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Congratulations to everyone who participated in National Novel Writing Month! With the end of November, you are either looking with glee at a 50000-word (or more) manuscript or sadly facing the fact that you just couldn’t make it to 50000.

Either way, you accomplished something meaningful - either you finished (or at least made a good start on) a major writing project, or you didn’t make it and learned some pretty important things about yourself as a writer and about how to manage your time, enthusiasm, and creativity to make it for the long haul. I admire the people who took the challenge, regardless of your final word count.

I hope the posts here have helped you in your efforts, especially the interviews with NaNoWriMo participants. I am grateful to everyone who answered the call - I really appreciate you taking the time to share your advice with your fellow WTC readers. My thanks to:

• Trisha Bartle
• Carolyn Dekat
• Sonja Faust
• Catherine Hicks
• Amanda Kendle
• Betty Punkert
• Whitney Rhodes
• Jon Strother

Let’s do it again next year, and more besides! In the meantime, keep writing. Have a happy holiday season and into the New Year.

We now return to our regularly scheduled programming.