Running of the WIPS

Running of the WIPS

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Running of the WIPS
Running of the WIPS
It starts today

It starts today

Not the writing. The other stuff.

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Lani Diane Rich
Sep 09, 2024
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Hey, Runners!

Well, look at you. You did the thing. You signed up to have the experience of writing a novel and now… here you are!

Congratulations!

Grover holding up a congratulations banner

Okay, let’s pause for a moment.

I want you to take a deep look inside and ask yourself, Did I cringe a little bit when Lani said, “congratulations?” Did I dismiss signing up for the challenge? Did I maybe think, or feel, like I hadn’t done anything worth congratulating yet?

If the answer is no, that’s awesome.

If the answer is yes… you’re probably not alone.


a bull carrying a laptop that has a sticker on it that says "start. write. finish." at the bottom, text reads rotwips

See what's coming in rotWIPs!


Why mindset matters

In this challenge, you are going to do some writing; trust me, we’ll get to that.

But more than that, you’re going to learn how to be a writer, how to exist in the world in a way that doesn’t actively shut down your ability to write.

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