NaNoWriMo, Acknowledging Our Limits and Becoming a More Thoughtful Author

Once again NaNoWriMo has forced me to think to my writing process and see a bit further on my writing path

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I don’t like to admit defeat. When I take up a challenge, I do it because I know I can get through it, no matter how much effort it may require.

When I decided to once again take part in NaNoWriMo this year, I did so on the persuasion that this would be my seventh consecutive win. I had a plan. Not a very hard one, I’ll admit, but still, back in September, I thought I could do it.

What NaNoWriMo Is and What It Isn’t

Then a few things happened:

1. My working shifts went crazy. October has always been the busiest month of the year where I work, but this year was just insane. Because of a couple of family crises and work emergencies, I ended up working all through the day, every day. I would take the train to work at 8:00 in the morning and take the train back home at 8:00 in the evening. After one month and a half of this, I was a walking zombie.