The Adventures of Indiana Jim

The Adventures of Indiana Jim


Constraints on Creativity – NaNoWriMo Day 5

November 05, 2020

Day 5: 1,761 words
Total: 8,146 words
I got back up over the daily goal and halved my deficit in the benchmark total. I was totally caught off guard by what became the perfect opportunity for a sex scene and I just went with it! It was pretty liberating but kind of uncomfortable at the same time. In tonight’s discussion, I get into arbitrary constraints on your writing and what that means to your creativity. It can be liberating to not constrain yourself, but it can also be a challenge and growth opportunity to write within certain constraints. The important thing is that you decide!