85. NANOWRIMO DAY 11

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NANOWRIMO DAY 11</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">WRITER’S BLOCK: </span></p> <p><strong>My novel isn't going in the right direction or I'm behind</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information, go to</span> <a href="http://www.nanowrimo.org"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.nanowrimo.org</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Need writing help? Get your 3 Free Writer’s toolkits at</span> <a href= "http://www.blackheartedstudios.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.blackheartedstudios.com</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and click</span> <strong>Resources for Writers</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email us at</span> <a href= "mailto:massiel@blackheartedstudios.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">massiel@blackheartedstudios.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p> </p> <p>Episode 51</p> <p>It's been almost 2 weeks and I'm not where I wanted to be.</p> <p>It's been almost 2 weeks and you're not in the place we wanted to be, it could be that you are feeling one of two things.<br /> Either your book has gone into a very different direction or you are behind on your word count.<br /> Line perhaps you feel as if your book is all over the place or maybe even worse than that, you feel as if there are tons of misspellings and the words simply don't make any sense.<br /> This can feel overwhelming, and it can make you feel afraid to go back and to review or edit.<br /> But just know, that you are not the first writer to feel this way.</p> <p>Often times, especially if this is your first novel, it's most important to simply run the race.</p> <p>So for example, if you have never run a marathon before, but you tell yourself that you want to win first place – that can feel overwhelming.<br /> One of the best thing that you can do is to first run the race and then change your goals afterwards. Then, run for first place.</p> <p>If you're behind on yo