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9 Dec 2021

I Edited Half My YA Novel During NaNoWriMo—and a Surprise Led Me to Alter My Goal

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I dedicated this past November to editing about half of the young adult vampire novel I finished drafting during NaNoWriMo Camp in April. On November 30, I was surprised with a chance to enter an excerpt of the book in a contest.

5 Oct 2021

An Accomplishment Worth Celebrating… Much Thanks to NaNoWriMo

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In April, I completed the first draft of my YA novel with the help of NaNoWriMo Camp. NaNoWriMo is coming up this November.

25 Apr 2021

Finished the First Draft of My YA Novel!

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20 years after the inception of my YA novel, I finished my first draft! Do I regret it taking that long?

About Robin Layne’s Enterprises

Robin Layne has been picky about editing since her journalism days just out of high school and has sharpened her abilities in numerous writers’ critique groups throughout the years. Her formal editing training continued at Portland State University, where she was part of the staff of Ooligan Press. In March 2012, the university awarded her a Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in writing.

She then took the Professional Publishing course series from University of California, Berkeley, and received her certificate in August, 2013.

Robin officially started Robin Layne Enterprises in 2009 in Beaverton, Oregon. This version of writingthatsings.com was created April 2020 with the help of Cascadia Digital Collective.