This is my first letter to my Medium list (which is very small, but you have to start somewhere) and it is fitting that today is November 1, the first day of Nanowrimo.

I dithered about joining Nanowrimo this year and finally decided that I would. So I wrote a post about my first day’s experience — which has convinced me it is worth it to keep going. You can read that post here.

And, just in case you aren’t familiar with Nano, you can read all about it in a post I wrote a couple weeks ago.

Coincidentally, in my column for the Writer’s Cooperative, I discussed writing the discovery draft, which is what Nano is in droves!

I hope you will consider trying Nanowrimo — I mean, honestly, what have you got to lose? Even if you only get a few thousand words, that’s a win.

Thank you for reading my Medium posts. If there’s anything you want me to write about, please feel free to contact me. (I think, but I’m not certain, you can just reply to this email.)

And if you find my posts helpful, please recommend them to other writers!

Happy writing,

Charlotte

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