Every year about this time I tell people to take a moment and look at their word count. Don’t obsess or even think about if it’s more or less or on par with where you wanted to be. Just look at it.
You wrote those words. That is all you.
It doesn’t matter if you are ahead, behind, or on par, what matters is that you have written words. You have done something incredible in these three weeks and you should be proud of yourself no matter what.
Now, take a deep breath. Hold it for a second and let it out slowly. It’s been a hard three weeks for most of us. Which means that is time to remind you about self-care.Which is why I want you to take a moment to take a good deep breath before diving back into your stories.
If you’re behind you probably feel like you don’t have time for this, but it’s important to make the time. Breathe with me and relax. As much as you want to make either the NaNoWriMo goal of 50K words or your own personal word count goal, it’s not the end of the world if you fall a little short. Take care of yourself first then worry about those numbers.
In the end, what really matters is that you made the effort. You wrote a lot of words.
Go you.
Okay, time to get back to the writing for all of us!
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