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Turning a First Draft into a Novel

I’ve got 50,000 words! What do I do with them??? I reached my 50,000 word count in NaNoWriMo and I’m proud of it. Writing 50,000 words about anything in a single month is quite an accomplishment. My schedule was packed, so I didn’t have as many hours to work on it as I would have

 
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NaNoWriMo Update — 50,000!

I’m not sure I would call it a novel yet. It seems more like a collection of random scenes, but nonetheless, I have hit my 50,000 work mark for NaNoWriMo! I officially have 50,049 words. I’ll discuss the experience more later, after I get some sleep.

 
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Measuring Up

A while back, Michael Stelzner over at Writing White Papers started a comment-based contest to name the Top Ten Blogs for Writers. He has now posted his official list of nominees, which I have included below. I was happy to see that my blog made the initial cut and I thank those of you who

 
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Weekly Poetry Assignment 6: Feeling the Flow

Tonight was my most productive night so far. I wrote over 5000 new words for my NaNoWriMo novel, and it really flowed well. I almost hated to stop. When you are on a roll, whether you are writing poetry or fiction, you need to embrace it. There are times when the words come so fast

 
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