#30 DAY WRITING CHALLENGE SELF HELP FREE#

Or, even better, when you’ve finished a great writing session, take a step away from your computer screen and sit down at the table to reward yourself with a snack. Invest in some good writing snacks that are healthy and easy to eat while typing away.

Sometimes when you’re really in the zone, it can be easy to forget to take care of yourself. Please take snack breaks while you’re writing. This one might seem obvious, but trust me. You know all those times you sit down to write and end up staring at your computer trying to find the words? Yeah, this is basically a foolproof way to avoid all that wasted time and anxiety. And I’m happy to share with you my secrets for getting a bunch of writing done in a short amount of time. Since I’ve been doing this for almost ten years, I’ve learned a little bit about what helps (and what doesn’t). I haven’t always successfully completed the challenge, but I always enjoy trying. Having a deadline always makes me write faster. I’ve been participating in NaNoWriMo since 2012. The community-powered event has been going strong since 1999, and whether you’re a seasoned writer or just trying to write something for the first time, NaNoWriMo is an excellent challenge with lots of community support. Each year on November 1, NaNoWriMo challenges you to write 50,000 words of a novel in 30 days. If you’re new to NaNoWriMo, here’s what you need to know. One last hurrah before it’s time to hunker down with your laptop, typewriter, or pen and paper and get to writing for NaNoWriMo. It’s almost time everyone! Yes, it’s almost Halloween, and you know what that means.

#30 DAY WRITING CHALLENGE SELF HELP FREE#

She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (She can be reached at All posts by Emily Martin Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor.

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