John Scalzi has written a blog post titled "A Quick Note on NaNoWriMo," which is definitely worth a read.
I do want to offer some encouragement to folks who are wondering if the “just power through a novel in a month” idea is a good, useful or even sane idea. So, lean in, people, and here my secret…
Go read it to find out more!
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First line of midnight: “I need to get to Ashbury.”
Last line, when I was beginning to get groggy, that very much needs a re-write:
The bar was across the walkway from the repair shop, just down the way from Emilia’s shop.
1,769 words last night!
People that need naming:
“So. Who brought you over the mountains?”
“[Name name.] He’s one of the ones that told me about you. He said…”
“You could take [name name 2]’s airship, certainly. But I thought you wanted to get to Hours-March.”
And a town:
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mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA”> Extant names are: Emilia, Ashbury, Hours-March, Mortin (Mortin subject to change; the last three are places).
Wheee!
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