Episode 72: NaNoWriMo Preview

November is National Novel Writing Month, affectionately known as NaNoWriMo. In this month-long challenge, participants commit to writing a 50,000-word novel in a month. Shannon and Janine have participated in the past and in Episode 62 we decided to take it on agin this year. (Janine has done this every five years since 2004, so this is her fourth NaNoWriMo novel.) In this episode, we talk about our past NaNoWriMo challenges, how its lessons can apply to all sorts of things (like getting past perfectionistic tendencies) and encourage listeners to join us in writing a novel this November! Discussion topics include: • How Shannon is easing herself back into running after her ankle injury • National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo): please join us! • How participating in NaNoWriMo can help you let go of perfectionism • Our NaNoWriMo origin story • Our absolute lack of ideas around what we’ll be writing about next month • Lessons from NaNoWriMo prep that can be applied to other projects • Famous novels that started out as a NaNoWriMo project (like Fangirl and Water for Elephants) • Janine’s husband Barry’s confusion about why she would want to do NaNoWriMo • Shannon’s husband Mike’s confusion about the same thing. (They’re confused in different ways.) • Alternative 30-day challenges • Opportunities to share the fun with Shannon and Janine Check out the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for lots of links, including links to alternative November challenges.