Just a quick check-in today, my lovelies, but I thought I’d let you know how my November mini challenge worked out.
As I’ve long suspected, the secret to getting anything done lies in stationery…
I wanted to re-establish my morning writing routine during November, so I gave myself a cute shiny star sticker for every time I wrote as soon as I woke up.
As you can see, it worked a treat. I’d set the bar nice and low (twenty minutes of writing at a time of day that really suits me) and, once I had a nice line of stickers, I didn’t want to break my streak.
Plus, I was reminded of just how much I can get done in a short time. Even on those mornings when the kids needed me/the new kitten wouldn’t stop jumping on my hands, and I literally wrote for twenty minutes ONLY, I still got at least 250 words down. That doesn’t sound like much, but it all adds up, and it kept the story live and kicking in my mind.
My other goal for the month was to write (at least) 15,000 words. I’m not certain of my final tally (I had to switch back to my official WIP halfway through and that involved lots of deleting/rewriting as well as new words) but it’s in the region of 16,000, so I’m delighted.
How about you? Did you take part in NaNoWriMo or something similar?
2 responses to “Progress Update: Includes Stickers!”
Well done on sticking to your schedule and reaching your goal, Sarah! Love the stickers. Stationery rocks! 🙂 xx
Thank you, Elle! 🙂 x