NaNoWriMo Anyone?

[azurerogue]

I'm doing NaNoWriMo.??It's not terribly hard to hit 50k in one month.??I'm planning to do it even though I'm currently in grad school and write all the time anyways - it's a nice break from the research.

Also, Mochi...??the point of NaNoWriMo and their quantity over quality approach is that revision can come LATER.??Some of the best creative work comes from learning to shut out the overwhelming urge to edit AS YOU WRITE.??It's, in fact, a technique that is encouraged in creative writing - that is, learning to tune out your inner editor while you write.??You can deal with revision any time - if you let it take over the writing process too you are mucking up your creative process with unnecessary analysis.??NaNoWriMo has helped create some amazing stories - I've read a few from people in my local area after last year's.??

Perfection comes with revision, not with increased time spent on first drafts.?

TL;DR version
Creative writing is not the same as research writing.