We're four days into this year's National Novel Writing Month, and I want to know: On a scale of 1-10, where 1 is "being a total badass" and 10 is "dominating this novel so hard, it's a little frightened of me every time I open my computer," how are you doing? 😂In all seriousness, whether you've met your word count goals every day or you're lagging behind for *reasons,* I want you to put yourself somewhere on that scale. Self-confidence and self-belief are mental attitudes that, for many of us, require practice. Regardless of how many words you write this month, I need you to keep telling yourself you're capable of hitting that 50k goal. I've been telling myself for literal years that I can execute strong, graceful handstands in the yoga studio, and until last month, I came up short every time. Every time. For years.A lot of RAWWR readers are embracing the 2022 NaNoWriMo challenge, and your work sounds absolutely amazing:Michael is "dumping the third volume of my three-part epic detective mystery from my head into my computer for editing next year."Helena is cooking up a YA/NA fantasy: "Nore is a Shaper, born with the power to safeguard Nature, but after suffering a tragical loss, she must decide whether she will remake the world, or break it."Anje is getting the first draft of her thriller down on paper.Matt is working on his second book, "a steamy rom com about a queer first grade teacher and the school custodian."Meg is writing "a YA novel about a comet, a demon who’s been stuck inside a goose, and a girl who sets out on a cross country road trip to find her brother before the end arrives."Alana is working toward completing the second half of her current WIP.This is just a sampling of the snippets you've shared with me, the ideas you're working hard to bring to life. And it's not just the RAWWR community, either! I saw Kate Clayborn and Molly Greeley -- two of my favorite authors-- posting about their NaNoWriMo projects, too. We're in excellent company, probably more so than we even realize. My yoga teacher reminded our class this morning that emotions are like a rushing river: constantly in motion, impossible to capture. Whether you're flying high on the wings of word count victory this week or despairing over the inevitability of your failure, let those feelings float away. You'll either write 50k words this month or your won't, but strengthening your belief in yourself doesn't have to be a question mark. Good luck, keep writing, and don't forget to drop me a note to let me know how it's going!xRF
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We're four days into this year's National Novel Writing Month, and I want to know: On a scale of 1-10, where 1 is "being a total badass" and 10 is "dominating this novel so hard, it's a little frightened of me every time I open my computer," how are you doing? 😂In all seriousness, whether you've met your word count goals every day or you're lagging behind for *reasons,* I want you to put yourself somewhere on that scale. Self-confidence and self-belief are mental attitudes that, for many of us, require practice. Regardless of how many words you write this month, I need you to keep telling yourself you're capable of hitting that 50k goal. I've been telling myself for literal years that I can execute strong, graceful handstands in the yoga studio, and until last month, I came up short every time. Every time. For years.A lot of RAWWR readers are embracing the 2022 NaNoWriMo challenge, and your work sounds absolutely amazing:Michael is "dumping the third volume of my three-part epic detective mystery from my head into my computer for editing next year."Helena is cooking up a YA/NA fantasy: "Nore is a Shaper, born with the power to safeguard Nature, but after suffering a tragical loss, she must decide whether she will remake the world, or break it."Anje is getting the first draft of her thriller down on paper.Matt is working on his second book, "a steamy rom com about a queer first grade teacher and the school custodian."Meg is writing "a YA novel about a comet, a demon who’s been stuck inside a goose, and a girl who sets out on a cross country road trip to find her brother before the end arrives."Alana is working toward completing the second half of her current WIP.This is just a sampling of the snippets you've shared with me, the ideas you're working hard to bring to life. And it's not just the RAWWR community, either! I saw Kate Clayborn and Molly Greeley -- two of my favorite authors-- posting about their NaNoWriMo projects, too. We're in excellent company, probably more so than we even realize. My yoga teacher reminded our class this morning that emotions are like a rushing river: constantly in motion, impossible to capture. Whether you're flying high on the wings of word count victory this week or despairing over the inevitability of your failure, let those feelings float away. You'll either write 50k words this month or your won't, but strengthening your belief in yourself doesn't have to be a question mark. Good luck, keep writing, and don't forget to drop me a note to let me know how it's going!xRF