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"Great post. Perspective about what NaNo is, and isn't, needs to be drummed into the heads of participants and haters. \r\n\r\nI've attempted it twice. Once I was more-or-less prepared and it went great, resulting in the bare bones of a novel that's still making agent rounds. Once I tanked after two days because I realized I had no clue what I was trying to do. \r\n\r\nI will agree with Scath above, though--it's a great opportunity for me to have a \"reason\" to write that friends, family, coworkers, etc., can put their fingers on. It's not just a hobby I love that makes me anxious and earns me no money--which my wife can never quite wrap her head around why I do these things that make me so cranky (because I must!)--it's an international contest/event and people can say \"oh, writing...I'll leave you alone.\" Which is rare and wonderful."
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