How to BOOST your Novel's WORD COUNT - NaNoWriMo

When you're writing a book, you need to make sure it's long enough, has enough words. What happens if you don't hit your word count goal? That's what happened to me. So I've got some writing tips to help us increase my word count and you're going along for the ride. Follow along as I make my novel longer and boost my word count. Great tips if you’re doing NaNoWriMo!

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00:00 Intro
00:54 Average word count by genre
01:05 My initial word count
02:45 Expand descriptions
04:40 Explore subplots
06:27 Develop inner monologues
08:00 Show, don't tell
09:21 Rethink short scenes
10:40 Add plot points
11:54 Add flashbacks
13:23 My final word count

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