{"id":1757,"date":"2020-12-23T08:27:34","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/?p=1757"},"modified":"2020-12-23T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T08:29:13","slug":"nano-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/?p=1757","title":{"rendered":"NaNo Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/nano18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1495\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Partway into October, I started planning my Nano project, but being as it&#8217;s me I got bogged down in world-building and plotting characters. The result was the start of Nano and I only had the Prologue, chapter 1, and how I wanted it to end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this lack of planning and no proper outlining, I quickly lost what I was doing and then my mind accepted that I didn&#8217;t have time to do this, then I set it to one side. It&#8217;s quite frustrating and I could slap myself for not taking my own advice. It seems like if I don&#8217;t have a well thought out plan and an outline then I just cannot keep up with the daily word count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have always said I am a &#8220;Plantser&#8221; So I like to have a good outline, a map to follow with my ideas. But, when I start I often find that the story runs away with me while still keeping loosly tot he plan. I do need that outline though, and this time I didn&#8217;t have one, despite knowing what the timelines were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will have to see if I want to do Camp Nano in April and if so come up with a plan for it. If not, ensure I plan properly for next November. In the meantime keep writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 has been a very strange year but I cannot blame that on my lack of production, with most of my kids grown up I don&#8217;t have the restrictions I once had. Maybe 2021 will be my year, or maybe I will be writing the same things that I have done year on year. Time will tell&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201123_154101-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201123_154101-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201123_154101-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201123_154101-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201123_154101-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201123_154101-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/procrastinationstation.me.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201123_154101-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Merry Christmas and a happy new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>G<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Partway into October, I started planning my Nano project, but being as it&#8217;s me I got bogged down in world-building and plotting characters. 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