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Little Notes of NaNo Encouragement | An Impromptu Blog Post <3

  • Writer: Deigan Marie
    Deigan Marie
  • Nov 15, 2023
  • 2 min read

Hello my friends! Yes, I know that it's only the 15th and my next post isn't supposed to come out until Friday, but I thought it would be a lovely idea, as it is the middle of NaNoWriMo, to share some lovely notes of encouragement as you make it through the last half of this challenge. I'm going to be posting this in lieu of my usual post this Friday, so I hope you enjoy it!


And to those of you who are non-NaNoers or possibly reading this after the month is over, I hope this post will still be an encouragement to you and help you write!





1 | I BELIEVE IN YOU!!


2 | NOT COMPLETING THE CHALLENGE IS NOT A SIGN OF FAILURE


3 | NO MATTER WHAT YOU MAY THINK, YOU AREN'T DOING IT WRONG





4 | YOUR WORTH IS NOR MEASURED BY YOUR WRITING


5 | MAKE IT ENJOYABLE FOR YOU


6 | YOUR WORDS MEAN SOMETHING TO SOMEONE



7 | ONE DAY, YOU WILL LOOK BACK ON TODAY AND BE GRATEFUL FOR IT


8 | REMEMBER YOUR WHY


9 | JUST BECAUSE IT'S HARD DOES NOT MEAN YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG (~NADINE BRANDES)





10 | FOR EVERY STORY, THERE IS A READER


11 | GOD IS FAITHFUL - LOOK TO HIM FOR GUIDANCE!


12 | THE DESIRE TO WRITE WILL COME, BUT FIRST YOU HAVE TO START WRITING





13 | IT'S OKAY TO HAVE AN OFF-DAY, OR EVEN AN OFF-WEEK


14 | YOUR FIRST DRAFT DOES NOT HAVE TO MAKE SENSE


15 | 50,000 WORDS SHOULD NOT COME AT THE COST OF YOUR HEALTH/SLEEP/RELATIONSHIPS/FAITH/ETC.





I hope those were encouraging to you, and maybe helped you feel just a little more confident than when you started. *sends hugs*


Before you leave this post, I wanted to drop you off some blog posts that I reread whenever I feel discouraged or like I have lost that writing magic.






I hope you guys have a great rest of the writing month! Go move mountains. *sends out hugs and hearts* Love you guys! Praying for each and every one of you!


What was your favourite tip? What is a tip you think I missed? What is your WHY? What genre are you writing in? I'd really love to know!


Cheers!




8 Yorum


Misafir
15 Kas 2023

I love number 7, I actually try and do that every day! Love, Love, Love this post!💖

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
15 Kas 2023
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Aw, thank you so much!

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Grace A. Johnson
Grace A. Johnson
15 Kas 2023

12 | THE DESIRE TO WRITE WILL COME, BUT FIRST YOU HAVE TO START WRITING


I SERIOUSLY needed to hear that today!!! I was literally just thinking about one of my projects and dreading getting back to it, because I'm just not feeling the desire to write it or wrestle with the story...but this reminder is SO helpful!! Thank you so much for sharing! <3

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
15 Kas 2023
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Aww, Grace! I'm so glad it was helpful. <3 You got this, girl!!

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Sienna W
Sienna W
15 Kas 2023

Thanks for this, Deigan! This post was excellent encouragement….I’ve been dealing with severe burnout and lack of interest in my WIP. 😅

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
15 Kas 2023
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I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Aw, no! That's not good. I hope you can get back into it!!

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Micah {SGL} Collier
Micah {SGL} Collier
15 Kas 2023

Tips #9, #11, & #15 stood out to me.


My why- is writing so He can reach others through my words, mainly.

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Deigan Marie
Deigan Marie
15 Kas 2023
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Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!


That is a great "why". I love that. <3

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