This post is part of the April A to Z Blogging Challenge, where I am challenging myself to reflect on other A to Z posts that I come across.
“I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.” ― Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
Monday Morning Wisdom #152: Z is for Zusak, ARHtistic License
As Melissa Barker-Simpson puts it, “Our minds wander, it’s just the way it is. Sometimes we zone out by choice, by necessity, or because we don’t even realise we’re doing it.” As writers, our words occasionally do the same thing.
What I’ve learned from participating in NaNoWriMo is that when the word(s) I want wander off while I’m otherwise on a roll, it helps to just put in some temporary filler and keep on going. If the filler lacks zazz I can highlight it and make Future Me deal with that problem later, but for the sake of momentum I can save making the words absolutely right for the editing process. … I have a problem with finishing long stories sometimes.
On that note, I haven’t finished my Camp NaNoWriMo project but I did hit my 50k goal. I started the month with about 36k, so it’s not as impressive as it could be, but I’m quite pleased because I kept getting stuck on stuff in chapter six. Eventually I will finish it and go back to do a lot of editing. Gotta make sure it brings the zazz.
And now I’ve also finished the A to Z Challenge, woohoo!
Well done on finishing this challenge and also hitting 50k. I love how you described the editing process and a ‘future you’ getting down to the nitty gritty. In my experience, that’s the way to go – don’t sweat the small stuff until you have to!! Thanks for linking to my post 😄
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I’m envious! You were doing the A-to-Z Challenge AND Camp NaNo at the same time?
Congrats on finishing the challenge and good luck on the rest of your Camp NaNo project. 🙂
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