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Bestsellers Started During NaNoWriMo

Monday, Oct 31, 2016 11:00 PM - Tuesday, Nov 1, 2016 8:00 AM

As part of WestportWRITES, the Westport Library is proud to be your NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) Headquarters. Patricia Dunn, author of the critically acclaimed novel Rebels by Accident, gives the keynote address at 11 pm. Come just for the talk or stay and join a special overnight write-in/lock-in for the first night of NaNoWriMo at the Library.

How to Write

On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher.
Thanks, but This Isn't for Us by Jessica Page Morrell
In sixteen to-the-point chapters, with checklists, exercises, takeaway tips, and a glossary, Morrell helps readers transcend these mistakes so that they don't have to learn the hard way: with another rejection letter.
The Kite and the String by Alice Mattison
A targeted and insightful guide to the stages of writing fiction and memoir without falling into common traps, while wisely navigating the writing life, from an award-winning author and longtime teacher.
No Plot? No Problem! by Chris Baty
Chris Baty, founder of the wildly successful literary marathon known as National Novel Writing Month, has completely revised and expanded his definitive handbook for extreme noveling. His motivating mix of fearless optimism and practical solutions to common excuses gives both first-time novelists and results-oriented writers the kick-start they need to embark on an exhilarating creative adventure.

For more books on how to write, head to the upstairs stacks for call number 808!

WestportWRITES is a comprehensive new library program, starting in October and lasting through the year, designed to guide writers through all stages of writing and publishing.

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