Tag: NaNoWriMo

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NaNoWriMo, Week 2

NaNoWriMo, Week 2

Keep writing. Advice I’ve gotten from other writers: It’s easy to get discouraged. Don’t give up. Write every day, even when you think it’s crap. Just keep writing. As of the end of Day #7, with one week down, I have written 10,280 words. That includes scenes, snippets of dialog,… Read more »

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NaNoWriMo 2022

NaNoWriMo 2022

I’m doing it. I’m scared to announce it, and I’m scared I’ll fail, but I’m doing it anyway. I will be participating in NaNoWriMo this November. I am announcing it here because I need both encouragement and accountability. To succeed, I will have to battle the dragons of procrastination, perfectionism,… Read more »

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NaNoWriMo starts on Saturday

NaNoWriMo starts on Saturday

I wasn’t going to tell anyone. I was just going to keep it a secret and maybe admit to it if I finished. But the NaNoWriMo folks urge you to tell people so you feel accountable. And so they know why you’ve dropped out of sight for a month.  So…. Read more »

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News & Notes – 10/25/14

News & Notes – 10/25/14

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Economist Paul Krugman says “Amazon’s Monopsony is Not O.K.” (New York Times) For an opposing view, read Matthew Yglesias’s “Amazon is doing the world… Read more »

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News & Notes – 10/11/14

News & Notes – 10/11/14

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff Book News Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize for Literature. Read about Modiano and his work at NPR, The Guardian, and The New York Times. Malala Yousafzai… Read more »

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News & Notes – 4/05/14

News & Notes – 4/05/14

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Liberty Media sells of most of its Barnes & Noble stocks, reducing its ownership… Read more »

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News & Notes – 11/09/13

News & Notes – 11/09/13

News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, giveaways on this and other blogs, and other cool stuff. Books & Ebooks in the News: Vote for your favorite books in the 2013 Goodreads Choice Awards  Indie Bookstores not… Read more »

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