Tag: nanowrimo
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8 Reminders for a Fun & Successful NaNoWriMo // Guest Post by Elizabeth Pantley
Hi everyone, With NaNoWriMo officially starting this week, I’m excited to share 8 NaNoWriMo tips from Elizabeth Pantley, author of Falling into Magic. #1. Write what you read. What’s the best book you’ve read in the past year? What genre gets you to stay up past your bedtime? What story most kept you captivated? What…
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5 Reasons to Do NaNoWriMo // Guest Post by Sharon C. Williams
Have you heard of NaNoWriMo? It’s a wonderful event that is held every November. It stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write 50k words in one month. Easy, right? That is a lot of words to write in a short time and one might shy away from this challenge. I know.…
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5 Tips to Survive NaNoWriMo // Guest Post by AJ Eversley
With NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) coming up in November, many aspiring and veteran writers are gearing up to accomplish an incredible feat… complete an entire book in one month. The goal is a lofty 50,000 words in 30 days, but it’s definitely attainable. The key is to ensure each writing session is focused, purposeful…
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11 Lessons Learned from NaNoWriMo 2019
Hi everyone! Now that November has come and gone and I’ve refilled on sleep and feeling less zombie-like rejuvenated, I thought that it’s a good opportunity to look back on how NaNoWriMo went this year, what went well and what could be improved for next time. What Went Well 1: Waking up early Yup! As…
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November Wrap-Up
Hey everyone! It’s officially December, the last month of 2019- WHAT? HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?? Did I jump out of a time machine or something??!?! Yup. It’s real. Another year (almost) gone. It always amazes me how fast time flies. November was a pretty hectic month for me. Between work and NaNoWriMo and inhaling food…
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NaNo Diaries // I Won!! What’s Next?
Hey everyone! SOOOO….. I won NaNoWriMo??! Yes it’s official. On Tuesday November 25, I crossed the 50K mark. Aaaaand now it’s time for me to wobble wobble faint and wake up next year hahaha. For those of you who have been following my progress over the past weeks, it hasn’t been easy. This was probably…
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NaNo Diaries // The Final Stretch
Hi everyone, It is the last week of NaNoWriMo! Can you all believe it? Time really flies. I feel like I’ve just started my novel and before I know it, I am already almost at the end of NaNoWriMo? Overall, I am feeling much more confident about my novel now. I have to admit that…
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Writers’ Corner // 3 Easy Ways to Conquer Procrastination & Win NaNoWriMo Like A Pro by D.A. Smith
Hello everyone! Today on Writers’ Corner, we have a guest post by the amazing D.A. Smith, who will give us some times for how to win NaNoWriMo! D.A. Smith is the author of the sci-fi novel Syphons, which was published in May 2019. A special thanks go to the very generous host, Sophia Li, the…
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NaNo Diaries // Self-Care for Writers
Hello everyone! It is day 20 of NaNoWriMo! How are you all holding up? I have to tell you, I am feeling exhausted. It’s been a tough month, juggling NaNo along with, well… life. I am a person who likes to push myself, and I am excellent at not giving myself a break. And I…
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NaNo Diaries // Crunching Numbers
Hello everyone! How is it going? Can you believe that we are more than halfway through November? For those who are doing NaNoWriMo, it means that… it’s kind of almost over? There are just 12 more days!? Part of me feels like we’ve just started NaNo (the other part of me feels like I’ve been…
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