Write a Novel in 30 Days

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Write a Novel in Thirty Days

You can write a novel in thirty days. Learn to write for quantity and quality while steadily increasing your word count, advancing your story, and giving your characters, plot, and theme added impact.

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[Based on the popular online course, Writing Novels.]

It all started with NaNoWriMo 

That's National Novel Writing Month

It was many years ago, before having children, that I heard about NaNoWriMo. I had never written a novel, although that's what I said I wanted to do with my time. In short, I did write a novel in the allotted thirty days and have continued to do so each year, even with children underfoot. You can do it, too.

Articles on Writing 

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Writing a First Draft
A good first draft is a creative mess that will later be crafted into an attractive story form.

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I'm inviting all interested writers to Urbis where you can read and review my writing and submit your own. They have a very structured review system unlike any other. Agents and Publishers also use the site to find new writers. ~ sara

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Mother's Milk

Mother's Milk

by: Sara McGrath

In the wake of a kidnaping, a Romani curse, and abandonment by his father, fourteen-year-old Jared Munroe and a seventy-year-old traveling companion named Linka set off on foot in search of Jared's long lost mother and Linka's long lost love.

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Journey into Motherhood: Inspirational Stories of Natural Birth

by: Sheri L. Menelli

Write a Novel in 30 Days

Write a Novel in 30 Days

by: Sara McGrath

You can write a novel in thirty days. Learn to write for quantity and quality while steadily increasing your word count, advancing your story, and giving your characters, plot, and theme added impact. (Based on the popular online course.)

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