Category: Writing Challenge
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – Day 28
The next three days are tough ones since I have another deadline – to work on the December newsletter for my rose society and send it out on Monday. In spite of that, I was able to squeeze some ideas into my novel and I made it to 54,926 words. Not bad at all. The…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 27
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends. I missed the old Thanksgiving dinners when I used to cook for my extended family. The last time I had them, I had 23 guests in my home. Those were fun times. Yesterday, we had plenty of food for just my husband, me and one of…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 24
I made my goal officially. I validated my word count this morning at NANOWRIMO website and made it to 50,624 words and I got a winner certificate. My writing tip for today is: After putting some distance away for a while, you’re now ready to reread your manuscript but read it slowly and absorb everything…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 23
Today I reached my goal. I made it just over 50,000 words. I have seven days left to the end of the challenge and I most likely add more to it. In the meantime, I am getting ready for Thanksgiving and I have a newsletter to write which has to come out no later than next…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 22
The last two days were fantastic. I made it to 44,602 words last night. It was a good run. Then today, I’m done for the day. I put in more than 3,000 words. My finished figure is 47,855 words. I’m hoping to make it to 50,000 words tomorrow. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. The tip…
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TIPS ON BECOMING A BETTER WRITER – DAY 21
Last night, I crossed another threshold. I went beyond 40,000 words by another 1705 words. I did not know I’d reach this far. But just writing one page at a time, the pages accumulate and one day I’ll have a full manuscript for a long novel. I don’t even have to sit on my computer all day…
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WHY DO YOU WRITE?
Knowing my background, people asked me, “Why do you write?” Writing is not like the other jobs I had before. My background is accounting. I went to college to be an accountant and became a CPA before my 21st birthday. Although I wanted to take journalism in college, my father needed an accountant in the…
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