For authors of any genre, November is a significant month. It’s the National Novel Writing Month, commonly called NaNoWriMo!
During this month, writers all over the world commit to writing 50,000 words of their novel. It’s a challenge that requires disciple, motivation, and perseverance. The sheer magnitude of the task can seem daunting, and many writers find themselves losing steam mid-way through the month.
However, it’s important to keep pushing through, and to remember why it’s a challenge you chose to take on.
Motivational Quotes to Keep You Writing!
To help you stay inspired, I’ve compiled a list of 30 motivational quotes that will help you keep your spirits high during NaNoWriMo!
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“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison
“The scariest moment is always just before you start.” – Stephen King
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou
“You can’t wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London
“The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win.” – Kobe Bryant
“Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open.” – Natalie Goldberg
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” – Ernest Hemingway
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” – Louis L’Amour
“The power of imagination makes us infinite.” – John Muir
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.” – Stephen King
“You don’t write because you want to say something, you write because you have something to say.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.” – Terry Pratchett
“The beautiful part of writing is that you don’t have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.” – Robert Cormier
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” – Richard Bach
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” – Mark Twain
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston S. Churchill
“You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.” – Ray Bradbury
“Don’t get it right, just get it written.” – James Thurber
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” – W. Somerset Maugham
“Keep your eyes on your own paper.” – Ann Patchett
“You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.” – Jodi Picoult
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.” – Gustave Flaubert
“I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of.” – Joss Whedon
“The most important things are the hardest to say because words diminish them.” – Stephen King
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” – Madeleine L’Engle
“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.” – Isaac Asimov
“If you don’t like what you’re writing, chances are your reader won’t either.” – Charles de Lint
“The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you don’t write.” – Unknown
“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” – Albert Camus
“Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open.” – Stephen King
Conclusion
NaNoWriMo is a challenging yet fulfilling task. While it can be difficult to find the motivation to keep going, it’s important to remember your story matters. You have a story to tell and it’s uniquely yours, and it deserves to be shared with the world.
These 30 motivational quotes are aimed at reigniting your passion for writing and staying inspired throughout the month. Remember, it’s okay to have bad days, slow days, and even days where you don’t feel like writing at all. But keep going. Keep pushing. You got this!!
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