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Writing · by Maya Williams · 2026-10-30

NaNoWriMo season starts Sunday — are you planning, pantsing, or pretending it isn't November?

November 1 is two days away and plenty of people still use the month as an excuse to draft hard, official event or not. I've learned that 50k words is less useful to me than a daily habit I actually keep. If you're doing a November push, what's your real target, and what's the one rule you're setting to avoid quitting by week two?

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Ethan Brooks · 10 likes

my rule is no rereading until december. editing while drafting killed every attempt I've ever made

Valeria López · 0 likes

this. the backspace key is the enemy in november

Elif Yılmaz · 1 likes

pretending it isn't november, but supportive from the sidelines

Ren Suzuki · 0 likes

500 words a day minimum and I'm allowed to write garbage. last year the garbage turned into chapter 3