The NaNoWriMo Path
When I'm wearing the hat, don't bother me - it's NaNo time! Hello! I’m zenWriter42. I haven’t committed to NaNo 2016…yet. I’m juggling what amounts to four part-time jobs right now, including teaching four college writing classes, and the hours just aren’t there. But s ince I first discovered National Novel Writing Month in 2005, after reading Chris Baty’s No Plot, No Problem! , I’ve been a devoted fan and evangelist. My 2005 NaNo effort became the basis for my creative writing thesis; my 2006 draft, after many rewrites, edits and revisions, was released by Deadly Writes Publishing as my debut novel Forty & Out in 2014. In addition, I’ve published a number short stories, several anthologized personal essays , and a non-fiction history book . NaNo was not the end for me, only the beginning. It gave me the confidence to push forward with my writing, knowing I really could finish a novel-length manuscript. After a few years’ hiatus to finish college (unde...