NaNoWriMo

The Real Value of NaNoWriMo

Are you participating in National Novel Writing Month right now? Are you keeping up with writing 1,000 words a day? I hope so. I’m a big believer that NaNoWriMo can be an incredibly useful exercise for a writer, whether or not you’re currently freelancing. Even if you haven’t started yet, the exercise of writing 1,000 [...]

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Upcoming Goals

I’ve found that telling people about my goals gives me an added motivation to meet them. After all, I don’t want other people to think that I’m slacking off. I’ve been making it a general practice to announce my goal for a daily word count on this blog, and to (at least most of the [...]

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NaNoWriMo’s Value to a Freelance Writer

Freelance writers spend most of their time writing, so, on the surface, it seems like NaNoWriMo might not be a useful tool. However, there are a couple of factors that make NaNoWriMo very helpful to freelance writers. NaNoWriMo is a commitment to write 50,000 words in 30 days. That means,  you’ve only got to crank [...]

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