Hello fellow NaNoWriMo writers! (And anyone else who follows my blog—*waves*)
Today officially marks the half-way part of the month, which means my word count should officially hit 2,500. Even though I didn't write any words yesterday (turns out creating my playlist was too much of a distraction), I'm confident I will hit that goal.
But what if you're not there? What if you haven't written a single word? Time to panic?
Not at all!
There are thousands of writers who have completed NaNoWriMo, even though they didn't start until the half way point of the challenge. I did that last year, and even though I didn't meet my word count goal, I loved coming up with the idea (brainstorming is fun), and it did kickstart a writing routine, which is the main goal.
Still looking for an idea? I've got you covered.
Did you know that there is an archive of writing prompts saved on this blog? No? You can check them out here. I found this link last night, which has 10 cute writing prompts that might inspire you. My Pinterest page with writing tips has a few story sparks you might want to take a look at. Or, you can re-read Gotta Jet, the second book in the Superman Duffy series of graphic novels, which ends in a cliffhanger—leaving the "rest of the story" up to you to imagine. (Hey, if you write that, send it to me! I'd love to publish it on my blog.)
You can also scroll through your family photograph albums (would one of your relatives make for a great character?), have a chat with your grandparents (I know mine love to tell tales), or flip through your cell phone or Instagram pics for inspiration.
What have I missed? Gotta jet—but I hope that even if you're just starting NaNoWriMo that I've given you food for thought. May the words be with you!
~ Chase Superman Duffy
Word Count: 2, 322
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