Hello everybody!
As you can probably tell from the title of this particular entry, it is day four of NaNoWriMo, which means that the word count goal for today is 6666 words! I am currently sitting at 6,860, and I have yet to do any writing today. (I have to do it after I finish this entry, otherwise my friend Isadora will hunt me down). I have completed the first four chapters of my story! Yay!
I hope that you all are doing well and keeping up with your word count goals! I know it gets a bit difficult after the first couple of days. That is actually why I haven't sat down and written anything so far today, I'm having a little bit of writer's block. I know what is happening next in my story (I have up until chapter 15 outlined, and I am currently writing chapter five), but something about today is just making it difficult to concentrate on my story.
I hope that none of you are having this trouble yet! Save it for after you've hit your 50,000 words! Then you can have a creativity block if you want. I don't recommend having one until that goal is reached. However, if you do find that it happens, relax. Take a break. Spend some time with friends or go watch a movie. Let yourself forget about the stress of writing a story so quickly for a few hours. When you return, try not to let a blank screen intimidate you. Just get your words out: as many or as few as that may be.
One thing I do want to tell you guys about is this site called Tablo. It is basically like Facebook for authors. It allows you to write and publish your stories, and you can gather up your own following of people who like your book! They are also holding a contest throughout NaNoWriMo, where if you use their program to write your novel, there is a chance that it could be picked up by one of five publishers! (That was my understanding of the announcement anyway!) This could be huge for a new author!
Of course, when I heard about this, I had to enter myself into the competition. Even if my story isn't as good as some of the others, at least it is out there and getting seen. Who knows, maybe a publisher will like what they see! Either way, its a great opportunity that shouldn't be missed out on!
I will link my profile on Tablo Here. Feel free to click the link and check out my page. I do have the first four chapters of Scarlett available to be read, and if you like what you see, then please be sure to follow me!
That's everything for today! How have you guys been doing? Do any of you use Tablo? If so, leave a link to your profile in the comments section so that I can check you out!
Keep on NaNo-ing
Helen.
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