6:13 I love this. Progress is progress. Forgive yourself. It’s easy to feel like a failure during nano for not keeping up with word goals, but this is so crucial to remember, because if we give up we won’t write anything. I’m so sorry about your mental health.
I agree, forgiveness and being nice to yourself is the key to winning NaNo or getting any words done at all because it is so easy to get overwhelmed. Thankfully the issues I was having passed relatively quickly :)
2:55 I had a similar hit to my word count. I went to Disney World mid-November and had three days with like no writing. Did well on the plane rides, though, but I just wasn’t able to maintain pace after coming back. I’m really glad you were able to mostly keep your momentum and write your book! Can’t wait until your books are published so I can read them! :)
Congratulations, Sara! I knew it, you are a very creative person and when you have a deadline your determination goes through the roof :) I'm very happy for you! Love the way you write, maybe you can treat us with a little more of your writing when you feel inspired to share :*
I'm so proud of you! You should absolutely be proud of you! In your own words "weeeoooowwwww!!!" Something that really helped me this year, and as a recommendation for future Nano's or just writing in general, is find your regions nano group. Having people you can talk to and be accountable to and motivate as well as be motivated by is an incredible feeling. Writing is such a lonely craft so it's really nice to find people you can do that with. But if you'd ever like a writing buddy, from a stranger on the internet, I would be more than happy to be a writing buddy with you 😊 Such an incredible feat you accomplished this November. Congratulations
I recently lost a lot of writing and there are days I’ve been super inspired or super numb and unable to do anything. I really needed this video. I hope to write over winter break.
Oh no! A gentle reminder to be nice to yourself and these things happen. Choose mental health over writing and I hope things get better and that you get an opportunity to write over winter break!
Woo woo! Congrats Sara. My motivation for NaNo usually wanes as the month goes on, so it's nice to see how you got super productive and determined to hit your goal by the end!
Congratulations on winning! It was really cool seeing the struggles and victories (definitely feeling this with my own goals for finishing my est. 200k word draft, and relating to both sides.) So thank you for sharing; it was helpful for me at least.
@@SaraLubratt You're welcome! Oh; no not yet XD That's my December goal. I've got 3 scenes left; and about 10-13k left (current word count is about 194k.)
WELL DONE FOR WINNING NANO! This is impressive and can give you a boost of confidence for future challenges, as well as the completion of your book. Great work!
Your writing streams helped me a lot during this Nano! I hope you keep doing those every now and then because it'll force me to get moving on my story again. Congrats on getting through this month!
Thank you so much! And yes, I will do streams occasionally, and hopefully plan and announce them before they happen instead of last minute announcements! Good luck and happy writing!
Congratulations! Way to be! 🎊🎉💐👏 50,000 I such an enormous goal and you slayed it. I love your focus on mental health in your vlogs, that is imperative to a balanced and healthy life. Keep rocking it! Can't wait to see what you do next.
Congrats on completing NaNoWriMo! It looks super satisfying :) I'm currently going on a binge of all the NaNoWriMo videos I can find to figure out how to prepare for it this year. I've never done it before and I'm planning on vlogging the whole thing, so I'm trying to work out the best way to organise my schedule etc. Really inspiring to watch your journey through the month!
Vlogging is such a great way to hold yourself accountable! I have a video on nano prep here: th-cam.com/video/srtziDUdNss/w-d-xo.htmlsi=N8U8-brp_M2meVCM
Thanks for being honest ! Yesss Sara it can be daunting hard and stressful to write. Also priorities and mental health do matter so never force anything even if you are excited and passionate to make a book, finish a project or paragraph etc
Congratulations! Well done! Fantastic job! Thanks to your sprints I managed to win too! On the last evening I joined Abbie Emmons livestream and was able to write 1200 words relatively quickly, for me :) I stopped at 50,006 words - I need to go back to it but I have definitely enjoyed a few days break.
Congrats again! :D I have the feeling it cannot be said enough. Writing 50K in a month is just incredible :D Is your draft of CF done? And if not, how many more words do you think you will need? I wrote a Fantasy Novel this NaNo and will definitely need another 30-50K to finish it. I'm going to slow down the pace now a bit and set my deadline for the end go March 2022 :) If you are still looking for Beta Readers, let me know :)
Awesome looking up advice and nano wri mo related vids to hype me and help me befor november comes along! excited for my 1st nano challenge just trying to do 30 chapters about 1 per day. Not too concerened with my word count
I hope I can write as much as you next year. I am currently a high-school student so education obviously takes up most of my time, extracurricular activities also take up my time. I write maybe 50-100 words everyday, could be because I force myself to as well as lack of motivation. But whenever that surge of motivation and creativity emerges then I might write around 100-300 words (rarely). I am proud you took days off to take care of yourself because it shows around the next writing days you've documented in this video.
Thank you so much! And yes, school and nanowrimo are so incredibly difficult to balance, I hope you were able to be nice to yourself and you can always do something like this when you have time during a summer month or something?
Of course, to write a completed first draft you must first get your butt in the chair and with some kind of story in mind, some degree of minimal outline, simply begin. Quiet the inner critic and realize you may be writing crap but keep going. Revision comes later. But most of the young authors giving advice seem caught up in this word count mentality-as if quantity is the only thing--when really it’s about getting inside your character’s head and letting the creative ponies ride, whether you write 15,000 words one day, but only 1500 the next. The fictive dream journey, becoming lost in story--not just typing to fill up pages.
Almost every day you either thought you'd write way more and didn't or way less and didn't. I just kept thinking that you're a pancer. Remove expectations and write!
I was recently told someone else to remove expectations so I could be happier with what I accomplished and potentially be even happier with what I get done. Great advice!
“Progress is progress and I’m still moving in the right direction” ✨❤️ I needed to hear this today.
I'm so glad! Good luck and happy writing!
6:13 I love this. Progress is progress. Forgive yourself. It’s easy to feel like a failure during nano for not keeping up with word goals, but this is so crucial to remember, because if we give up we won’t write anything.
I’m so sorry about your mental health.
I agree, forgiveness and being nice to yourself is the key to winning NaNo or getting any words done at all because it is so easy to get overwhelmed.
Thankfully the issues I was having passed relatively quickly :)
This was an epic video and I'm sure you'll look back on this in other years to remind yourself that you can do this!! It's so exciting to win NaNo
Thank you! I had so much fun making this video!
2:55 I had a similar hit to my word count. I went to Disney World mid-November and had three days with like no writing. Did well on the plane rides, though, but I just wasn’t able to maintain pace after coming back. I’m really glad you were able to mostly keep your momentum and write your book! Can’t wait until your books are published so I can read them! :)
Super late response but thank you!
Congratulations, Sara! I knew it, you are a very creative person and when you have a deadline your determination goes through the roof :) I'm very happy for you! Love the way you write, maybe you can treat us with a little more of your writing when you feel inspired to share :*
Thank you so much!! I look forward to sharing my words with y'all in the future :)
I'm so proud of you! You should absolutely be proud of you! In your own words "weeeoooowwwww!!!"
Something that really helped me this year, and as a recommendation for future Nano's or just writing in general, is find your regions nano group. Having people you can talk to and be accountable to and motivate as well as be motivated by is an incredible feeling. Writing is such a lonely craft so it's really nice to find people you can do that with. But if you'd ever like a writing buddy, from a stranger on the internet, I would be more than happy to be a writing buddy with you 😊
Such an incredible feat you accomplished this November. Congratulations
Congratulations Sara 🎉! You're appreciated for your remarkable progress , wish you the same ahead ✌️💫💫
Thank you so much!!
Wow I'm so happy for you! Your process is so relatable but I'm glad you are mindfully reminding yourself to be kind. Progress is progress.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video!
wow what a fantastic achievement! You showed so much perseverance, you should be proud of your efforts!
Thank you so much!
I recently lost a lot of writing and there are days I’ve been super inspired or super numb and unable to do anything. I really needed this video. I hope to write over winter break.
Oh no! A gentle reminder to be nice to yourself and these things happen. Choose mental health over writing and I hope things get better and that you get an opportunity to write over winter break!
Woo woo! Congrats Sara. My motivation for NaNo usually wanes as the month goes on, so it's nice to see how you got super productive and determined to hit your goal by the end!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations on winning! It was really cool seeing the struggles and victories (definitely feeling this with my own goals for finishing my est. 200k word draft, and relating to both sides.) So thank you for sharing; it was helpful for me at least.
Thank you so much! And thank you for watching! DID YOU FINISH YOUR 200K WORD DRAFT??
@@SaraLubratt You're welcome!
Oh; no not yet XD That's my December goal. I've got 3 scenes left; and about 10-13k left (current word count is about 194k.)
@@gailc.m.victor WOW!!! You got this!
@@SaraLubratt Thanks! My goal is to finish in the next two weeks to finish reading by the last critique group session of the year.
WELL DONE FOR WINNING NANO! This is impressive and can give you a boost of confidence for future challenges, as well as the completion of your book. Great work!
Absolutely! I'm feeling surprisingly good after NaNo because I won!! Thank you so much!!
Your writing streams helped me a lot during this Nano! I hope you keep doing those every now and then because it'll force me to get moving on my story again. Congrats on getting through this month!
Thank you so much! And yes, I will do streams occasionally, and hopefully plan and announce them before they happen instead of last minute announcements! Good luck and happy writing!
Congratulations! Way to be! 🎊🎉💐👏 50,000 I such an enormous goal and you slayed it.
I love your focus on mental health in your vlogs, that is imperative to a balanced and healthy life.
Keep rocking it! Can't wait to see what you do next.
Thank you so much!
Congrats on completing NaNoWriMo! It looks super satisfying :) I'm currently going on a binge of all the NaNoWriMo videos I can find to figure out how to prepare for it this year. I've never done it before and I'm planning on vlogging the whole thing, so I'm trying to work out the best way to organise my schedule etc.
Really inspiring to watch your journey through the month!
Vlogging is such a great way to hold yourself accountable! I have a video on nano prep here: th-cam.com/video/srtziDUdNss/w-d-xo.htmlsi=N8U8-brp_M2meVCM
Thanks for being honest ! Yesss Sara it can be daunting hard and stressful to write. Also priorities and mental health do matter so never force anything even if you are excited and passionate to make a book, finish a project or paragraph etc
Looking back at this video in preparation for NaNoWriMo writing 2022 😊👍 can't wait to start my NaNo project
Yessssss I love that! Thanks for rewatching!
great job sara! im yet to finish my book but but im hoping to do it in december!
December would be amazing!!
I can't get enough of "weow" that's my new favorite thing to do
YES!!
Congratulations on winning NaNoWriMo! xD I think I am going to adapt to your victory/milestone dance idea. Every milestone is progress ♥
Thank you! And yes, absolutely do it!
This video reminded me how exciting (and stressful 😂) Nano is. Didn’t think I was gonna do it this year, but now I definitely am!🥰
Lol definitely, but so excited you're going to do it!
OMG why did I cry when she hit 50,005 words?? 🥺One day I'll reach that level of discipline - U GO GIRL!
PS.: NOW GO GET THAT THING PUBLISHED!
Thank you!!
Congratulations! Well done! Fantastic job! Thanks to your sprints I managed to win too! On the last evening I joined Abbie Emmons livestream and was able to write 1200 words relatively quickly, for me :) I stopped at 50,006 words - I need to go back to it but I have definitely enjoyed a few days break.
That’s amazing!!! Congratulations!
Congrats again! :D I have the feeling it cannot be said enough. Writing 50K in a month is just incredible :D Is your draft of CF done? And if not, how many more words do you think you will need? I wrote a Fantasy Novel this NaNo and will definitely need another 30-50K to finish it. I'm going to slow down the pace now a bit and set my deadline for the end go March 2022 :) If you are still looking for Beta Readers, let me know :)
Each video gets better
Thank you!!
Awesome looking up advice and nano wri mo related vids to hype me and help me befor november comes along! excited for my 1st nano challenge just trying to do 30 chapters about 1 per day. Not too concerened with my word count
I hope I can write as much as you next year. I am currently a high-school student so education obviously takes up most of my time, extracurricular activities also take up my time. I write maybe 50-100 words everyday, could be because I force myself to as well as lack of motivation. But whenever that surge of motivation and creativity emerges then I might write around 100-300 words (rarely). I am proud you took days off to take care of yourself because it shows around the next writing days you've documented in this video.
Thank you so much! And yes, school and nanowrimo are so incredibly difficult to balance, I hope you were able to be nice to yourself and you can always do something like this when you have time during a summer month or something?
@@SaraLubratt I try every now and then, especially during the weekends. Looking forward to winter break so I can focus on writing. :)
@@ameliachoudhury495 Yes that will be wonderful!
WOO! Congratulations, that is no small feat!
Thank you so much!
So basically you wrote 2,174 words each day! 50,005 in 23 todays. Way to be dauntless, Tris!!!!
The math! Love it!! Thank you so much!!
Watching this to get some inspiration to participate in this year's NaNoWriMo
Yessssss!!
"Yeah that helps. That definitely helps." We love to see the celebration 👏👏
Thank you!!
Wow! You did it! Congratulations!!!
Thank you so much!!
Of course, to write a completed first draft you must first get your butt in the chair and with some kind of story in mind, some degree of minimal outline, simply begin.
Quiet the inner critic and realize you may be writing crap but keep going. Revision comes later.
But most of the young authors giving advice seem caught up in this word count mentality-as if quantity is the only thing--when really it’s about getting inside your character’s head and letting the creative ponies ride, whether you write 15,000 words one day, but only 1500 the next.
The fictive dream journey, becoming lost in story--not just typing to fill up pages.
:D Yes! Congrats my friend!
Thank you so much!!
I liked her celebration dance. That was cute.
Lol thanks!
Congrats Sara!! 🥳🥳🎉🎉
Thank you!!
CONGRATS!!! So major!!
Thank you so much!!
So so proud of you!🎉🎉
Thank you so much!
congratulations! Let us know if this story ever gets published.
Thank you! And yes, I will be keeping everyone updated on my books as I get closer and closer to publication!
Yassssssss congrats ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!!
Congratulations! :)
Thank you!!
I am giving this video a big thumbs up :)
Yay, thank you!
I'm taking a Note: have a fun silly 😜 dance💃 every 10,000 words you write. ✍
It's so much fun!!
❤️❤️❤️ Great Job ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
i would like to write book and get though the nite with just writting trying to get my book on shelf.
That would be awesome!
Congrats🙂
Thank you so much!
you one of the people i look up too.
That's so sweet!
Congrats to you with writing a novel in those 30 days.
Thank you!
Almost every day you either thought you'd write way more and didn't or way less and didn't.
I just kept thinking that you're a pancer. Remove expectations and write!
I was recently told someone else to remove expectations so I could be happier with what I accomplished and potentially be even happier with what I get done. Great advice!
Do you have ADHD? I do and I’ve found that I’m all or nothing; like you it’s either 4000 words or 0 words