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Saddle Up!

Hello Kiwi Writer,

Inspiration never ceases, creativity is all around us and there should always be a challenge out there to keep our imagination having boundless fun. That's what you signed up for and that's what Kiwi Writers will provide.

Endings and... Endings

Hello Kiwi Writer,

We've had a fantastic novelling season this year with 124 members participating in the Southern Cross Novel Challenge and Half Novel Challenge. 70% of participants logged their progress and contributed to the 1,538,907 words written as part of these challenges. A huge congratulations to the 20 participants who became winners and set a win rate of 16%. That's sure some great number to beat next year and we hope you'll all stick with us until then.

Did you Win?

Wahoo – how many others out there have finished their novels?  Are you still going?  Keep up the good work.

 

Congratulations!

Hello Kiwi Writer,

The final day of SoCNoC and HalfNoC has begun to sweep around the world. Participants are stumbling and sprinting and collapsing across the finish line. Every single one of us has cause to celebrate. Stories were born, words written, plots unravelled and characters pushed in and out of dire straits. It's not just about the stories. It's also about you as writers. One of the great things about writing so much in such a short period of time is that we speed up our learning process. Xengab has posted a great blog post about reflecting on your novel journey. Some of the best wins from participating in these challenges can be our growth as writers.

Last run to the finish line

We can count in hours the length of time left for this years SoCNoC. 
The best thing to do now is keep going, strive until the last minute ticks away.

The End is Nigh

The end is nigh …

 

Three more days of SoCNoC to go! A big congratulations to those who have already made it to the 50,000 word mark and good luck to those who are still plugging away.

Four days to Go. No blog sunday.

Everyone should be busy, writing away at their novels.

Feature Blog Saturday

This weeks and the final Feature Blogger is : Travis LINK

Thankyou to all who blogged during this month.

Nearing the end

We are nearing the end of SoCNoC. *Cue ominous music* I'm in the 'last minute' writing group.  My worst fear is that the writer’s block I have been plagued with will come back to haunt me over this last weekend, ripping my word count to shreds.  I'm all about prevention, and I think the first step to solving a problem is figuring out why you have it in the first place.  So, what is writer’s block and why does it occur? 

I can see clearly now the brain has gone.

I Can See Clearly Now the Brain Has Gone...