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PoindexterOglethorpe

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4. That rather violates the intention of Nanowrimo.

Reply to EricaGriswoldAuthor (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 16, 2019, 11:46 AM

Oct 2019

They want the participates to write a first draft, keep track of their word count, and hopefully get at least 50,000 words written.

I suppose feeling the push to do a rewrite in the thirty days is admirable, but it's really not what Nanowrimo is for.

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who is writing a Nanowrimo novel [View all] EricaGriswoldAuthor Oct 2019 OP

Never heard of it The King of Prussia Oct 2019 #1

Aren't you supposed to be writing a brand new novel PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #2

A lot of people use it to finish a novel EricaGriswoldAuthor Oct 2019 #3

That rather violates the intention of Nanowrimo. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #4