This is my Insecure Writers Support Group post for June 2026. Alex's awesome co-hosts this month are: Victoria Marie Lees, Sarah Foster, Natalie Aguirre & C. Lee McKenzie! Please stop by their blogs and say thank you . 💻💻💻💻💻 In May, I took part in the May I Write a Novel writing challenge. My goal was to write 40k words for the month. I ended up writing over 58k and finishing the first draft of my current WIP! Over the years, I've found ways to increase my daily word count. First, I began putting notes in brackets and moving on. Next, I began plugging my plots into worksheets to help flesh them out. Then, last year, I took part in my first month-long writing challenge. That was the first time I'd really pushed myself to achieve a big number of words per day. This year, in preparation for the challenge , I spent a few days taking my plot notes all the way to scene note level. It helped me write even faster! Instead of sta...