How do you

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How do you

How do you motivate yourself to write a NaNo story?

I know, I know, Scylla made one of these threads. But, I need help. I'm only at about 1,700 words.

I think I'm going to sit down and try to get to 3,300 words then give myself a mini chocolate bar.

What would you do?

My biggest problem is that I rush the story. I have something that I want to happen, but I don't know if I should make it happen now or later. I do have a lot of things I can add to my story to make it longer, but those aren't planned out: they are just ideas.

Help? 

 

nopc.

~Nope~

Hey Cappen, that was rude. Just because you don't want to help doesn't mean other people won't want to help... Right, guys? 

submitted by Moonlight, age 11, Ellesmera
(October 16, 2016 - 10:39 am)

back to the Inkwell

I don't use NaNo, but i just sat down and wrote  (Goes to microsoft word to check) an 899 word story- that i still have fifteen thousand more ideas for. It was based after a very long and continuos* game that me and a friend used to play. Think back to any memoriesof any story or game or even awful embarrassing memory you can base things off of.

*How do you spell continous?????

I think my captcha is either learning that it flunked a test or is drowning. It says ymgh.

submitted by Pepper Star, The tardis
(October 16, 2016 - 7:13 pm)

I have the same problem if some one does have a solution I would really like to hear it and maybe try itSmile

submitted by Pheasantwithbooks, age 13
(October 16, 2016 - 9:35 pm)

Here is what I do when I want to write a story: Write a story that is good, but only 100 words. Write another small story. Eventualy, I have an anthology.

submitted by Gared
(October 16, 2016 - 9:41 pm)

Scylla made one of these threads? Where? 

Well, I have the same problem (not being able to write enough, but I've figured out that you need to plan, plan, plan!

First off— you NEED to know how you're going to end. Without an ending, you don't know what you want to do with the story, and when you get writer's block, you're just going to end up getting stuck, and it'll take you a really long time to get a new idea. I used to plan as I write, but I discovered that this does not work for people who get alot of writer's block.

You should definitely plan out what you want to happen. It's kinda like watching a movie-- you see part of a scene and then write it down. Planning is sometimes hard, but writing your novel will definitely be easier with planning.

Also, if you get a lot of writer's block (it sounds like you do) work on character profiles or something like that. Sometimes I draw my charries or make Pinterest boards inspired by them. . .

So yeah. . . Hope that helps! 

submitted by September
(October 17, 2016 - 7:56 pm)