As I Head Into My 5th Day of NaNoWriMo

Dascha Paylor
Nov 5 · 3 min read

What I am learning or remembering about myself

Image by Fathromi Ramdlon from Pixabay

The first four days of my first National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) have come and gone. I used to say I’d never take part, that I was someone who plugged away at my writing all year long and didn’t need a one month writing marathon to get through my first draft.

Yet here I am

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Dascha Paylor

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Writer, Editor, Physician, Life Coach. Also Mom, Grandma, and crazy dog Mom. My pronouns are she/her. Find more stories at https://daschapaylorauthor.com/.

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