A wonderful post by my dear friend Elizabeth about the benefits of doing Nanowrimo. On a totally unrelated note, I am busy writing away and will only post once this week.
It’s November–the month of crunchy leaves, cold wind, the first snowflakes, and…rough drafted novels?
Yes, my word-loving friends, National Novel Writing Month is upon us again. All across my social media, the familiar abbreviation is cropping up, usually accompanied by expressions of excitement and terror. Word counts are appearing in people’s Tweets and statuses, and frenzied writers are placing desperate calls to friends for plot help.
NaNo, for those of you unfamiliar with it, is essentially a challenge: write a 50,000-word novel in a month.
Now, I get that not everyone is interested in a writing-related career. But if you have even the slightest interest in writing, I encourage you to dive into the NaNo challenge with the rest of us, and here’s why.
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I’ve taken part in critique circles, editing groups, and submission calls, and these result in critiques, edits, and rejections (and, of course, sometimes, acceptance–which is always…
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Kate G. Jameson 