{"id":958,"date":"2019-11-30T23:52:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T04:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soyouwrite.swankivy.com\/?p=958"},"modified":"2019-12-31T04:50:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T09:50:39","slug":"keeping-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soyouwrite.swankivy.com\/?p=958","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You know, even though some NaNo participants like to have sprints and contests, and even though some people enjoy healthy competition . . . ultimately we are not here to tear each other down. If your goal in commenting on my progress is to make me feel like it’s not enough, I don’t want you on my team or near my work.<\/p>\n

I used to avoid participating in NaNoWriMo because writing 50,000 words in a month was such a low-ball goal in my experience. I once wrote a 155,000-word novel in two weeks, for crying out loud. But as a working adult with a busy life and a palette of interests that has diversified as I got older, I find myself not really making time for writing like I used to. That’s why I decided to try NaNo last year and this year. It got me writing. And it allowed me to set limits so I could also stop at a reasonable place and not feel obligated to let my novels totally eat my soul.<\/p>\n

(I mean, they still do that eventually. But the actual drafting process while working on a NaNo novel is much more of a controlled experience. I don’t know if that’s better or worse.)<\/p>\n

Things change sometimes. We have to change with them or we get stuck and don’t do anything. I don’t ever want to be in that position.<\/p>\n

And I sure as hell won’t feel any realistic pressure from any writer who gloats about their progress at the expense of mine. I want others to feel good about their accomplishments and I’ll cheer you on even if you’re doing things I haven’t been able to reach yet. That’s just what being a good writer pal is about, and jealousy or dissatisfaction with any aspect of my own work does not figure into how I support yours. I ask for the same courtesy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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