It’s day 6, and I didn’t manage to write blog posts for days 3 thru 5. Truth be told, I was barely making it through writing 1,666 words. Today was a lot easier, and that may be because my main character started to take shape. I even learnt something about her I didn’t know and definitely didn’t plan. That’s the magic of writing, when your character shows you a side of themselves you didn’t even imagine would/could exist.
With that said, when picking my NaNoWriMo badges, I picked both pantser and planner. I never really write out a long detailed outline, but I also never fly off the handlebars into the unknown. I set goals for the section I’m writing. I think about what my character needs to achieve to move the story along, and that’s all the information I have before I start writing. For example, I knew what I was writing in the last two days would involve my characters going to a mass. From there some how I ended up with 3414 words.
Everyday has been a challenge so far, but I’ve got to keep going. Good luck to you.