Books·Posted on Nov 7, 201422 Things Every NaNoWriMo Writer Will UnderstandOnly 23 days to go!by Colin HeasleyBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. If you started NaNoWriMo thinking that every day would look like this, somebody lied to you. View this photo on Instagram 2. You're sticking to what you know so you can write 50,000 words of it. View this photo on Instagram 3. You struggle to not be a perfectionist because a first draft is about letting go. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 4. You find a single spot to write in and stick to it. View this photo on Instagram 5. At least, until the distractions arrive. View this photo on Instagram 6. The NaNoWriMo website is oppressively optimistic about your work. View this photo on Instagram 7. Almost any moment can be filled with writing, which you kind of enjoy (at first). View this photo on Instagram 8. By mid-November you're wondering if a coffee IV is a legitimate thing, not just a joke. View this photo on Instagram 9. All of your friends think your main character is you but IT TOTALLY ISN'T YOU GUYS! Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 10. You need a clear plot outline or you'll end up writing about a speck of dust for 4 paragraphs. View this photo on Instagram 11. Even if you had a rocky start, if you write enough eventually ~the magic happens.~ View this photo on Instagram 12. As far as a social life is concerned, you've kind of given up. View this photo on Instagram 13. Somebody is always overachieving by blogging at the same time. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. No matter how rough your draft is, you're still secretly hoping it's the next Harry Potter. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 15. You've thought of copy-pasting part of a different project into your novel just to meet the word count. View this photo on Instagram 16. You take solace in the NaNoWriMo community during your inevitable writer's block. View this photo on Instagram 17. By the end of the month, you feel as though you've been working on your novel forever. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 18. People who finish early engage in the time-honored tradition of the humblebrag. View this photo on Instagram 19. "Well, I guess it's a novella!" Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 20. No matter what happens, you'll at least have the caffeine-addled memories. View this photo on Instagram 21. Finally finishing your novel is an incomparable feeling you've been waiting for all year! View this photo on Instagram 22. Now you just have to figure out what to write next. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF