Buckle Down

Since NaNoWriMo is in November, December often becomes a month of epic relaxation. At least, it's sometimes that way for writers.

Why?

Because after writing 50,000 words in one month, sometimes all we want to do is sit and do nothing.

And truthfully, sometimes that's exactly what we should be doing. Especially when all you want to do is edit the book you just wrote, because it's never a good idea to start editing right away.

Trust me on that.

But there are also some problems with taking that time to rest, because a lot of the time a month of rest quickly turns into a year of rest and we find ourselves right back in November again, forcing ourselves to write that same 50,000 words over again.

Let's not be like that. 

Instead, let's...

• Be the writers who buckle down. 
• Be brave enough to start new stories. 
• Not be afraid of failure, because failure isn't an option. 
• Not be afraid of bad drafts, because everyone has them. 
• Be strong enough to keep going, even when we want to give up. 
• Not fear the beast of editing. 
• Not fear the time when we have to write two different stories on the same day. 

That's a real writer. That's a professional. That's what we're all striving to be, and it's what I want to see us all become.

I'm not there yet. A lot of you aren't either. But we can get there together, we can build each other up, and we can buckle down together to make sure none of us give up.

That's what I'd like to see.

[love and 21 days...]

{RD}