Oz
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NaNoWriMo 2021
Today is the day. Every year, writers from around the world commit to writing 50,000 words during the month of November. That averages out to approximately 1,667 words a day. Every single day. For a whole month. The goal is a “novel”. The NaNoWriMo website states “We define a novel as ‘a lengthy work of…
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The Child | Oz- Chapter One
Day 1 of the raw writing for my 2021 NaNoWriMo writing project. I decided to play with and rewrite The Wizard of Oz. Why is Dorthy an orphan?
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The Twister | Oz – Chapter Two
Continuing my NaNoWriMo project with a rewrite of the Wizard of Oz. In this chapter, Dorthy grows older, the farm prospers, the twister comes.
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Arriving in Oz | Oz – Day 3
Day 3 of my NaNoWriMo project in which I play with rewriting The Wizard of Oz. Chapter 2 continues as the tornado takes Dorthy and she finds herself in Oz.
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Meeting the Munchkins | Oz – Day 4
On day 4 of my NaNoWriMo project, rewriting The Wizards of Oz, Dorthy arrives in Oz and meets the Munchkin people and Locasta, the good witch of the North.
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The Silver Shoes | Oz – Day 5
Day 5 of my NaNoWriMo project in rewriting The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy is given the magic shoes of the Witch of the East and told she must go see the Wizard of Oz
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The Yellow Brick Road | Oz – Day 6
Day 6 of my NaNoWriMo project in which I work to retell The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy is lead to the yellow brick road and begins her journey to Oz.
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Meeting the Scarecrow | Oz – Day 7
Day 7 of my NaNoWriMo project in which I do a retelling of The Wizard of Oz. Dorothy leaves the home of Boq, encounters the giant crows, and meets the Scarecrow
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Taking the Scarecrow Down | Oz – Day 8
On day 8 of my NaNoWriMo project in which I retell The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy helps the Scarecrow down off of his perch and he becomes their new companion.
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Scarecrow Tells His Story | Oz- Day 9
Day 9 of my NaNoWriMo Wizard of Oz retelling, in which Scarecrow tells the story of his creation. “If your heads were stuffed with straw, like mine.”
