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Lessons from a Twenty-Year NaNoWriMo Run

What lessons have you learned during your experiences doing NaNoWriMo? Long-time participant Kathy Kitts shares some of the takeaways from her impressive twenty-year streak of writing novels: 

NaNoWriMo has always been an important part of my November, but this year it’s more so. It will mark my twentieth win in a row. (If I make it. No pressure.) 

When HQ found out about this big milestone, they asked me to describe the lessons learned over the years as a participant, Municipal Liaison (a.k.a. ML, a volunteer regional leader), ML mentor, site debugger, ML handbook contributor, fundraiser, translator, and occasional MOD. (If you stick around long enough, nonprofit organizations will always find something for you to do.) I agreed. Why? Because NaNoWriMo has had such a profound influence on me, it actually altered the direction of my life. 

2003 – The First Year. At the time, I was a planetary science postdoc and should have been concentrating on my research, but I was tired of writing about what is. I wanted to write about what if. Except, what if I failed? Taking no chances, I told no one. Under the name Apollo16, NaNoWriMo became my late-night secret. And I won! I donated out of gratitude and got a tiny little pin that read: I WRITE BOOKS. Nah! It was a fluke, a one-off. That “s” was a problem.

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♒ Freedom

💛 Grace

😁 Playfulness

⭐ Brilliance

🧘‍♀️ Spirituality

Inspired by Jade: https://youtu.be/391pG_E1wpU

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‘Biddlestone Garden’ by Linda Yvonne

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Day of Productivity 9/30

A 4 part attempt to take æšthëtîç journal photos ft. my most major distraction

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24.06.2021 - Day 15/100

Getting back into the groove of having to wake up and be productive again. I have to say, the finals rush really sucked out my soul and it has taken quiet a while to refill it.

Anyways, I am also using this little time I have to myself, to ask the big questions and get to the roots of my daily struggles (struggle being a strong word). It's hard but I am enjoying the process 😊

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“Sometimes the strength within you is not a big fiery flame for all to see. It is just a tiny spark that whispers softly: ‘You got this, keep going.‘”

— Unknown