So, the first week of NaNoWriMo has come to an end which means it’s time to reveal your word count. I’ll go first… I managed 11,132 words in six days. I’m not going to lie, feeling pretty pumped up right now. November 7, 2022 Hot Topic Not only have I kept ahead of the daily target and built myself a one-thousand-word buffer, but I’ve actually written at least one chapter a day for twenty-one days in a row. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to sit down and write without anything holding me back. Because my usual…
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