Apparently so. It was Anna and the French Kiss , the first book in a series that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
It was such a success that Perkins has since been able to add two sequels to her bibliography, and she can even call herself a New York Times best-selling author now. Sara Gruen wrapped up November around 10, words shy of the 50,word goal one year.
Save your sympathy for someone who needs it, though. Not only did she go on to complete her project, it eventually sat on The New York Times Bestseller list for 12 weeks.
Her book was none other than Water for Elephants , a novel that was later adapted into a film starring Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson.
See what I mean about sympathy? The sci-fi novel caught fire, and Howey found himself in a position to turn down a seven figure offer to maintain his e-book rights. When a contest offered up a walk-on role in an episode of Star Trek to the Seattle-area writer who hit the highest word count by the end of November, Marissa Meyer got typing.
That must have been all she did for the next month, because she ended up totaling , words. Just head back to your desk and get back to work. Those were the days that the words seemed to flow without any prompting. By setting a daily writing goal for yourself and refusing to quit, you will develop endurance and discipline. You will discover the grit that you never knew you had. You will discover that you have an incredibly huge reserve of creativity, energy, and determination than you could ever have imagined.
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Unsubscribe at any time. Great tips! But if I knew that my work was actually going out into the world and people would be reading it, that would be a much bigger motivator than meeting a word count. Very inspirational Nicole. Thank you. You have a knack for not making mere mortals feel like monumental failures.
Very true about accountability. Because I spend most of my time alone I fear that I am morphing into Travis Bickle in my drive for accountability! And I love that Trollope quote. Great tips, Nicole! Looking forward to December 1, and counting some small wins. I honestly wished I had these tip when I first tries Nanowrimo as a teenager. Thank you for sharing. I wish you the best of luck on NaNoWriMo!
To me it is too daunting of a task but I love your tips and maybe next year I will feel up to the challenge. Thanks so much, Mary Ellen!
My plan is not to take it too seriously this year. This will be my second nano. Going for a win this year…. All the best this November! This is my first time doing NaNoWriMo. I have a few novels in progress, but have yet to finish one.
That sounds exciting, Nikki! Thanks for the tips and encouragement. Hi, Natalie! Thanks so much for your comment. The first year I won was the year right after I graduated college.
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