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NaNoWriMo – What should you expect?

October 13, 2011
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As many of us start gearing up for this year’s NaNo my thoughts turned to last year. 2010 was my first NaNoWriMo. I was challenged to take part by that there RosieBunny and after looking into it, I decided to have a go. Of course knowing what NaNoWriMo is and knowing what it’ll be like [...]

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I’ve said it before…

June 5, 2011
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I was trawling around the webs recently and I came across another list of tips from published, and occasionally well known, authors. You know the ones; two dozen writers saying the same thing over and over. Truth be told, we all know these rules, we just like to have them confirmed to us by people [...]

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The joy of rewrites

April 21, 2011
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It seems like an age since I took part in NaNoWriMo back in November 2010. I finished my book, Monkeygeddon, and put it to one side. You know, like they tell you to. I’d planned on leaving it to one side for a month and the rewrites would begin in January. Then lot of stuff [...]

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NaNoWriMo – Ready to start?

October 25, 2010
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I’ve got my hat so I must be ready to start my NaNoWriMo story. Yeah, that sounds right and must be true… But it ain’t. The hat dilemma was a cause for consternation and I ended up buying three different ones. I sent the Newsboy Cap back because it was too uncomfortable and bought this [...]

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NaNoWriMo – What’s That Then?

October 12, 2010
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A week or so ago, I was challenged to take part in this years NaNoWriMo. And after looking it up, I accepted. I now find myself with the whole of October to plan my story. And yes, I do remember writing about how planning wasn’t always required. But this is a special case and I [...]

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