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How to Win in the NaNoWriMo

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NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month. It says “national,” but it is actually worldwide. It happens on the month of November every year. During the NaNoWriMo, writers join together via the Internet to write their novels. So how do you win the NaNoWriMo? Simple: Just write a story that is 50,000 words long. But do you know what the secret is? You have to prepare a lot to be able to achieve this number of words. Know yourself. In October, write a diary and write about all of the things that you do, think and plan. Keeping a diary can consume so much time, so you may dedicate only a few sentences to each area of your life. Writing about all of these things can help you find out how much time you spend on them and how much time you need to spend on more activities. Also, time yourself. Know how much time it takes you to finish certain things like eating breakfast, cleaning the computer, etc. Plan ahead. Look to November and December and make a list of all of t...