#nanowriter

IT HAS BEGUN. NaNoWriMo is upon us!!! *screams of terror as social lives die around us*

But seriously, it is here. The maddening time of writing like a maniac while we all try to keep up. For underwriters like me, this can get discouraging very quickly. When you fall behind so quickly, what is the point of trying to catch back up again? You could try a grind or an all-nighter, but in the end those simply leave you more tired, burnt out, and falling behind again in a couple days. But fear not!! I offer a solution to help you get back on track and stay there!

What are Writing Sprints?

Writing Sprints are when you try and write as many words as you can in a short amount of time, take a break, and come back and do it again. Just like ancient hunter-gatherers did when stalking there own elusive prey. Many people find this method to be useful in keeping their energy up and not tiring their mind too quickly.

What is the best set up for a writing sprint?

Well, that all depends on you. My recommendation for NaNoWriMo specifically is 500 words in 20-30 minutes about 4 times a day. That way you’re sure to hit 2,000 a day. But if that doesn’t work for you, adjust the time to fit your needs! Maybe you can pop out 300 words before your mind goes blank. Maybe it’s 500, or even just 30. You can play around with different times and word counts. 

Do I have to do them all back to back?

Nope!! That’s the beauty of writing sprints. They can all be done back to back, or you can space them through your entire day. 

How can I use them to catch up?

Up either the word count or number of sprints, and don’t be afraid to go over! If you write 600 words instead of 500, still go for 500 the next time! Then you get 1100 total, and your on your way to catching up again! It’s also helpful to see if you can squish in an extra sprint or two in your day!

The twist being

She had a 𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁𝒾𝓃ℊ ℴ𝓊𝓉 with Rose Quartz and the Crystal Gems, around the time that Rose wanted to have a baby. Pretty much took it harder than Pearl took it, since Spinel was created to be P Diamonds bestest friend - essentially her entire cut and whole raison d'etre - naturally, the baby endangered this.

ho boy. And Spinel being the horror twizzler she is when upset, freaks Rose out. So Rose wanted to put murder spagurder in a bubble, just for a little while ᶠᵒʳᵉᵛᵉʳ. But this aint fun, lovable, stupid Spinel from before the war, this is advanced Spinel - not quite movie Spinel, but we’re gettin’ there. So nope rope peaces out, and the lil yeet somehow managed to evade Garnet’s future vision, because why the fuck not? Spinel is capable of craft and tactic, change my mind ʸᵒᵘ ᶜᵃⁿ'ᵗ

Everything goes uneventful, Rose has her baby and disappears, and Greg and the Crystal Gems have only Steven now.

Of course, that was no matter now, I thought to myself, and I shook his voice from my head.

me now: (Plans out a whole three hundred page character building epic within 30 chapters)

Unable to contain myself any longer, I rose from my spot at the table and demanded, “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.”

With a look of tired annoyance in his eyes as if I was nothing but a child causing a scene, Jesus replied, “Leave her alone. It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial. You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.”

“I will never hurt you again,” I promised him. “I swear it.”

He shook his head. “Oh.”

Of course, I couldn’t yet see the irony of what I’d just said, but soon I would know. All I knew then was that when Jesus removed the cloth from his (now slightly more crooked) nose and kissed me on the mouth so hard that I could taste his blood and flesh as much as I could smell it, it was not at all like a kiss between a student and a teacher.