Monday again: a struggle

Gah. I’m nearly halfway through my time off the Day Job. I know I’m doing quite well on the word count but I’m starting to hit the Week Two Wall… the moment where all of a sudden it feels crap and pointless and really, really badly written… It’s not that bad – but my main character …

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A word about wordcount

For Nanowrimo participants, wordcount is everything. Plot, character, spelling, drama, dialogue – everything else is a lesser priority than wordcount. You might think that this isn’t the ideal way to write a novel, after all, if I’m going to have this book published then it needs to be readable! But you’d be surprised what can …

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