Skip to content You should know what you’re writing about by now if you’re doing NaNoWriMo. If you don’t, then I know what you’re doing this weekend and may I suggest you read my posts on plotcards and character/setting deets? Another tool that I can’t live without while prewriting is the story bible. Most writers have a version … Read more
One week from today will be NaNoWriMo and I completed my preparation last night. My plotcards are written and organized. My characters and settings are in decent shape. By decent I mean enough has been determined to crank out a first draft. That’s the key with character and setting: you have to have enough to … Read more
It’s that time of year, not of foliage or way-too-soon Christmas decorations, but of words and words and words. That’s right. It’s NaNoWriMo time. If you’re new on the block, this weird word stands for National Novel Writing Month. The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Sounds crazy, right? To … Read more
Back in college, I acted*. Every winter break I would begin the work I would need to do for whatever bit part I was casted as in whatever Shakespeare production the director decided on. Once the semester started, I’d be eyes deep in rehearsal and any other theatre related class was required for that production** … Read more
This is it, kids: the final weekend to play catch up on your NaNoWriMo word count. Even if you’re wicked behind, it can be done*. Without any more bullshit, I present to you… Four For Friday: Win NaNoWriMo Edition Word sprints. This may sound lame to some, or as Hubby calls it “extremely nerdy,” but … Read more