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Writing

CrispyQ

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1. Pick the story that resonates the most with you right now.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Tue Nov 15, 2022, 04:43 PM

Nov 2022

I'm kind of partial to the sci-fi midwife story, myself.

I tried doing NaNoWriMo five years ago. I ended up with 38K words that were mostly garbage. There was one good scene in all of it, though. I know a woman who gets over 100K words every year. Are they good words? IDK, but you know that old saying, you can't edit a blank page.

Are you in a critique group? I have found that having my peers read & critique my work inspires me to write & has improved my writing more than anything.

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Is anyone doing NaNoWriMo? [View all] Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 OP

Pick the story that resonates the most with you right now. CrispyQ Nov 2022 #1

Not in a critique group. Jilly_in_VA Nov 2022 #2

I have joined. anotherOKIE Nov 2022 #3