- 119,401 Authors participated in NaNoWriMo 2008 (National Novel Writing Month)
- 21,683 verified winners
- 18% winning rate
Wow!
For all of my fellow winning buddies, CONGRATS! It was a great challenge and I'm proud that I finished.
Here's advice about continuing to write, edit and polish your first draft better said than I could ever put it:
"You feel the call. That's the important thing. Now answer it as fully as you can. Take the risk to let all that is in you, out. Escape into the open." -- Elizabeth Berg, Escaping into the Open
"Just don't pretend you know more about your characters than they do, because you don't. Stay open to them. It's teatime and all the dolls are at the table. Listen. It's that simple." -- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"Keep chewing on that bone. It's the only way to finish." Abby the Wonder Dog
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Karen Harrington, Author Janeology
"What did Jane do and why?"
Read an excerpt at http://www.karenharringtonbooks.com
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