How To CRUSH Your Weekly Writing Goals | NaNoWriMo 2018 Week 1 Vlog

[@takahashikimiko]

So I have to say thank you. I jumped in bed and grabbed my phone to mess around instead of writing last night. Then I saw your post about NaNoWriMo. I watched it, grabbed me laptop, and got me words in before bed. So thank you.

[@daizchalkx8490]

We’re in this together guys! I struggled on the first two days but also had a really good writing weekend and got 3300 words out on Sunday. So motivated to slaaay this thing!

[@Itcomesnaturalee]

and yes! i do the same as far as giving my self time to breathe. i write monday through friday on my novel and then i gave myself weekends off to write a poem or two for my poetry book. it actually gives me real time to breathe from thinking about my characters. I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS BTW

[@madelinecedillos109]

Love your costume Kristen! I love The Great Gatsby too ☺ Fun fact, I'm related to F Scott Fitzgerald. His mother was a distant cousin of my grandmother. I need to look at our family tree to refresh my memory because I dont remember exactly how ☺

[@ahorsecrazygirl7162]

your videos have really inspired and motivated me to write and even start my own youtube channel i never thought i would make a youtube channel in a million years and here i am making a channel trailer (for literally 0 subscribers lol) you give the best advice and have helped me lots of things i just wanted to say thank you so much

[@ThisOrthodoxHome]

This is my first NaNo and I’m so excited!! I wrote my first book in 2015-2016 during my senior year of college and it was such a fun experience, so I told myself I would definitely participate this year. Your videos were so helpful as I made the transition from academic writing to creative writing when I wrote my first book and now I get to do my first NaNo with your videos as well!! Thank you so much for your content; it gave me the confidence and knowledge I needed to put action to my goals

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Yassss girl! That’s so awesome 👏🏼👏🏼

[@melissa_evans]

Loved the video! Also those Neuro drinks are amazing! Time to get back to writing as I had a few rough health days and time to catch up. Good luck NaNo's!

[@bytheBrooke]

That flapper look though! You're the bees knees! So excited to see what all you're up to for Nano! Writing in the morning is an absolute LIFE SAVER! I don't know how I'd be doing this without writing in the mornings before work :)

[@christianshipp2701]

I always look forward to Monday's because of your videos. I do have a question about your writing process; Do you write in order? Or do you write scenes out of order? I have been stuck at the procrastination station for all of November so far. Today is my day to actually start writing! I have a lot of catching up to do. A lot of things held me back from being able to participate so far; My husbands birthday (1st), my husbands surprise party (2nd), my birthday (3rd), and the fact that I am newly pregnant with our third child (morning sickness all day long). But today is the day I stop making excuses! My first book WILL be written by the end of the year! Hopefully published by the end of the year next year.

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Christian Shipp It varies! Usually I write in order, but when I’m struggling with a particular scene or character POV, I’ll jump around. I’ll talk more about that in next week’s vlog! ☺️

[@Hollychristineonyt]

Stopping by and reading this comment a year later... did you finish your book??? :D

[@jacintahudson9252]

I really think the best thing to do when you're trying to get big word counts is to work out your best sprint length. I realized that I work better doing 30 minute sprints. But not only that. If I'm not a roll I can keep going for hours by breaking it up into 30 min blocks. If I'm struggling I get up and do something else. While I'm taking a break I think about my next step with my writing, and when I come back to it I have a clear mind and work better. Just by adding 10 mins. I was averaging 300-400 in a 20 min sprint. Now I'm averaging 450-650. Such a huge improvement. Also, like what you said about POVs, working on what you want to do gives you motivation to keep going. So if you have some scenes that you think you'll struggle with, sandwich them between ones you are eager to get to- if you can. Makes it so much easier.

[@tan_the_man]

I love this! I feel this could help me, doing 30 minute sprints sounds really good and I think could help me get a lot of words down.

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Jacinta Hudson 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jacintahudson9252]

@@tan_the_man I feel like 20mins is too short. It's too short to get into the flow, and it's too short to know if you need a break. 30 mins is perfect to honestly know what you're doing and if you need a change of pace.

[@tan_the_man]

@@jacintahudson9252 Yeah, I totally agree!

[@jessicabates4767]

Kristen!! You are amazing. Thank you for taking the time to upload these videos & share. I just discovered your channel & IG a few weeks ago during NaNo prep & you have given me so much inspiration and motivation to finish this story and keep my head in the game. Hope you're rocking your Thursday! xoxo - jessica

[@shadylady0225]

So cool, this year I am hitting it out of the park, so glad I followed the Pre-tober ideas, I feel like manuscript is on track, really flowing. thanks for all the fabulous ideas and support you give.

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Nancie Walker-Pirner Awesome job! Nothing better than feeling in flow ✨

[@deannaunwritten]

I need to work on a map! I tend to put that off until the very end of the process but I can see it being very useful this year

[@GailBecker-MSED-CM-Author]

I was watching the news, walked away to make some warm apple cider vinegar and lemon water, and somehow you were on. I must say, I enjoyed the first video and after approximately three more, I subscribed.

[@Deuteronomy-uw8ls]

I've been breaking mine up into two or three writing sessions. Having three kids it is easier to find 2-3 short periods of free time then one long one.

[@rees6224]

Omg your vlogs help me get through life lol! It would be cool to see a snapshot of your actual notebooks of prep and outline , or how in detail you go from one of your manuscripts that was published! Thanks for the great content you create! Beacon of inspiration!

[@bookwormlife1278]

a piece of advice I would give to someone who needs to motivation to write is to watch writing videos like this.

[@KarenDietrichWriter]

Your vlogs are such great motivation for me! Looking forward to more. 💜

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Karen Dietrich Thank you!!

[@MysteriesofWriting]

Loved the tips! They were super helpful and motivating! 😁

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Mysteries of Writing Love hearing this, thank you 💛🧡💛

[@tavonwright8330]

Your self-care Sundays sound pretty awesome! I'm trying to get into the habit of freeing up my weekends (which I unfortunately dropped :( ) so I can write, talk with my friends and such. Schoolwork and procrastination is the one thing that's honestly stopping me!

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Tavon Wright Giving yourself a day off to unwind is so important! Wishing you luck 🙌🏻

[@carolinedugger1670]

ok so i was excited for this becuase i discovered it like a month ago but this is nov 5 and i just realized its nanowrimo so im five days behind with no plot like for some good luck:(

[@imit1989]

Your dress is so beautiful and so are you! You look like an angel! And you wrote so many words, that is so amazing. You are such an inspiration! Have a blessed day, Kristen!

[@tomesandtequila]

Great vlog! I scrapped my first project today, day 5...and started back on the idea I was working for nano last year. So, my word count went back to zero and I'm trying to build it back up. It is what it is.

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Candid Christine That’s okay!! There’s still plenty of time! You’ve got this 💪🏼✍🏼

[@HeartBreathings]

Love this! I love your outdoor space for writing, even if it's a bit chilly out. It's beautiful!

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Heart Breathings It’s always nice to switch things up! ☀️☁️

[@some__girl843]

Super helpful. really enjoyed the video you always inspire me:)

[@ashleytucker5548]

I really like this video it reminds me of your content from last year.

[@spedcuber178]

Love your videos! Very inspirational.

[@bookwormlife1278]

you look amazing with that costume

[@LEGOPhoenixWarrior]

Oh my goodness I loved this vlog! 😭❤️🔥 Kristen, you're such an inspiration and I give all the love and support from California!❤️

[@Itcomesnaturalee]

you look so beautiful without makeup

[@lisapickren6997]

You know, oddly enough, the part of NaNo I've been sort of "struggling" with (I hesitate to say that and jinx myself) this year is what rewards to give myself. But your idea of Bath and Body Works candles??? Now I know what I'm buying for myself on Saturday! :)

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Lisa Pickren ALLLL THE CANDLES 🕯😍

[@rmmulkey]

Love, love, love the costume!

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

RM Mulkey It was so fun to dress up 😁

[@AuthorDarrellCScottJr]

I feel like your neighbor is always blowing his leaves. 😂😂😂

[@crystalfontanez2551]

I love your content

[@sarahfraser9532]

Do you have any advice on how to catch up on your word count if you've fallen behind?

[@tan_the_man]

Your hair is so cute all wavy! I know that isn't the point of this vid but I love it.😂

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Parker Nelson Thank you so much! I was bullied for it in school, so your comment really means a lot 😘😘

[@tan_the_man]

@@AuthorKristenMartin 😙😙😙 aww your welcome! People can be so mean, it's so cute!❤

[@discoverybg31]

Just a thing, getting the leaves out of the street is a really good thing for your storm sewer. Rain will push the leaves into the pipes, where they can get clogged. They can then rot, putting a bunch of pollutants into the receiving stream or washing the leaves into the receiving stream. Those pollutants can do all kinds of bad things to an ecosystem. It isn't obvious, because rivers and streams go through forests all the time. The problem is that storm sewers are taking water from a huge area and then sending it to one spot in the river or stream. On top of that, the rotting leaves puts their nutrients into the ground and the plants around them. Leaves in the sewer will put all those nutrients in the river. Sorry. Environmental engineer by day, novelist by night.

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

discoverybg31 Perhaps I should be thanking my neighbor then ☺️

[@kirakoraawesome]

It's kinda interesting how the writing community has a daily month long challenge right after the art community has a similar one :D

[@susix9886]

i'm so behind in my nanowrimo I have 2,051 words when I'm supposed to have 4,000+ and it's only the third day 😅

[@JayRedding12_12]

I wish I had an office.

[@bookwormlife1278]

if I am not motivated to write, I will watch writing videos on youtube

[@sothisiswhat9262]

It is so crazy, I first heard about NaNoWriMo in one of Boho Berrys videos (not sure if you are familiar with her) I think last year and while I loved seeing her talk about it, it did not fully get to me. Now one year later this sounds exactly like my thing! I am a little sad that I am too late to join in this November but I pretty sure next year I will join. And maybe create some sort of offspin of NaNoWriMo myself...to be honest, i have to check out again what exactly the "rules" are around it. You might know though, is there something like NaNoWriMo in another month as well? I am sending you lots of love, xx Ronja www.sothisiswhat.com

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

So This Is What Yes, I love Boho Berry! Her bullet journaling videos give me life ☺️ And there’s always Camp NaNoWriMo in April and July!

[@ashleytucker5548]

There are no "rules" The goal is basically to build a good writing routine! No need to wait!

[@sothisiswhat9262]

@@AuthorKristenMartin ahh thank you! I will check that out 😍

[@sothisiswhat9262]

@@ashleytucker5548 Thank you so much for letting me know! Are you joining NaNoWriMo as well? :)

[@kaoa31]

today I'm very you. So lazy to write, and words do not come. I'm curious how many words you had yesterday? Xoxo, I love your channel.

[@AuthorKristenMartin]

Kassya I didn’t write yesterday since it was Sunday. Took the day off ☺️ But my total manuscript word count as of yesterday was 6,810 words

[@kaoa31]

@@AuthorKristenMartinQue legal, ela me respondeu. Surpreendente. Ok, Diva. Beijos

[@gurbachanish]

i would love to celebrate halloween but there are less people who do celebrate in india