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\"#NaNoWriMo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

How do you? Does your writing process change just because it’s November and #NaNoWriMo?<\/p>\n

My process definitely does. I usually write in fits and starts. And I use that term loosely. I write until I get bored with what I’m working on. Then I’ll go off and read for a while (like half a dozen books) before I even think of ‘putting pen to paper’ again. By which time, I’ll start something else.<\/p>\n

So I’ve managed to write four days in a row and amass a whopping (tongue-in-cheek) 4,272 words.<\/p>\n

I have two projects I can work on during NaNo. I’m pantsing the one that’s currently getting my attention.<\/p>\n

The other I’ve plotted and outlined to death. But when I open that document up, knowing what comes next… I wonder at the wisdom of why is that in so-and-so’s POV? Wouldn’t it be better in someone else’s?<\/p>\n

While I ponder those issues, I’ll continue with my pantsing. Or should I call it plantsing? Or plotsing? I know the ending – just don’t know how I’m getting there. But that’s the fun isn’t it? Knowing where you’re going and enjoying the ride and the surprises along the way?<\/p>\n

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