How you can use NaNoWriMo to build a year-long writing practice

Amy Borg
Amy Borg
Nov 5 · 5 min read

Five days into November, the fireworks are flying, the coffee is flowing, and all over the world, novelists from all walks of life are furiously scribbling away, aiming to reach the goal of writing 50,000 words by the end of the month.

Started in 1999 when Chris Baty was told, in no uncertain terms, that it was impossible to write a novel in a month…

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Amy Borg

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Amy Borg is a memoir and teen fiction writer, avid reader, sometime adventurer and full-time bookseller. www.reallifeventures.blog

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