tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post5277823862462129594..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Why I Don't NaNoWriMoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-45926612808738293212021-11-02T09:03:25.370-05:002021-11-02T09:03:25.370-05:00I'm with you, but for a different reason. I ty...I'm with you, but for a different reason. I typically write at least 1500 words a day when drafting, so I could extend myself a little to get to 50,000, but why? I see NaNoWriMo as a gimmick. Does it motivate people? I guess so. But what do they do after they slam 50,000 words onto their hard drive? And do they finish if the book needs to be 52,000 words, or are they burned out?<br /><br />My practice is to use the first draft as raw material for the real work or rewriting and editing. That said, there's a limit to how crappy I'll let it be. What about those who are pantsers and find they are writing themselves into a corner? Do they throw that work away (and thus "fail" to meet their artificial goal), or do they power through to have a "successful" NaNoWriMo and a shitty draft they may well throw away?Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com