I just cannot do word count. I can‘t. I will never manage to write 1.600 words a day. Not even bad words. Last year I tried to use NaNoWriMo for revising the novel that I am now still working on with a developmental editor. Revising during NaNoWriMo did not work out as well. This year I really do not participate. I am a slow writer and during the past year I have somewhat accepted that (more or less).
I agree with your assessment that NaNoWriMo is what you make it. It's meant to be a tool to get you in the habit of writing consistently. The explanation I got when I first heard about it was that it makes you get the story written and you clean it up later. If it's inspiring you to look at your work and get on with the next step, it is fulfilling its purpose.
Brava✨
I just cannot do word count. I can‘t. I will never manage to write 1.600 words a day. Not even bad words. Last year I tried to use NaNoWriMo for revising the novel that I am now still working on with a developmental editor. Revising during NaNoWriMo did not work out as well. This year I really do not participate. I am a slow writer and during the past year I have somewhat accepted that (more or less).
I agree with your assessment that NaNoWriMo is what you make it. It's meant to be a tool to get you in the habit of writing consistently. The explanation I got when I first heard about it was that it makes you get the story written and you clean it up later. If it's inspiring you to look at your work and get on with the next step, it is fulfilling its purpose.