It’s here. The final week of NaNoWriMo. And you’re stretching to reach the finish line. With tomorrow being Thanksgiving Day, here in America, it seems a good time to pause and reflect on reasons to be thankful for your NaNoWriMo experience. 1. Your manuscript word count is higher than when you began this challenge. […]
Month: November 2014
Third Wednesday: Unsuspecting vs. Unexpected
Today’s word keeps showing up in the wrong context more and more often. I’ve seen this combination of words used in novels, in magazine articles, and in news stories. “The cops found their best clue in an unsuspecting place.” The problem here is that a place or a thing cannot suspect or be suspicious of anything […]
When the Story Runs Wild
Have you ever had one of the days where the story and your characters want to journey anywhere except where you planned to take them? Well, that’s the way it’s going for me today. Like wrestling with a greased pig. Every time I think I have all those thrashing little hooves pinned down, they slip […]
NaNoWriMo: Where One Idea Generates Dozens More
Five days into National Novel Writing Month, are you still enthusiastic and fired up? Are the words flowing fast and furious? I hope so. When you reach today’s word-count goal and get a chance to breathe, I invite you to sit back and listen to what else is going on in your brain. I’ve noticed […]