Hey Reader,
I recently came across a quote that made me stop and think.
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.”
― Ray Bradbury
Okay, so you all know that I’m crazy about Ray Bradbury’s writing, but I’m not going to encourage drinking yourself into a good story. Not literally, anyway. But his words are genius. Serious genius.
This quote made me think about why NaNoWriMo is such a great tool for writers.
During NaNoWriMo, I challenged myself to write double the amount of words as the challenge asked, and what came of that is pretty much what Bradbury is talking about. I was sucked into my story so deeply that I wouldn’t have been able to get out even if I wanted to. It was like every book and TV show and movie out there, my common and deadly distractions, just melted away to make way for the 100,000 words I had in mind. That’s what you need to get the good writing out.
Continue reading Don’t Let Reality Block You.