I am back to my “normal” writing schedule for Obscure Origin as of yesterday. I jumped into the official NaNoWriMo write-in, then Jessi Elliott’s, and finally The Courtney Project’s. And I not only regained my 1k lead, but I am 3k ahead of where I need to be in Camp NaNo, so that’s amazing! And I have a lot of free time tomorrow, so I’m hoping to maintain that. I do have to do some important homework today, so I’m not sure how plausible that is, but I’m going to be optimistic.
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Do you find taking breaks boosts your productivity for when you finally return to a project?