Congratulations!
You’ve made it through the whole month and posted every day… almost.
Here is one last prompt for everyone.
Now that you’ve made it through the whole month and posted every day like a good little blogger…
What prize are you hoping to win?
Yay! Today is the last day of NaNo!
Whether you finish today or not, you have tried something some people would never dare trying. (And something that many people gave up on in the beginning.) Congratulations on your efforts, no matter if you crossed the 50k mark or not.
And remember, first drafts are always shitty. Time to break out the white out and red pens!
If there is one thing everyone can talk about, it is food.
Food is a huge part of our society and cultures around the world. It could be in the breaking of the bread or the preparation of the desert, but food in itself means something to everyone.
Get your foodie self on today and talk about your favourite food-related things. Family traditions, holiday foods, or your favourite Chinese take-away place.
Talk about it all and make your readers drool.
Tomorrow is the big day!
How far are you along? Even if you’re behind, don’t worry, you can make it!
Today is the day to pull out all the stops and get caught up if you need to. Lock the doors, turn your mobile phone off, and order in so you don’t have to cook.
Get that novel written!
Remember, to have accomplished the minimum of what you need to do each day, all you have to get to is 48343 words for the day. And then you’re done if you wish.
Now I’m off to work on mine.
Good speed everyone!
I love Melbourne. It is unlike any city I have ever been to. There are so many different people, places, and things to see. And the food.
My God, the food.
Even if you don’t live in or near a huge city like Melbourne, that doesn’t mean the place you live isn’t special.
Today, tell your readers about what makes your city special. Are there any special places you like to go? Things you love to do? Is there anything your town is famous for? The place I grew up had a haunted farm on its outskirts.
Take some time and talk about your city.
Ah, we’re so close we can almost taste it…
Whatever tasting victory tastes like, anyway.
Depending on your story, this may be the time to start tying up the loose ends or the time when everything changes for your characters.
Either way, keep writing! You can make it to the finish line (and well past it, if that’s your plan). Do what you need to – be it outlining or pizza with extra cheese – to get there.
Remember, to have accomplished the minimum of what you need to do each day, all you have to get to is 46676 words for the day. And then you’re done if you wish.
Now I’m off to work on mine.
Good speed everyone!
I know a lot of people (including myself) who hesitate to apply the term “expert” to themselves. It might just be a low ego thing, and then again, it might just be a fear of idiot coming up with random things to challenge the ‘expert’ label.
Either way, I don’t want that label to intimidate you today. I want to know:
What are you an expert on?
Maybe it’s an awesome lemon meringue pie or maybe you’re awesome balancing the books. No matter what it is, today is your day to shine and talk about what you know.
Less than five thousand words to go before you make it! And to think, the first five thousand words were so intimidating…
You can do it!
Today, if you’re ahead of schedule, try taking some time to encourage people who aren’t as far along as you are. If you’re behind, don’t be afraid to ask for some good comments to help you along!
Remember, to have accomplished the minimum of what you need to do each day, all you have to get to is 45009 words for the day. And then you’re done if you wish.
Now I’m off to work on mine.
Good speed everyone!
In keeping with the idea that it is good to think about the positive things at least every once in a while, today’s prompt is about positive things again.
Today you get to do a little time travel, in a way of thinking.
Think back to the person you were ten years ago. The situation you were in. The people you were around. The place you lived. Everything.
Then think about your life now and do a little comparing.
List ten reasons your life is better than it was ten years ago.
Ten things, people, events, reasons, whatever you want. Anything that makes your life better than it was ten years ago is fair game for your list. Try not to get into what is probably a temptation and listing ways your life is worse. This is about the positive!
So close!
Even if you are a few thousand behind, if you are over the forty thousand mark, then you are doing well!
And for doing so well, I think you should reward yourself. Get in those comfy pyjamas, get some pizza, and indulge in some creature comforts while you write today. Just make sure not to use up too much valuable writing time making/setting up all your creature comforts.
(And if you are very behind… Well, you can go ahead and indulge anyway.)
Remember, to have accomplished the minimum of what you need to do each day, all you have to get to is 43342 words for the day. And then you’re done if you wish.
Now I’m off to work on mine.
Good speed everyone!
Sometimes we get so caught up in getting work done and paying bills that we lose sight of the things that are truly important. We forget about the things we wanted to do when we were children and couldn’t wait until we were adults to do.
Today I would like you to list out twenty-five things you want to do before you die. Anything your heart desires is ripe for the blogging, but it helps if you list things you are genuinely going to try to do before your time here is done.
You don’t have to list twenty-five, but I think pretty much everyone can if you sit down and think about it for a while.
A few things I want to do are:
Go ice skating
Take a world trip with my husband
Publish at least one book (traditional publishing)
Go to a poetry slam
There is nothing like a bright and sunny day that makes me want to…avoid working on NaNo.
I know I’m not the only one…
At this point, the final stretch, you should be well established as far as your characters. The advice I gave you towards the beginning doesn’t really work all that well now.
My advice to you for today is to just write. Get ahead if you can. Just because we are in the final days, that doesn’t make you impervious to illness or family emergencies. Keep going full and strong as ever to get this novel done.
Remember, to have accomplished the minimum of what you need to do each day, all you have to get to is 41675 words for the day. And then you’re done if you wish.
Now I’m off to work on mine.
Good speed everyone!
No one ever told me when I was younger that I would be in debt up to my eyeballs for going to university and having an emergency room visit. (US medical system, I loathe you.) I am lucky to be earning enough to cover my bills (after a year of struggling), but there is no way I would be able to support myself otherwise without my husband.
These days, most of us have to pinch our pennies into copper wire if we want to get anywhere in life. You only have to take one look at Australians who want to buy a new home to see that.
Which begs the question:
How do you save money?
Where are you pinching pennies, clipping coupons, and otherwise stretching your paycheque like a piece of well chewed chewing gum?
The 40k mark! Yay!
This officially means we’re on third base and going for the home run. (And if any of you turn that into sexual innuendo and you’re not an erotica writer, then I will be very cranky with you.)
Which brings on today’s idea.
Just because you’re writing in the erotica genre doesn’t mean you can’t add in humour. Or, just because you’re writing in the action genre, that doesn’t mean you can’t add in some romance.
Try spreading yourself out a bit genre-wise today and add in something a little less stereotypically [insert your genre here]. It might just end up being fun.
Remember, to have accomplished the minimum of what you need to do each day, all you have to get to is 40008 words for the day. And then you’re done if you wish.
Now I’m off to work on mine.
Good speed everyone!
I love this question! It is amazing what kind of things people carry around with them – especially women. Guys are free to blog about this as well, but carrying a wallet only can limit what you talk about. Feel free to talk about your briefcase or laptop bag if that is indeed the case.
I have had plenty of bags over the years which have contained the usual things – license and money – as well as some unusual – funky pens, pepper spray, band aids, super glue…
Then again, maybe carrying around pepper spray isn’t as unusual as it may have once been. I’ve heard about people carrying all kinds of things in their bags. I even watched a special report about how most women carry so many identity things that they are practically begging for identity theft.
So what’s in your bag? Spill the contents and blog about it!
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