Category Archives: NaNoWriMo

13 Helpful Tips for Revising Your NaNoWriMo Novel (Guest Post)

Hopefully you’ve been letting your novel sit since you finished it to give you some distance from it before you start revising. When the time does come to start your revisions my guest poster today, Brittany Lyons, has some great … Continue reading

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The Final Days of NaNo

NaNoWriMo Diary – The Day After Total number of words written: ??? Coke consumed on last day: 1 can Chocolate consumed on last day: 3 Tim tams, ice-cream drizzled with chocolate topping Yesterday was the last day of NaNoWriMo for … Continue reading

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The Final Sprint

NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 25 Total number of words written: 39740 Words Written Today: 2255 Coke consumed: 1 can Chocolate consumed: 2 fun size Snickers, ice-cream drizzled with chocolate topping Technically it’s the morning of day 26 for me, but … Continue reading

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Not Giving Up

NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 20 Total number of words written: 31533 Words Written Today: 1512 (so far) Coke consumed: 1 can Chocolate consumed: none We have completely run out of chocolate in the house. There’s not even any Milo left. … Continue reading

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Hump Day

NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 15 Total number of words written: 25076 Words Written Today: 2898 Coke consumed: 1 can Chocolate consumed: 3 squares Smarties chocolate Yes, I know it’s not Wednesday yet, but I’m not talking about midweek hump day, … Continue reading

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3 Symptoms of the Week 2 Blues (and How to Cure It)

NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 10 Total number of words written: 16283 Words Written Today: 250 (so far) Coke consumed: 1 can Chocolate consumed: 1 fun size Crunchie, half a cup of Milo–by which I mean just dry Milo, no milk … Continue reading

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My 2 Year Old Whip Cracker

NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 5 Total number of words written: 10231 Words Written Today: 2121 (so far) Coke consumed: 2 cans Chocolate consumed: 6 fun size Milky Ways, 4 squares Marble chocolate, bowl of ice-cream drizzled with chocolate topping (so … Continue reading

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Off to a Racing Start

NaNoWriMo Diary – Day 1 Number of words written: 3075 Coke consumed: 1 can Chocolate consumed: 3 fun size Milky Ways, 4 squares Marble chocolate, 1 fun size Kit Kat I’m off to a positive start on my first day … Continue reading

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What’s Scarier Than Halloween? The Day Before NaNoWriMo!

NaNoWriMo Diary – NaNoWriMo Eve For some people the 31st of October represents dressing up in spooky costumes, getting a sugar rush and maybe watching some scary movies. For me the 31st of October means one thing: NaNoWriMo Eve. And … Continue reading

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Helpful Writing Sites and Blog Posts October 2011

As it’s October, there will be a special NaNoWriMo section of links for those who will be participating in NaNoWriMo in a few days time. But first, a round up of the other helpful sites and blog posts from the … Continue reading

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