NaNo Survival Guide, 2019

Momentum is Everything

You have to keep writing forward.

Zach J. Payne
Nov 4 · 4 min read

One of the hardest things about writing a novel is the sheer number of words involved.

I remember when I was in high school, how me and my classmates would balk at having to write a 500-word essay.

Zach J. Payne

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