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What I learned about writing from NaNoWriMo . . .

by Hillary DePiano | Oct 20, 2008 | Announcements, Living the Writing Life, On Writing: Craft and Commiseration, Writing Advice and Resources

We are only a few days away from the start of National Novel Writing Month and I wanted to start a countdown on this site by posting one of the lessons I learned from about writing from NaNoWriMo every day until November 1st. If you have never done (or won) NaNo...
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