Writer, founder of NaNoWriMo, believer in humans.
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NaNoWriMo Day 1 update: 1,701 words down on my 50,000-word revision quest.
It was a good start! How'd your day go?
I’ll be posting story stuff and other nonsense on Threads this month if you’re over there: threads.net/@chrisbaty/post/…
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This Wednesday evening, I'll be doing a free, virtual Q&A about writing a novel in 30 days.
It's hosted by the awesome Friends of the @alamedafree, and it'll be chock-full of tips and advice for @NaNoWriMo. Come on by!
alamedafriends.com/event/fri…
Dang, #config2023 was wonderful.
I got to emcee the “Content Design at Figma” session, and the recording is already up! Come for my cornball banter, and stay for the dazzlingly insightful, inspiring talks from @imryanreid and @AndrewSchmidtFC.
config.figma.com/video-on-de…
Friends, I just completed a novel draft I’ve been working on for many (many many many) years.
I wanted to share one new thing I did to get this draft over the finish line. 🧵
Whatever you do, get yourself some toothy deadlines. Ones that help you prioritize art-making in the face of all the boring stuff we have to do as adults.
Terrifying deadlines got me through NaNoWriMo every year. I'm realizing now I also need them for my revisions.
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