As I type this, NaNoWriMo 2016 moves into its final hours. Some of you who participated have completed your word count and downloaded your winner’s certificate. Others are manically pounding the keyboard, determined to beat the midnight deadline. And many are nowhere near 50,000 words and have given up hope of flaunting a winner’s T-shirt. […]
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4 Reasons Writers Should Love October
Ahh, October. Cool nights perfect for sleeping, painting tapestries of rich color across the landscape. But that’s not why writers should love October. A chance to use our sharpest pens to carve out a few scary stories. Ghosts, werewolves, zombies, and ax murderers are waiting in your imagination. If horror isn’t your usual genre, give […]
Why Not Now?
“Why not now?” That’s the last sentence in a marketing proposal I just wrote for the local Friends of the Library. For them, getting the community involved takes more than forming a group and waiting for supporters to show up. For writers, getting a novel written, or a magazine article, or a memoir, takes more […]
NaNoWriMo: 3 Big Reasons to be Thankful for the Experience
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. […]
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 […]
NaNoWriMo: 6 Ways to Make Sure You Finish
It’s only two days until National Novel Writing Month kicks off around the globe. By now you’ve done everything you can to prepare, haven’t you? And you’ve created a story outline or maybe just noodled around with your characters and some plot points to get an idea of what will happen in your novel. If […]
NaNoWriMo, Let Me Count the Novels
So you’ve been thinking about NaNoWriMo, but you’re not sure you want to sign up. After all, November is pretty busy, with Thanksgiving and the family stuff you always get caught up in. And it’s right before Christmas which takes a lot of planning, and don’t forget you have to do the whole Black Friday, […]