What I learned from writing 75,000 words in 25 days: A NaNoWriMo adventure

Wow. I did it. I won.

Not just “regular” NaNoWriMo, but my own extreme version.

I mean…

Dang. Yeah.

I must confess I didn’t think I could actually do this. I wanted to push my boundaries and challenge myself, sure, but the part of me that set this goal was tiny, quiet, and alone. I mean, I barely managed to write 35,000 words during my first shot at National Novel Writing Month; shooting for 75,000 was laughable.Buthere we are.

I wrote an entire first draft for a novel in under 30 days.

Holy shit.

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