why i did nanowrimo (and why i quit)
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NaNoWriMo, the "write a 50,000 word novel in a month people", are insane. But I did it anyway. I did it because I used to write all my long form stuff like I write my short form stuff. I obsessed over every line, focused on layout, and tried to make the first draft the final draft. This is fine for a 500 word blog post, but a crappy technique when it comes to writing a novel. I would get a page in, get discouraged over my lack of progress, and quit with a loathing of my "plot".
NaNoWriMo's goal is quantity ...