress by the end of October, and I already had an outline for the next book, so it was full steam ahead.


We are now eight days into November, and I have discovered that writing on a under pressure is just not for me, at least at this time. I need the freedom to be creative when the inspiration hits me, not on a schedule, or having to beat a particular word count.


Strangely enough, I found out that this pressure that inspires others shuts down my creativity faster than… well, just really fast.


For this reason, I am stepping back from NaNoWriMo so that I can concentrate on finishing and polishing Shadow of the Crown instead.

Ambition is a great thing, but it can get us into trouble sometimes. Last year when NaNoWriMo started, I was very new to the writing world and did not know enough about it to participate. I was, however, very excited for November 2018 to roll around.
Fast forward to mid-October this year, and I am ready to be a part of this huge movement. I expected to be finished my present work in progress by the end of October, and I already have an outline for the next book, so it was full steam ahead.
We are now eight days into November, and I have discovered that writing on a schedule/under pressure is just not for me, at least at this time. I need the freedom to be creative when the inspiration hits me, not on a schedule, or having to beat a particular word count.
Strangely enough, we found out that this pressure that inspires others shuts down my creativity faster than… well, just really fast. J
For this reason, I am stepping back from NaNoWriMo so that I can concentrate on finishing and polishing Shadow of the Crown instead.