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A fast-drafting guide for November Novel Writing (Yes, Nanowrimo cancelled, but I still think of November as writers’ month). First half of this post goes over how Bradbury wrote short stories, and the second half is how to apply that same method to a novel-length work during the month of November. Let the games begin. Ray Bradbury wrote a short story a week for years. His theory was that nobody can write 52 bad stories in a row, so something good has to slip through eventually. That makes him the patron saint of November, when the goal is momentum rather…