callistra | Nanowrimo - What I Learnt this Year

Doing Nano is always a time of discovery for me. This year, I started from a very different place of two years ago. I was much more confident, I had a goal, I had a rough plan, and I tried a few things I hadn't done before.

Things I learnt...

1) You are allowed to segue away from sex scenes in erotic novels. I was very relieved.

2) I probably can work on two projects at the same time. If I don't have two small children at home. So when the kids go to school, then I will be able to what I was hoping to do this time around.

3) I managed 6K between driving for 2 hours, visiting parents, intense discussions, variable access to decent keyboards and making dinner. That's a handy thing to know.

4) Sometimes I need a firecracker up my arse, even if it's a softly spoken "You know, I would like you to finish," from my husband. :-)

5) I love it. I love it I love it I love it. And one day, I will aim for 50k in 5 days. But, you know, just not for the next few years...

6) I like the fantasy side of things more than the erotica side of things. But this is variable. :-)

7) I really, really, really liked the widgets. I liked the word races, I liked the collaborative data, I just like doing this with friends.