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I love the idea of both inktober and nanowrimo but I always fail at the execution. First of all, every single day job I've had is the BUSIEST around October/november. That sets me up for failure from the start. Now as for nanowrimo - it's just doesn't mesh with my process. I'm a planner. I plan out my writing from the big plot points, to scenes, and only when I know where I'm going I sit down to write. Freewriting is a useful warm up exercise for me but I wouldn't attempt a novel that way, because trying to cut out anything useful out of a 50k word diarrhea just doesn't seem like a good use of my time.

Inktober is more achievable, but no matter how 'simple' I promise myself to keep it I can never make it simple and quick enough to produce 30 drawings in 30 days. I have two unfinished Inktobers that I'm slowly finishing and even though I promise myself I won't embark on the third one, I surely will. I can already see it - mini gouache paintings. Tiny and simple, I promise.

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