NOVEMBER WAS NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH
THANK YOU NaNoWriMo and my writing buddies for helping me meet the challenge of writing a novel in 30 days!
ON NOVEMBER 27th, 2013, the draft of my upcoming debut novel reached more than 55,000 words as I finished writing the final chapter. If there are any writers or want-to-be writers out there who haven’t finished , or perhaps haven’t started, writing their stories yet, I highly recommend committing to the challenge of writing 50,000 words in 30 days. You’ll find plenty of support and encouragement both online and through regional group write-ins.
For more information on how to sign up and commit to write your own novel in 30 days next November, check out http://nanowrimo.org/how-it-works
Here’s what my draft looked like at the end of the day on November 27, 2013. Since then, I’ve taken a holiday break. Come January, I’ll be reading, writing & editing my draft over and over before having a professional editor take a look-see… Winter here in Maine is a great time for all of that inside work. I’ll get in a little snowshoeing on warm (30+), sunny days and catching up on all the books I still have on my TO READ LIST, too. Have a wonderful winter. ~ Bette A. Stevens, author of PURE TRASH, The Story (the short story prequel to my upcoming debut novel)…
The CreateSpace (an Amazon affiliate for indie-authors and self-publishers) photo above was posted on my Facebook feed. The version you see, has been adapted by me for this blog post. I have self-published all three of my books using CreateSpace and recommend that you check them out if you’re considering self-publishing.
You can find my books—AMAZING MATILDA; PURE TRASH, The Story and THE TANGRAM ZOO AND WORD PUZZLES TOO! at http://www.Amazon.com/author/betteastevens
First draft of PURE TRASH, The Novel (working title) for Bette’s first novel planned for release in 2014.
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Bette A. Stevens, Maine Author 
Comments on: "How to write a novel in 30 days!" (8)
Hey, get a little notebook and just start writing down ideas for an outline. That way, you’ll be ready to rock & roll with NaNoWriMo come November. This is a crazy & cold and too early winter… May give me more time to write. Have lots of editing and rewriting to do now… We’ve lost power 2X but only for a few hours. It sounds like the worst is yet to come. Thinking of you and Wishing You A Very Happy New Year, too! XOXOXOXO
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When my computer ends in April I may take pen and paper out into the yard and write mine. 🙂
Happy New Year
Stay warm and hoping you remain with power as this next blast blows in on us.
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This is just so awesome, Bette! Congratulations! You go girl! Blessings, Natalie 🙂
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Thank for reinvigorating me with your own blog post on a rather gloomy day. Your friendship and support mean a lot. Blessings!
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That is an amazing fete. We will see where I am next year. Maybe I might try.
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NaNoWriMo is a fantastic writers’ support program! Thanks, you are another great supporter, Kathryn. Happy Writing & Happy New Year!
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I find the idea daunting. My book took me almost 7 months to write the first full draft … and I worked on it every day. Of course that includes reorganizing, editing, rewriting along the way … but still, 50,000 words! I am so impressed!
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After the holidays, the real work begins. Have no idea how long it will take, but I plan to read, edit and reread several times before anyone else sees it. I won’t even take a peek for another week… It was all WRITING with a bit of research–not even a reread. Couldn’t have done it without NaNoWriMo. THANKS so much for your High Five… You’re awesome!
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