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03Nov 2014

National Novel Writing Month – Off to a Good Start

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Day 2 of nanowrimo went well. I spent a few hours(!) adding to my novel and rearranging content. I found two old essays that I’d begun that actually fit perfectly as chapters. I guess I no longer have a “true” word count in the sense that it’s not completely new as of November first, but … Read More →

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