So, it's November and NaNoWriMo is in full swing. For those of you unaware what NaNoWriMo is, it stands for National Novel Writing Month and it happens each November when writers can choose to sign themselves up for the challenge of writing 50k words in a month. This averages out at 1667 words a day and it sounds easier than it actually is.
This is my fifth NaNo and I have yet to make it to 50k, the closest I have ever got is 42k (so close, but no cigar as they say).
This year I am working on a supernatural fantasy and at the moment I am on target at 15277 words (not counting today's as I haven't written them yet). I find I falter at week three when I am back at work full time and I struggle to fit it in, we will see whether this year will be any different. Fingers crossed.
If any of you, my lovely followers, are participating in NaNoWriMo this year I would love to hear how you are getting along, maybe we could even find each other on the site to give each other some encouragement to make it to the end. To help with that, here is the latest London Writers' Club Live information, including details of an upcoming event with Agent Carrie Plitt of Conville and Walsh on 24 November and some tips (8 to get you through the month) on NaNoWriMo:
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Join us on November 24 for our next London Writers'
Club live event with agent Carrie Plitt of Conville and
Walsh .
When: 24 November 6.30-8.30pm
Where: The Cube, Studio 5, 155 Commercial Street,
London E1 6BJ (nearest station is Shoreditch High St.)
Advance
tickets: £20 for event plus a free copy of Write a Bestseller by
Jacq Burns
Carrie Plitt says:
The thing I enjoy most about my job is the
process of guiding a book from first draft to final version, and I love
working closely with authors and their work. I'm looking for
debut authors, but I'm also dedicated to representing my clients
throughout their careers.
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How many of you are Nanowrimo-ing this month? 8 top tips to
help you get through the month. Read
here.
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Book now for November's event with agent, Carrie Plitt of
Conville and Walsh
When
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Tuesday, 24 November
6.30-8.30pm
speaker will start at 6.45pm
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The Cube, 155 Commercial Street, E1 6BJ (nearest station,
Shoreditch High St.)
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Spend an evening in the company of a literary agency PLUS a
chance to pitch your book one to one.
Members: free
£20 for non-members for event plus a free copy of Write a
Bestseller by Jacq Burns
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Why?
'Informative, insightful and fun. I would recommend any
aspiring writer to pop along' Mark Morris, Speechwriter for
NATO Secretary General.
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