I'm super undecided which pledge to pick this time. I've been participating since 2016 and never once managed to hit the 75k target, but I got really close/over 70% in both 2018 and 2019 (and hit the 120 days habit target). Last year and this year were a total mess in more ways than just one (lots of health + work/financial stuff on top of the pandemic)* and now I'm super unsure what to expect for 2022.
I'll definitely not aim higher than 75k because I know I'll likely have more health stuff upcoming (and possibly a move), but I'm wondering whether it wouldn't be a good idea to go for a habit pledge instead of a word count one. Most of the writing I do - and most of the writing I know I'll do in 2022 - is non-fiction (book reviews for my blog, academic articles, and my PhD thesis) and for all of those more time spent writing doesn't always translate to a higher word count. Plus, I suspect it would help both my blogging and my thesis work if I focused more on my writing habit than on the amount written? I think?
(I've felt like writing more creatively again in the last couple of weeks but I don't trust that urge just yet; the pandemic has done terrible things to my ability to commit to creative writing/let my imagination run wild)
*(I spent three weeks in hospital in November for a planned surgery I didn't even know I'd have to have when I pledged in January; it's the first year I didn't even attempt NaNoWriMo since about 2009 and even though it was the right decision, it still annoys me.)
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Date: 2021-12-14 12:44 pm (UTC)I'll definitely not aim higher than 75k because I know I'll likely have more health stuff upcoming (and possibly a move), but I'm wondering whether it wouldn't be a good idea to go for a habit pledge instead of a word count one. Most of the writing I do - and most of the writing I know I'll do in 2022 - is non-fiction (book reviews for my blog, academic articles, and my PhD thesis) and for all of those more time spent writing doesn't always translate to a higher word count. Plus, I suspect it would help both my blogging and my thesis work if I focused more on my writing habit than on the amount written? I think?
(I've felt like writing more creatively again in the last couple of weeks but I don't trust that urge just yet; the pandemic has done terrible things to my ability to commit to creative writing/let my imagination run wild)
*(I spent three weeks in hospital in November for a planned surgery I didn't even know I'd have to have when I pledged in January; it's the first year I didn't even attempt NaNoWriMo since about 2009 and even though it was the right decision, it still annoys me.)
Thoughts?