Re: Adopt-a-Day ToNaNo PEP TALKS!

So, NaNoers, it is November 16th. Today, the par is 26,666 words. But even if you have written nothing, never fear! It's only 3,571 words that you need have to write per day in order to win, and even less than that if you have more than 0 words!

...I'm going to stop being nice and encouraging now. >:( The truth is, if you say to yourself "I am tired today. I will write tomorrow," then you will never win. You have to write those 1,667 words (or however many words you have to write per day in order to win) EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

I signed up for the mentorship program, and I have four manatees. I invented a mantra for them:

EXTERMINATE. ANNIHILATE. DESTROY.

They are supposed to exterminate, annihilate, and destroy my other manatees above them in word count, and thankfully they are all fans of competition, so this method works extremely well. But most of the people reading this are not my manatees, which is probably something that you are very grateful for. However, that doesn't mean that there isn't some hardcore exterminating, annihilating, and destroying that you can't do - there are still people above you in word count! Look for the people who are a bit above your current word count, and aim to exterminate, annihilate, and destroy them. If you're not the competitive type, the "EXTERMINATE. ANNIHILATE. DESTROY" method can also apply to those inner, procrastinating demons that have placed you in a state of peril perilous enough that you sought out comfort in the form of this pep talk thread in the first place.

So whether or not you prefer to exterminate, annihilate, and destroy people and their word counts, or the evil, procrastinating anti-writers within yourself, you can do it. Every single one of you.

EXTERMINATE. ANNIHILATE. DESTROY.