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 […]
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 […]
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 (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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]