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If You’ve Signed Up for NaNoWriMo…

October 29, 2016 By: Patricia

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Please stop by Chuck Wendig’s Terribleminds blog and read A Cooling Mist Of NaNoWriMo-Flavored Novel Writing Advice

Especially pay attention to the part about not chewing your hands off.

I finally picked a title for my NaNoWriMo project and entered it on the NaNo site. I added some things to my bio (I’m PattyPetunia by the way if you want to connect with me there). I updated my author photo. And I’m working on a sketchy outline this time to hopefully keep me focused.

It was rather revealing to discover that 2011 was the only time I’ve actually finished 50,000 words. I think I’ve signed up at least two others times and have some words on paper to show for the attempt but pooped out mid-month.

This time I want my 50,000 or more.

If you’re signed up, or thinking about taking a chance this year, go read Chuck Wendig’s blog post. You might be inspired….or perhaps you’ll throw in the towel beforeĀ  you even start. Either way, it will be Chuck’s fault, not mine.

I’m going for it.

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Category: The Writing Life, Writing Tag: Chuck Wendig, NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo advice, Terribleminds

Comments

  1. Madeline mora-summonte says

    October 31, 2016 at 9:44 am

    You can do this!

    I’ll look you up next time I’m on the NaNo site. šŸ™‚

  2. L. Diane Wolfe says

    October 30, 2016 at 12:11 pm

    I hope you hit your mark. One of these years I’m going to join in the fun.

  3. Margot Kinberg says

    October 29, 2016 at 4:57 pm

    I think it’s great that you’ve singed up for NaNoWriMo. I haven’t, because I’ve got other things going on this month. But still, I love the idea, and I hope you meet your goals.

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I read, I write, I blog, and sometimes I do the laundry and cook. My 2014 novel, Dead Wrong, was a finalist in the thriller category of the 2015 Colorado Book Awards. Wishing Caswell Dead (Five Star/Cengage, December 20, 2017) is a historical mystery set in 1830s Illinois in the fictitious Village of Sangamon. The novel was a finalist for the 2018 Colorado Book Awards for General Fiction. Read More…

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