Every NaNoWriMo journey has its ups and downs, and one of the hardest downs to overcome is the Brick Wall, also known as Writer’s Block or, to anyone experiencing it, Despair.
It’s a common problem around this point every NaNoWriMo. You’ve been going full steam ahead with your work-in-progress all month and now you’re beginning to run out of said steam. You don’t know where to go from here. Maybe your story’s turned stagnant, your characters aren’t cooperating, or your interest in your project is idling. Whatever your problem, you’ve hit a mental brick wall and you need to get past it fast if you want to win NaNoWriMo.
I had this exact problem during Camp NaNoWriMo in 2012. I’d lost interest in my novel, I had zero motivation to write, and midnight was fast approaching. What did I do? I opened up a blank document, set a timer for…
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