Tag: NaNoWriMo

Nanowrimo 2022

Nanowrimo 2022

Hello everyone, NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, has arrived. I’ve completed NaNoWriMo several times and spoken about it at length before on this website but if you’ve forgotten what it is, allow me to refresh your memory. The aim of NaNoWriMo is to write 50,000 words of a new project during the month of November. …

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NaNoWriMo 2020

NaNoWriMo 2020

Hello everyone, As the title of this post suggests, I am taking part in NaNoWriMo this year. If you are unaware NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and the purpose is to motivate writers to set and reach a target before the month ends, normally 50,000 words. If that sounds herculean, it might help …

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The end of NaNoWriMo 2019

The end of NaNoWriMo 2019

National Novel Writing Month is over… I think this month was one of the most productive and enjoyable months of my year. This is my third time participating in NaNoWriMo and  as I said in my mid month check in I’ve visited the city of Oxford, attended many write-in events across London and overcome plot holes with …

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Camp NaNoWriMo 2019

Camp NaNoWriMo 2019

Hello everyone, No. This isn’t an April fool’s joke. I am taking part in Camp NaNoWriMo 2019. Last November I took part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and wrote 50000 words in thirty days. Camp NaNoWriMo works along the same lines. The main differences are that it takes place in April, you are placed …

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Reflections on 2018

Reflections on 2018

I had a conversation with my friends the other day about what the best and worst year of our lives were. My worst year was 2011. I was in sixth form, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life, I had little plans for the future and the present consisted of me stuck in …

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Winner of NaNoWriMo 2018

Winner of NaNoWriMo 2018

Hello everyone, The date today is December the first which means that NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month has just finished. I am pleased to report that I met my target of writing 50,000 words within thirty days. I now have a file called Ghost Train v0 (version zero or draft zero) saved on my laptop …

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Start of NaNoWriMo

Start of NaNoWriMo

Hello everyone, Today is November the first and it is the beginning of NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month and the aim of the project is for writers to write up to 50,000 words in thirty days. To many non writers that sounds impossible but when you break it down it’s 1666 …

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