Showing posts with label Ways Writers Can Turn Off Your Internal Editor. Show all posts
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Friday, October 14, 2022

How to Successfully Tone Down Your Internal Editor and Make Progress During NaNoWriMo


by Edie Melson @EdieMelson

Next month, November, is a writerly sort of month. 

It's 30 days of NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month. During this time, some industrious writers take up the challenge to complete 50,000 words in a single month. It can be a great experience, with lots of benefits. 
In honor of NaNoWriMo, I'm going to share some insights I've gleaned about writing a first draft.

I’ve spoken with a lot of writers who have trouble disconnecting their INTERNAL EDITOR when they're working on an early draft of a manuscript.