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NaNoWriMo Giveaway (Day 16): How To Maintain Energy to Write (Even When Working Fulltime)

Learn from interviews with twenty working writers who share their secrets for getting the work done and maintaining the energy to write—even when working a full time job elsewhere.

In honor of National Novel Writing Month, I’m going to be offering free content each weekday in November to help all NaNoWriMo participants (and, really, anyone who is working on a novel).
Here is today’s giveaway:

Day 16: Now that you’re more than halfway through NaNoWriMo, you may be struggling to maintain your energy level as well as find the time to write for any stretch of time. That’s the biggest challenge, certainly. Today’s download, from Writer with a Day Job by Aine Greaney, includes interviews with twenty working writers who share their secrets for getting the work done and maintaining the energy to write—even when working a full time job elsewhere. To get this freebie, just enter your e-mail address below.

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