My NaNoWriMo Experience

- Hello -

It’s Cat! How are y’all doing? The title pretty much explains what this blog post focuses on. I know this is very late (I actually started writing this 2–3 weeks ago), but it’s never too late to post this.

As the title implies, I participated in NaNoWriMo this past November and wanted to document my experience as a blog post. I wrote this as a reflection of what I experienced but also as an advice piece (is there a better term for that?) for someone who wants to start writing stories or participate in NaNoWriMo in the future.

This blog post will cover the following:

  • What led me to participating in NaNoWriMo
  • My experience during NaNoWriMo
  • What I learned from participating in this challenge
  • And more…?

(In case anyone is wondering, yes, I managed to write 50,000+ words in the month of November! :D I am still surprised by that because I can barely write 100 words in one day. Writing about 1,667 words a day is challenging, so I am proud of what I’ve accomplished.)

Disclaimer(s): This blog post is from the point of view of someone who uses writing as a creative outlet and has no plans of turning it into a career. Also, this blog post is long. I have created pages for the topics I will be covering and will post a TL;DR at the end for those who want to skip to the end. Everything written here is my opinion and my experience. Also, there will be GIFs and screenshots here and there, so you have been warned.


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<3 Cat

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wAHHH I wonder why I didn't get a notif about this blog post hmmm but I'm so glad I saw it anyway, because CATHY YOU'RE AMAZING! Wow completing NaNoWriMo is a massive accomplishment for anyone, and I know you're super busy too. Congratulations on finishing 50! K! Words!

I'm also really excited to see you posting your NaNoWriMo experience in such a coherent and organized manner - really cool (and rare) to see on AFF. I've never used Scrivener before, but it looks like a really nice program - definitely more organized than Google Docs or Word. I can see how it'd be helpful for a massive undertaking like NaNo too. I personally use a weird mix of Google Docs, Word, and AFF for writing. It's a pretty disorganized method tbh, but oops.

Excited to see future updates on this blog :)