If you've been following my blog for a bit, you'll have noticed I've mentioned Word Wars a fair few times. I find them to be a fantastic way to bolster the average amount of words written and it's a great way to break out of writer's block. But What is a Word War? A Word … Continue reading I Declare a Word War
It's already day four of NaNoWriMo and if you're still on the fence, if you started on the first and immediately petered out, it's not too late. Man stressfully looking at computer provided by Tim Gouw I know. It's hard to keep going sometimes. You started but lost your mojo right away or you don't … Continue reading It’s Not Too Late to Join NaNoWriMo
I will say that any advice I give you is not one size fits all. I haven't published a novel myself, but I do copywriting every day. I went to school for broadcast journalism so I know how to make sentences easy to read and understand. I know what I do and don't like when … Continue reading Preptober #4: 10 Tips Before You Dive In
The third week of October is upon us and I have another preptober prompt and discussion. This week we'll be talking about dialogue. I've only read one or two novels were dialogue wasn't important, so I'll say that focusing on how your characters talk is not only important but crucial to making your story flow. … Continue reading Preptober #3: “Write” Way to Talk (Perfecting Dialogue)
Last week, I gave you a lazy outline, and in that I talked about listing out and creating your characters first before diving in to write. Now, let me talk about the character creation. When I get to writing down my characters, I've already spent a long time mentally creating them. I've spent a long … Continue reading Preptober #2: Character Creation Isn’t Scary Just Time Consuming
I am a dreadful outliner. I barely plan my blog posts (I've gotten better, but sometimes my topics are spur of the moment). But I am trying to get better at my writing, at my blogging, and consequently, better at my outlining. So let's work together to create a lazy writer's outline. Or more of … Continue reading Preptober #1: A Lazy Writer’s Guide to an Outline
The NaNoWriMo season is upon us. Next month will be Preptober and then in November, writers from around the world will attempt to put pen to paper (or fingers to keys) and write 50k words in just 30 days. Crazy right? National Novel Writing Month has been around for years. In fact, the very first … Continue reading NaNoWriMo: Pantser vs Plotter
