This is How Music Can Help You Win NaNoWriMo

The only time I won was when I stuck to this tip.

Ellie Heskett
Nov 7 · 2 min read

The only time I’ve ever “won” NaNoWriMo was in 2015 when I wrote a story about an all-girl punk rock band with a love story between the guitar player and the lead singer.

The plot doesn’t matter because I haven’t actually done much with the novel since writing the first draft. But…

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