Nanowrimo

It's that time of year again! Yep, that's right: National Novel Writing Month (November) is almost here. At www.nanowrimo.org you can sign up and attempt to write a 50k Novel in 30 days. I have done it for 2 years in a row now and love the challenge. Join me in November and 'friend' me on the site.

Happy writing!
Rochelle

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