This post is lenient cheerleading from online editor Sam van Zweden.

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I feel guilty that I haven’t written more this month. I keep seeing posts from other NaNoWriMo writers who also feel guilty. We beat ourselves up for not quite reaching this utterly heroic and honestly pretty unlikely target. Today, on day 25, I’m sitting on just over 12,000 words. …So I’m a bit shit at NaNoWriMo, okay?

At this, the eleven-day mark of NaNoWriMo, I’ve heard more than one person talk about throwing in the towel.

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess was written in three weeks.

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle was written in three weeks.

On The Road by Jack Kerouac was written in three weeks (on some kind of mad bender, and on one continuous ream of paper).

Hello! I’m Sam van Zweden, Online Editor of Writers Bloc. This is my first post as editor, and I’m thrilled to be introducing myself to you. Writers Bloc is such an exciting project, and I feel lucky to be involved.