NaNoWriMo 2017: Outlining
With under three weeks to go until National Novel Writing Month begins, the Sunday night #storycrafter twitter thread got us all chatting about our outlining process. This will be my eighth #NaNo in […]
Category Archives: Writing Process – Drafting
Wordcount Goals :: Momentum
It’s been a long couple of months, with multiple projects requiring my time both inside and outside of day-job. My writing output has slowed considerably, although as I plan to complete […]
Camp NaNoWriMo 2017: Reflections
Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a 30-day challenge to complete a writing goal, using the momentum of the community to help motivate and support writers in achieving their aims. […]
Letting the Story ‘Sit’
Sometimes, we all reach a point of saturation. The ideas stop flowing; they sit, and rest a while. It’s okay to let the story sit. When we begin a project, […]
Camp NaNoWriMo
Each November, I take part in National Novel Writing Month. I skipped attempting this in 2014, but have completed the task seven times. Each year, the offerings and forum spaces have changed […]
The Focus of Story: Character Reationships
When thinking about stories, there are three key elements: character, setting and plot. In short, plot is how your character interacts with the setting and events. Character Focus I have […]
On Storytelling
Sometimes, writing doesn’t come easily. You may know what the block is, or you may just be staring at the page without a clue how to move forward. I don’t […]
On Writing What You Know
My main work-in-progress this year is a story of two best friends, separated by changes in government structure and rule. It was inspired by the Bioshock game series, some details brought up […]
How To Plan A Novel :: Bullet Lists
Although the tent poles required to hold up a story may be similar for all of my tales, I plan differently when comparing short fiction to a full-length novel. Equally, […]
5 Tips from my 7th NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month is an odd creature. Most publishable novels are at least 70,000 words long, and it’s most common during an editing process to cut words, not add […]
