“My absolute, hands down, one hundred percent favorite thing about finishing a novel's first draft? Knowing that the time and practice and effort of finishing has made me a better writer, and knowing that I will use my improved skills to improve the novel with the next draft. Your brilliant, awful, amazing, frustrating, funny, serious, unwieldy, messy, marvelous novel is making you a better writer. Don’t forget to say thank you.”

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Image graphic created by NaNoWriMo Editorial Intern Jordan Leigh.

Image description: An illustrated graphic on a blue background with the blue and white “Camp NaNoWriMo” logo in the bottom left-hand corner. The graphic has a pastel blue and peach background featuring a rainbow and a lightning bolt. The text in front features every word in different colors and fonts, and reads, “Your brilliant, awful, amazing, frustrating, funny, serious, unwieldy, messy, marvelous novel is making you a better writer.” —Jen Breach”