User blog comment:Taldin/2019 NaNoWriMo Ninjas List/@comment-1265419-20191115064152/@comment-25085701-20191119181542

It's not easy to write when you're trying to get it perfect. The NaNoWriMo challenge is all about getting a rough draft out and planned and plotted. To write without looking back -- we say, 'write in November, edit in December (or beyond).'   A lot of the mindset is geared towards finishing a story, and seeing how deep the rabbit hole goes, so to speak.

It's a habit that I put forth every November, and have for the past 16 years. It's never gotten old, and I've gotten better at my writing over time rather than right away -- you learn lessons about pacing, plotting, and writing for length rather than impact -- putting the impactful bits in along the way. You learn to build out worlds and characters, and what matters most is that you write every single day just to keep up and to keep heading towards your goalposts.

It's also more fun with friends; I'm in a Discord with multiple other people doing the challenge, and we share stories and trials and tribulations, which is why I have the Ninjas on this page (and in the Discord) -- it's to help people who get stuck.

For you specifically, I'll say this:

All stories are worthwhile. If you never write them down, that's a good idea that nobody will ever know about. All stories start as fragments, half-baked plots, and snippets of witty dialogue that you have to bake into a cake for it to work out. Give it a shot-- you never know!