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November is Novel Writing Month
Are you participating?! I am for the first time!
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is here! Each year in November, writers from across the globe try to crank out a novel during this month! And this year, I am participating with seriousness!
I first became aware of NaNoWriMo when my younger two boys were in middle school. They were encouraged to participate in the month by their TAG (Talented and Gifted) teacher. Although they are both creative and able to write, neither of them took the challenge.
Now that I consider myself a writer, after publishing a daily blog for five and a half years, becoming a published poet in an anthology by Pomelo Books in 2021, and self-publishing a poetry chapbook on Kindle Direct Press earlier this year, I decided it was time to take the NaNoWriMo plunge this year.
I’ve had a novel idea for years and of late have started to think more and more about the storyline for this book. I’ve discussed it with my husband several times and we both think the idea would make a good story. We differ on some aspects, but I’m the writer, so I’ll do what works for the story.
To prepare for this month, I’ve read several posts on “how to write a novel.” The one I’m currently trying to follow is by John Fox. His blog on the subject, 12…
