One thing we've just got to discuss before NaNoWriMo ends is the fact that Writer's Digest actually did a whole issue devoted to NaNoWriMo. It was even the cover story! The whole issue was packed with tips about writing a novel in a month and support for the event....
I'm sure I'll have more to say about this production as its run continues but I had to just jump in quickly now and let you know about the production of The Love of Three Oranges happening at the Piccolo Theatre in Evanston, IL running from November 14-December 20th....
I was one of the NaNoWriMo pep talkers for the April 2014 Session of Camp and I never got to share that full pep talk here. While my focus in April was on rebels and everyone doing something other than a novel, the basics of this talk absolutely apply to everyone...
I was in a NaNoWriMo write-in last night when, suddenly, my novel ended. We were doing a word sprint and I couldn't think of what scene came next (because, while I didn't outline, I did formulate a list of scenes I thought might appear somewhere just to give me...
I don't know how to write this blog post without sounding like a jerk but here goes. I'm ahead on NaNoWriMo. Like, really ahead. And this is going to sound like bragging but it's really just a statement of fact: I'm ahead and I'm not even working all that hard. Every...
For years, I used to wait until I had a good stretch of time to write. I'd get myself comfy in my favorite chair, get my favorite drink ready, have my special writing music playing and work on my book for hours. Sounds good, right? Except for the fact that long...
It's a ton of fun to listen to Chris Baty talk about the early days of NaNoWriMo and how this crazy event got started. If you missed the live webinar that Blurb hosted on October 20th which also featured NaNoWriMo Executive Director Grant Faulkner, you can catch the...
Some parts of a novel are much easier to write than others. Those first few words? Terrifying! But once you get going, things will go pretty smoothly in the beginning. Words will just be spilling out, you’ll be excited about your story and then… boom. You’ll hit a...
Your story won't be the length you think it is. At some point over the course of the month, 50,000 words is going to feel like an impossible amount to write, every word like drawing blood. There are also going to be days when you’re sitting there saying, “I really...
They'll be writers who write much faster or slower than you do . Some writers will actually hit their entire 50,000 word count within the first day or so of the competition, their counts ballooning past 100 or even 200 thousand words. On the other side, you'll see...
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