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50,000 Words in 30 Days — Surviving the NaNoWriMo Marathon

By Rachel Dacus | December 10, 2016November 9, 2017 by Rachel Dacus

It was quite a thing, writing 50,000 words in 30 days. I signed up telling all my colleagues I wouldn’t cross the finish line, that I had no intention of it. I wanted to write good words, not fast and plenty words. But guess what? I have a giant competitive streak in my nature. Every day when I checked my writing buddies’ progress, a few pulled ahead, of me. It got under my skin. I…

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Gaining Momentum in Novel Writing Month – Wheeeee!

By Rachel Dacus | November 12, 2016November 9, 2017 by Rachel Dacus

Update on my #NaNoWriMo2016 — today I wrote over 3,000 words. It helps to be doing a lot of scene-setting in an exotic location, which for my book is the picturesque Ligurian coast of Northern Italy. It also helps that I love writing descriptions of scenery and towns. I love researching places I’ve been or been near. I spent time in Santa Margherita and Portofino, and the little town where I’m setting my book is…