Comments on: What to do When You Get Stuck During NaNoWriMo

Comments on: What to do When You Get Stuck During NaNoWriMo https://kristinavanhoose.com/2015/11/05/what-to-do-when-you-get-stuck-during-nanowrimo/ Tue, 25 Oct 2016 23:37:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kristina Van Hoose https://kristinavanhoose.com/2015/11/05/what-to-do-when-you-get-stuck-during-nanowrimo/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:43:26 +0000 http://kristinavanhoose.com/?p=715#comment-643 I guess day 3 was rough for everyone. Taking days off is necessary sometimes. I never actually write every day during NaNoWriMo either.

I’m glad you found a schedule that works for you. You’re doing great!

]]> By: MindandLifeMatters https://kristinavanhoose.com/2015/11/05/what-to-do-when-you-get-stuck-during-nanowrimo/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Thu, 05 Nov 2015 16:34:28 +0000 http://kristinavanhoose.com/?p=715#comment-642 Well, I had a very good streak for the first 2 days and on the 3rd day I was stuck, I partly blame my work schedule that got me extremely tired by the end of the day, but even then on the 3rd day I found myself getting completely over-whelmed. I had the same devilish thoughts in my head “you cant do this, this is not for you, you will never complete it….blah blah blah…” I contemplated giving up…yes on the 3rd day!!
Since I didn’t want to push myself and strip myself of the joy of writing, I took a break that evening and did not write even a word. I know NaNo means write every day, but I am following the Reverse NaNo option customized to fit my lifestyle and schedule (you know being a single and full time job!!), so I discussed with some blogging buddies, came up with an editorial for the remaining days in Nov.
I gave myself 3 break days until end of Nov – that really helps me relax – so I am not over-whelmed. I did that on the 3rd day/night. When I settled that, I almost immediately stopped feeling over-whelmed and last night I was able to write another 3-4k words. ]]>