#NaNoWriMo at the 10k m...
It’s November 6. Just past the 20% mark for the month. How are you doing? If you’re getting in your 1667 words per day, you should have hit 10,000 words yesterday. Maybe you haven’t quite gotten there. I give you a huge congratulations if you have written anything! For some of you, this...
Countdown to NaNoWriMo:...
It’s the end of September. You’ve got about a month until NaNoWriMo starts. Seems like plenty of time, right? Some of you are wondering why I’m already talking about NaNo when it doesn’t even start until November 1. Because writing and finishing a book takes more than just the 30 days...
How to be a #NaNo Winne...
Are you going to participate in NaNoWriMo this year? National Novel Writing Month, if you’re not familiar with the nickname, is a huge international event where writers attempt to finish a 50,000-word novel between November 1 and 30. The rule: you can only write during the month...
Rewriting vs. Editing
I recently took a class on rewriting that gave me deeper insights into some of the things I’m already doing, and suggestions to improve others. The first thing discussed was the definition of rewriting. How is it different from editing? Typically, a writer gets a first draft on...Welcome to Smooth Draft
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