Finding My Writing Flow

Novel writing

Day two of NaNoWriMo

I wrote 1167 words yesterday. After a sluggish start to NaNo, I got back into the flow of writing my novel.

To prep for NaNo, I mainly worked on getting to know my protagonist and a very loose plot outline which lead me to feel very unprepared (and not like me, the woman who makes lists at the drop of a hat).

For last year’s NaNo, I prepared quite a bit and didn’t finish because my novel idea wasn’t quite working. In the last few weeks, I’ve changed up most of my original novel idea while keeping a few elements.

I told my husband last night, “I’m now in love with my story.” I know this is the dating phase when everything is dreamy and perfect. It won’t stay that way as I make my way through the first draft, but I’m excited to be in this phase at least. I didn’t feel this way about what I was writing last year.

I have a secret board on Pinterest with pictures of my characters, story locations, and aesthetics. Whenever I’m feeling disconnected from my story, I revisit my “mood board” to get back into that world.

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