Quantity, not so much craft

October is halfway gone. *blink*

Seriously, time bolted right by me and I'm still rushing to catch my breath.

Next month is NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. I've participated for at least the past two years. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in one month, specifically the month of November.

NaNoWriMo encourages writers to get out there and get words on the page. The story shouldn't just bounce around in a person's head, they should hit the page and become tangible. Sometimes, writers get so caught up in making one scene perfect, they never finish the novel. The idea, for the month of November, is to get words.

It's a quantity thing.

Some might point out that writing is a craft. Good writing should be tight, concise and have maximum impact. The techniques taught for NaNoWriMo focus on blowing up the word count instead. It's not a bad thing, just a different focus.

The lessons I take from NaNoWriMo are:

Write. Every day. Make words.
It's easier to edit a filled page then a blank one.
Writing a novel is doable.

This year, my NaNoWriMo project will be the next installment in the Terra's Guardians series. Wish me luck!