Roadtrip to NaNo: How to Focus On Your Novel (Code Words Included)

November is nearly here! To get ready, we’re taking a Road Trip to NaNoWriMo. On the way, we’ll hear from writers about how their cities can inspire your novel. Today, Carrie in Wichita, Kansas helps you stay focused :
It wasn’t until 2010 that I actually participated in a NaNoWriMo write-in. While I had done NaNo two years previously, it also wasn’t until 2010 that, not coincidentally, I won for the first time.
Most of us have heard that writing is a lonely business. The common mental picture of an author shows a sleep-deprived, over-caffeinated, stressed–out person desperately pounding away on their keyboard, surrounded by dirty dishes, empty take-out boxes and a very hungry pet quietly napping in the corner.






