Comments on: Life After NaNoWriMo—What’s Next?

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[…] Piper Bayard shares tips for keeping NaNoWriMo working for you all year long. […]

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 03:11:22 +0000

In reply to Piper Bayard. Right?? Julie Glover and I have been astonishing ourselves. :-)

By: jamesr403

jamesr403 — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:38:32 +0000

What a great, timely post! As a matter of fact, I am in the process of selecting a professional editor for a novella (my supposed e-publisher, who had in-house editing, seems to be, ah, well, not answering emails but I'm not bitter) and your comments were spot on. I need a pro, not a friend. NaNo actually didn't change my writing very much, maybe a little extra guilt for taking a day off. Jenny Hansen is right -- focus is key. Thanks, Piper!

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:04:52 +0000

In reply to barbdelong. Thank you! I hope it all goes well for you.

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:04:17 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Glad you enjoyed it. It's hard to get into that mindset, but once we are there, it's amazing what we can get done.

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 21:02:54 +0000

In reply to Kathy Steinemann. LOL. My hubby would say I don't resist that urge with him at all. He's just happy if I don't split too many hairs. Glad you enjoyed the post. It's amazing how much we can miss, even after several passes.

By: barbdelong

barbdelong — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 20:00:00 +0000

I didn't do NaNo this time, but love the line "every month is Nanowrimo." I'm going to dive into that mindset as soon as this busy holiday is done. Super post!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 18:21:30 +0000

I'm just now coming around to the "every month is NaNoWriMo" stance. It was astonishing how much writing I got done when I learned how to focus on it. Focus is key. :-) Thanks for this delightful post. I just broke up your paragraphs a bit so all your gems could stand out better.

By: Kathy Steinemann

Kathy Steinemann — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:46:15 +0000

Thanks, Piper! A couple of points in your post stood out: "every month is Nanowrimo" and "Unless we actually have an agent or editor chomping at the bit for the manuscript, we should let it sit a year while writing more books." I am always amazed at how blind I am to the deficiencies in my work while I'm on the first editing pass. On a lighter note, what does a recovering attorney do when the urge to object strikes?

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 06:28:00 +0000

In reply to Julie Glover. Glad you liked it. I'll bet your book is awesome!