NaNoWriMo 2018 :: Final Tips for October
So, this week marks the beginning of our 50,000-words-in-30-days challenge. Are we ready? Who knows. Here’s a quick checklist I’m going through this weekend… Food -> I have 3 packets of […]
Category Archives: Writing Process – Preparing
NaNoWriMo 2018 :: Preptober Priorities
So, it’s nearing the end of October and I have… for some reason, decided to try #NaNoWriMo again this year. I have a LOT going on, so even as I type […]
On Writer’s Retreats: Enforced Focus
This weekend my husband and I are travelling. There’s an event he’s attending Saturday morning, and because the location is 150 miles away, we’re making a weekend of it. I […]
NaNoWriMo 2017 :: Preparations
I’ve taken part in seven National Novel Writing Month‘s across eight years. This year, I’m focusing on a new project, which I’m currently fleshing out. That’s the joy of October: […]
A Summer Writing Update
One of the most common questions new writers ask focuses on the ‘best‘ way to write. Whether this is a question of routines or order or projects, or even the […]
Understanding Your Character with CBT
For my dayjob, I work in the mental health sector, and the main framework of the support my company provides is a strategy based on CBT, which stands for “Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.” […]
Drafting a Story: Early Steps
Back in March, I had a tiny idea sprouting. This concept of a character and a setting; the two things clashing, began to take form. I wrote a few scenes-snippets to […]
Preparing to Write a Novel: From Seeds to Sprouts
During a recent #storycrafter session on developing ideas into fully fledged plots, I had a few questions about my process. As twitter is a limited format for explaining details, I thought […]
Morning Reflections on Not Writing
I haven’t been writing this month. In the last twenty-four days, I have written 103 words. 62 on an old story I planned to pick up, and the rest on a […]
Dissecting Stories: Plot Twists
This weekend my partner introduced me to the Anime series “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.” Across three days, we watched the 64 episodes with me asking extra questions on occasion to ensure I’d understood the […]
