3 Reasons You Don’t Need NaNoWriMo to Write that Novel

Alex S. Freeman
Nov 6 · 4 min read
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Around September or October of every year, I feel myself faced with a decision: to NaNo or not to NaNo. I certainly feel the pressure to participate each year — it’s an event that I look forward to and have participated in (and completed) in the past. Since 2006 (my senior year of high school), I have considered participating every year, have actually attempted four times, and have finished…

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Alex S. Freeman

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Freelance writer, actor, director, and audiobook narrator, Alex has spent the last decade building a life in art. Currently, he’s writing a poker novel.

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