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NaNoWriMo approaches, so here are some quick tips to get you started on those 50,000 words.

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  • Stretch your writing muscles: if you’re short of ideas, find one of those writing prompt websites (or my Twitter account) and start with some short bursts and flash fiction
  • Write down your observations: carry a notebook with you everywhere, and write down everything you observe. You’ll soon find an idea!
  • Find a time: figure out when you’re most creative, and try to write during that time.
  • Write every day: that works out to 1,667 words per day. Not even a short story. You can do it!
  • Don’t agonize over “getting it right”: just get the words down. Edit later.
  • Remember that writing is fun: just play around with words, without worrying so much about writing the “Great American Novel.”

How many of you are going to participate this year?

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