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"Before I begin, I would like to say that there are several things I agree with in the comments and in this article.  Especially #21 however...\r\n\r\nPeople do realize that NaNoWriMo is supposed to inspire people to write and motivate writers with a /lack/ of motivation by giving them an excuse to write and get the first 50,000 words of their novels down, right?\r\n\r\nThe event isn't about writing a novel that is only 50,000 words long.  It isn't even about writing an entire novel in a month.  NaNoWriMo is about taking a typically solitary hobby and turning turning it into a group activity, where people can speak with you, encourage you, and motivate you to continue and get through your manuscript even on those days when you feel as though you can't get a single word down.  Having to stay up really late after a long day at work to finish today's word count becomes a lot less terrible knowing that there are countless other people doing the exact same thing out there.\r\n\r\nIt's about setting a personal goal or a predetermined one and trying your best to get there even when your life is hectic af and you think you have no time to do it.  It's about figuring out what works for you in terms of working around a busy schedule and trying new things in order to make things work.\r\n\r\nI know people who have participated in National Novel Writing Month and each of those who actually accomplished the 50,000 words in a month have said that the novel was nowhere near complete.  They have also all agreed that this was a first copy; a rough draft.  Obviously not the finished product.\r\n\r\nI just think it's sort of funny seeing all these comments about a month not being enough time to make a quality novel.  lol Of course it's not... but a month is the perfect amount of time to get down the first 50,000 words of your first draft.  The first copy of your novel is nowhere near the quality of your last draft... every writer knows that.  Every writer also knows that their last draft isn't even their last draft, okay, we're gonna reread that shit and find something else to change.\r\n\r\nIf you are capable of finding the motivation to write regularly, perhaps even every day without something like NaNoWriMo there to remind you to get your 1,667 words down every day then have at 'er!  But I don't agree that NaNoWriMo producing terrible novels or encourages quantity over quality.  It's just trying to help people get their shit together and write and continue writing until they've reached whatever goal they've given themselves to achieve."
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