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chanchi76

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Review for National Novel Writing Month, Berkeley, CA, USA

Rating: 4 stars  

This was the third time I participated in NanoWriMo, but the first time I won. I guess this year was the year when I had time to read all those emails they sent me. About halfway thorugh, I realized I was keeping up with the word counts (unlike previous years), so I decided to force myself and complete the 50,000 words.

I felt so relieved when I was finished, even if my novel wasn't completely finished yet, I was able to go so much farther in my novel than I would've ever planned to. It was all thanks to NanoWriMo for that!

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

Becoming a winner! The coordinators of this event (and the writers they invited to write letters to the participants) pushed me hard to reach the finish line.

If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...

I wish there were a list of words we could use for dialogue available (you know, other than the word, "said"). That would have been so helpful when I was writing, instead of me looking up the words in a dictionary.

Role:  Volunteer & Spent a month writing a novel of 50,000+ words.