A Mad Vox

Reflecting on this story challenge

This is the 30th day of NaNoWriMo. The last day!

For those who have crossed the finish line tonight way to go! Once you're done, remember to go to the validation page and upload your novel so that you can claim your official win.

There are some goodies including access to tools that can help you improve your story writing process, as well as ones that are available right now that expire star...

Choose What Happens Next

This is the 29th day of NaNoWriMo. We have one more day and then... this leads to a very good question of what's next? That's what this episode is all about.

Perhaps you've given it a lot of thought, or you're still feverishly typing away to finish the story you've outlined. Either way, I've got some ideas to share with you that will help you move forward after the challenge.

What's next?

1. ...

Capture your creative moments

Take a screenshot of your current progress on NaNoWriMo. It's good to have a photo of the finish line as well

If you're going to one last in-person write-in this month, take a photo with your write-in group or have someone take a photo of you in your best writing pose.

Look back at your progress this month and write down or record how you're feeling about the challenge and 3 things you've learned...

Keep Writing To the Actual End

NaNoWriMo Edition.
This is day 27 of NaNoWriMo.

Every day is one day closer to the end. Even if you're diligently writing 1667 words each day to get to 50K, just being aware of where you are on this timeline can make you feel like it's already the end.

You may see your levels of motivation dropping slightly. You may find some other things to do instead of writing that seem very tempting. Or, if y...

Crush Your Writing Goal Today

This is the 26th day of NaNo. And today is the day that you realize that you are going to crush your goal.
Here are three ways you know you're going to crush NaNoWriMo.

Know that you've seen it happen.

• All around the world writers are placing their 50 thousandth word and zipping over the finish line. You know what to do. You want to do it. You've mentally worked it all out. At this point, writ...

Let's get through this homestretch

This is the 25th day of NaNo. 25 days! Only 6 more to go including today. And you would think that you'd be used to the pattern of writing and ready to zoom through the finish line, right?

Yeah, about that. This episode is all about how to get through the home stretch with your sanity intact!

With only a few days left and the finish line almost within sight, it's really easy to start doing t...

##Write Your Story Like a Black Friday Sale

This is the 24th day of NaNoWriMo! It's not just any weekend, It's the weekend before NaNoWriMo ends.

Write your novel like it's a Black Friday sale where you can get this exclusive insight. You can plan to discount at least 25% of whatever you write! So hurry and write all weekend long!

Offer valid only after validation or Dec. 1, or whenever the editing process has started. See final first...

Discover the shiny in your story

This is the 23rd day of NaNoWriMo. I don't know about you, but I've noticed there are all sorts of new things on the horizon, ready to draw my attention and take up all my free time. In this next week, the number of those things will likely increase.

Which is why today I'm going to talk about really understanding what is shiny about your story.

Sometimes I feel like creative writers can gravit...

Take Stock of your Writing Progress

Hello and welcome back to A Mad Vox NaNoWriMo Edition.

This is the 22nd day of NaNoWriMo. I want to wish everyone in the US a Happy Thanksgiving

Where you are in your journey, what you have and how you can cultivate gratitude in a way that will help you stay grounded.

Today's one of those days that can vary widely for a lot of writers. Either you can sit down and write all of the words or it...

Be Realistic About Your Available Writing Time

This episode shows you how to structure your writing time in a realistic way to keep you on track to succeed.

Again, it helps if you're writing along with others. If you can't make it to a write-in over the next couple of days the NaNoWriMo channel on Youtube Has you covered. You can see writers writing at the same time as you. And these write-ins break up the hour into short sp...

Keep Comparison, The Joy Thief, at Bay

Hello and welcome back to A Mad Vox NaNoWriMo Edition.

This is the 20th day of NaNoWriMo. And today's episode will focus on keeping the 'joy thief' at bay. what do I mean by this?

At this point on the 20th day, you're probably seeing a lot of people who have word counts in the 30, 40, and 50 thousand realm and beyond posting on the forums, and the Facebook group and other places and you'...

Give your story a soundtrack

This is the 19th day of NaNoWriMo.

While writing today I had a soundtrack going that helped me power through to hit my daily word count goal and I got to wondering. How cool would it be if my story had a soundtrack? Does anyone else's story have a soundtrack while writing it?
Does your story have a soundtrack?

If you were to set it to music what would it sound like?

What's a leitmotif?

I'm g...

Take time to back up your story

It's day 18 of NaNoWriMo. We've been chugging along for two and a half weeks. I feel like things are going well. I'm optimistic about the state of our novel writing because I believe we will get there.

But... And there had to be a but... I feel like I need to back UP here and let you know about something important.

Imagine this scenario of you getting almost all the way through your novel and a...

Try the Weekend Double Up Challenge

Today, writer, let's play a writing game called the "Weekend Double Up Challenge"

We're headed into another weekend. This is a perfect time to try to boost your word count up there, as this next week might be a little shorter and unpredictable due to the upcoming holiday.

The Double Up Challenge

Calculate your daily word count goal and double it

Do three sprints with the following pr...

Take your writing to your limit and beyond

On the 16th day of NaNoWriMo we are taking your writing to your limit

You may have some thoughts that are preventing you from moving forward as you'd like. You may be feeling boxed in.

Here are three things to consider to expand your current writing limits in terms of what you can write, who you write it for, and how you can write it.

Are you feeling limited in your writing? Join the ...

## We've Got the Goods to Celebrate Your Progress

Show notes summary:

• Celebrate
• Thank MLs
• Thank people who have supported you thus far.
• Check out NaNoWriMo.org for sponsor goodies to try either 50% or for a no-credit-card required free trial!

Today is Municipal Liaison Appreciation day. A Municipal Liaison (ML) is a designated volunteer who works hard to coordinate write-in schedules, manages communication to your region each we...

Turn constant comparison into a competitive asset

We're 14 days in. Can you believe that? How are you doing? Better yet how are your writer friends doing? Have you checked your buddy list today? Are you trolling that one forum on the NaNoWriMo website just to marvel at that post with the writers who've announced that they've finished already? Have you stopped sharing your word count in that Facebook group because with every...

Adjust your expectations during the week

Time. It plays tricks on your mind and makes us as writers and creative types feel some kind of way when things don't happen as expected. Usually, it leads to feeling insecure about our ability and otherwise disappointed when we don't make as much progress as we wanted. This is normal. Don't let that feeling you may be having right now discourage you from moving forward.

An added chal...

Stay well to write well

This is the 12th day of NaNoWriMo. This episode is focused on your health and how to keep up your physical strength in order to finish your writing challenge strong.

I want to stress why it's important to stay well this month and to do things that will help keep you healthy as you write.

You deserve it. You're out here trying to live your best life and write a novel in a month. You can't give yourself ...