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How NaNoWriMo has Benefited Me
We are coming toward the end of NaNoWriMo, short for National Novel Writing Month. It normally happens in November, but there are other versions that are hosted throughout the year. The idea is to write at least 1,667 words a day so that at the end of the month, a writer would have 50,000 words, which could be a complete or partial novel.
Although it was created for novel writing, people who sign up can complete any type of writing project, not just novels. Also, they don’t have to write a new project. They can also edit a manuscript they are working on, and the same concept applies. By editing at least 1,667 words per day, they would have edited at least 50,000 words by the end of the month.
I have done both. The first time I signed up for NaNoWriMo, which was in November of 2020, I finished the first draft of a book that I still haven’t completed. The tentative title is The Tarot Life. Other writing priorities have gotten in the way, so I have “parked” the project, but I will come back to it later.
The second time I participated in NaNoWriMo was during the “camp” version that happens in April, and I did it in 2021. I edited the novel that I just published, Lonely Dove.
This year, I have a partially written manuscript. I am tentatively calling the book, The Box, but I am not too hot on the title. It’s a holding…
