During the NaNo Marathon 
(yesterday, 9th November) I watched LOTS of live streaming from the Google Hang Out – mainly to placate my guilt from not writing much as I spent the afternoon and evening with friends we’d not seen for a while and to feel part of the nano community as I missed the regional meet/ write in/ live marathon.
For those of you who didn’t run or watch and for those of you who did, here are some inspirational tips now we have passed the 30% barrier!
TOP TIPS
on getting stuck….try
Chocolate
Taking a break
do something not novel related
Go back to it
Start at a different point
Some writers add a challenge word
Take a shower
Murder your inner editor
Chat or forums twitter – ask for help maybe someone out there has an idea
Look at cat pictures or something else on the internet every 15minutes or 100 words
Search random photos and add a scene about them
Dream sequences
Caffeine
Go to the library
People watch
Give yourself some inspiration for 10-15 minutes
Go for a walk
Take a timer 15-20 minutes
Go to the regional in person event – bunch of people trying to do the same thing
Word wars
Sprints
Have snacks handy
watch Google + hangouts
Go somewhere where all you can do is write
On hitting the wall;
keep writing and …
pray
sprint – 5 minutes as many words as you can
include certain things in the manuscript – wrimos pick key words/ objects etc
Ask ‘What would your character do if no-one was watching?’ & write!
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