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NaNoWriMo

I signed up for National Novel Writing Month. My goal: To write a novel during the month of November. All considerations of quality, consistency, plot, and character will be tossed aside like so much worthless chaff, in pursuit of one goal: to write 50,000 words, or about 2,000 per day, most days. C
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I signed up for National Novel Writing Month. My goal: To write a novel during the month of November. All considerations of quality, consistency, plot, and character will be tossed aside like so much worthless chaff, in pursuit of one goal: to write 50,000 words, or about 2,000 per day, most days. Chris Baty is the mastermind behind the wild, wooly, generous craziness that is NaNoWriMo. Check out the site and sign up if you dare.

You may be hearing less from me after November 1.

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