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Yes Write With

 Perhaps you have heard of NaNoWriMo. During National Novel Writing Month authors give themselves the challenge of writing a  175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.  Many a writer has accomplished a first draft in this time.

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Ten Things I Know About Writing

 Learning to write is as complex as learning to read or to understand mathematics. It requires a good deal of exposure to exemplars and practice, practice, practice. Learning to write teaches us how to think. The stronger we become in our abilities to communicate a message in writing, the more we are Read more »