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Writing: My NaNoWriMo 2016 review

Posted on 30 November 2016 by dlhitzeman

Or, so you wrote 50,000 words. Now what? I am being honest when I say how easy NaNoWriMo was for me this year. Of course, saying it was easy is a relative claim, but the fact is that this latest 50,000 words came out with less struggle than I have ever experienced writing anything long or […] Continue reading →

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Writing: NaNoWriMo Preview: Don’t be afraid to write crap

Posted on 30 October 2010 by dlhitzeman

If you’re writing for perfection, you’re writing to fail. Perfection is what editing is for. While writing is a different process for every writer, my style seems to be to create first drafts that are more like skeletal remains (premains?) that finished works. They’re a lot like a T-101 from the movie the Terminator, a […] Continue reading →

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