My NaNoWriMo Round 4: Week 3
We’re halfway through the National Novel Writing Month writing challenge! While taking on the real deal was daunting for me on November 1, I have been surprisingly focused and determined to stick with it to…
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My NaNoWriMo Round 4: Week 2
What a week! I’ve established new writing habits, written a lot of words, and made some pleasantly surprising discoveries about my novel.
My NaNoWriMo Round 4: Week 1
Happy November! It’s every writer’s favorite 30-day stretch: National Novel Writing Month. And it only means one thing: It’s time to get writing. That’s right. It’s NaNoWriMo time.
NaNoWriMo Prep: 5 Ways to Get Ready Now
It’s almost National Novel Writing Month! With the NaNoWriMo challenge only weeks away, many (well, most) of us writers are scrambling to get our ideas together—or just realizing that it’s time to starting preparing. Many…
Credit: erinmorgenstern.com My NaNoWriMo Round 3: Week 1
It’s every writer’s favorite month: NaNoWriMo-vember. For the past few years, I’ve dedicated November to ramping up on my creative writing projects and documenting my progress on my blog. 2015 won’t be any different. Well,…
Why I Can’t Stand Traditional Writing Workshops
If I was a superhero, my arch-nemesis would be the traditional writing workshop method. Dramatic? Perhaps. But it was the traditional writing workshop that almost deterred me from pursuing a writing career. So I consider…
Explosions! Or, Why Your First Word Matters
A recent blog post got me thinking: “People need that first page—no, first line. NO, FIRST WORD to grab them, or they won’t read another. The? Not an explosion. It’s? Not an explosion. Explosion? THE MONEY…
5 Great Questions Writers Ask Themselves
Are you like me? When I write, I only hear myself say: “I need to finish writing this.” When I feel pressure to complete my story, it’s hard to stop, step back, and ask the…
Outlines: Storytelling with Structure
I mentioned in my last post that I would touch upon outlining in a future blog post. This is it! ***** The thought of outlining once made me groan. It would instantly remind me…