What It Means To Win NaNoWriMo + Writing Burnout — Desk Check #2 (221204)

American capitalism has a lot of us believing we literally never need to rest and rejuvenate… what’s up with that?

The good news: I won NaNoWriMo at 50.5k words!

The not as good news: I’ve got a mild case of writing burnout.

Pushing myself through November was well worth it. I worked on several different projects, enjoyed writing sprints, and accomplished my primary goal: completing 10 blog post drafts for the inaugural series of Fighting For Writing!

The Importance of Resting Your Writing Muscle After NaNoWriMo

The concept of Ikigai has been on my mind recently. I’ve known mine was writing for some time, but never had the confidence to act on it until now.

Ikigai is a Japanese word and concept that to follow your life’s greatest passion.

As I’ve spent more and more time with my Ikigai, I’ve come to learn a lot about me and my writing practice. One thing I’d never considered is that you can still get burnt out doing what you love.

So now that NaNoWriMo is complete, I’m taking a few days to fill the well.