One of the things that I always enjoy browsing is the Winner Goodies offered by sponsors of the National Novel Writing Month. Last year I took advantage of the discount on Scrivener after my win. This year I was really looking forward to the book analysis offered through The Book Genome Project. I submitted StealingContinue reading “NaNoWriMo Winner Goodies”
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Plans for December
So with November done and my latest novel rough draft on ice, I’ve decided to write a to do list for December. It will help me stay focused and no, it’ s not all going to be writing related. Finish Christmas Knitting: I am making my boys an Adorkable Monster. I have two different colorContinue reading “Plans for December”
Week Two
I’ve made it through week one and I’m right where I need to be as far on words. Week two is where I really start to doubt myself. At this very moment I am thinking that I might not have enough story to make it to 50k. I’m also thinking that my premise it tooContinue reading “Week Two”
Productive Weekend
As of last night, my NaNoWriMo novel hit 6k words. I managed 2k words a day, not a bad start. I know that there is a least one NaNoWriMo participant who has already reached 50k and that’s just nuts. In fact, there is another challenge that I recently learned about a competition called The FiveContinue reading “Productive Weekend”
Day One
Today marks the beginning of National Novel Writing Month. Although I know some people have already been writing since midnight, their time, I am not one of those folks. I have a day job and kids. I’ll be writing this evening and hope to get about two thousand words. Like most people in the beginningContinue reading “Day One”
Hello Sweet Justice
So, this is my novel as it was outlined and input into Scrivener. It’s hard to believe that those 17 note cards will get me to 50 thousand words by the end of next month. I wouldn’t be surprises as things evolve, the number of chapters increases. I’m sure that some of the charactersContinue reading “Hello Sweet Justice”
The NaNoWriMo Game Plan
NaNoWriMo starts in less than two weeks! To prepare, I’ve created an outline using Holly Lisle’s Professional Plot Outline course, available for $.99. Since I’ve never actually outlined, I figured I would consult an expert resource. Now I have my whole novel plotted out, down to the scene, from beginning to end. The course even pushedContinue reading “The NaNoWriMo Game Plan”
Countdown to NaNoWriMo!
It’s October so the countdown to NaNoWriMo has officially begun! The NaNoWriMo website has been revamped, the new web badges are out, and people are flooding back to the WriMo forums. This year, I will be writing a contemporary sci-fi romance novel called “Sweet Justice”. I’ve had the idea for a while now and I’veContinue reading “Countdown to NaNoWriMo!”
Unproductive
So, I had the day off unexpectedly and made use of my time by not doing anything productive. Sure, I slept in, did some laundry, dishes, did my workout, and took out the trash but none of that is writing. The best I can say I did along those lines is get Scrivener open, updated,Continue reading “Unproductive”
One Outlining Method
A friend of mine found a method for plot outlining a novel called The Snowflake Method. You basically take one concept and expand upon it until you have a whole novel charted out. It’s a concept that I never thought of before and I thought to myself, that’s nice but I don’t think I can useContinue reading “One Outlining Method”
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