How I did it: This year (2009) was my first year doing NaNoWriMo.  Novembers are always busy for me and so I had put it off for the past four years saying "I'll do it next year."  Well, this year I was not about to let that happen!  I started late and then skipped a week, but I made up for it in the end by writing 9K on the last Saturday, 6K on the last Sunday, and another 6K on Monday.  Homework suffered, but it was worth it.  And I did it without coffee!  I just wrote and kept on writing.

Lessons & tips: Just keep writing.  Write a little bit every day, even if you can't make the 1667 every day.

Resources: Write-Ins
Word count comeptitions with buddies
Write down every idea that comes to you because you might be able to work it into your story

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Dec 13, 2009, 04:58AM PST | 0 comments | 1 cheer