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How to Write a Better Synopsis with the News Method

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021Leave a comment

You've done it. You've written your novel. You've edited it to perfection and you're ready to put it out in the world. I currently can't relate and am a little bit jealous, but finishing a novel is a fantastic fulfilling situation. Whether you do traditional publishing or go through the indie path, you'll have to … Continue reading How to Write a Better Synopsis with the News Method

How Long Should a Chapter Be?

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021Leave a comment

Welcome to 2021 where we take our writing goals very seriously. Even when you hurt your back and your left contact is wigging out so badly, you're typing with just one eye on the screen while the other is closed just to make it through a few pesky emails and a blog post. So to … Continue reading How Long Should a Chapter Be?

What to Do After #NaNoWriMo

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020Leave a comment

We've spent thirty days writing as many words as we could, hoping we'd reach 50K words. Now it's December, we've either reached our word count or are no where near. I know that the actual website for NaNoWriMo has a "Now What?" tab but they focus more on those who've finished their novel and are … Continue reading What to Do After #NaNoWriMo

#NaNoWriMo: Quantity Over Quality

November 24, 2020November 23, 2020Leave a comment

Sorry for the delay! This holiday week has been a mess for me! Every year I hear the same things from new NaNoWriMo participants. Everything they're writing is terrible. They hate every word. None of it is good. They get discouraged and stall, trying to write something better moving forward. I want to tell every … Continue reading #NaNoWriMo: Quantity Over Quality

Pacing Your NaNoWriMo

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020Leave a comment

It's already day two of NaNo and I'm behind! I took yesterday to recover from a long and tiring week. This week should be just as long and as tiring. So what does that mean for NaNo? I'm going to have to learn to pace my writing even better. The standard pace for 50K words … Continue reading Pacing Your NaNoWriMo

#Preptober: Navigating a Different NaNo

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020Leave a comment

This year is definitely different than the rest. If you've done NaNoWriMo in the past, you've probably participated in write ins in various book stores, libraries, and maybe in some friends homes. This year it's not something that can be done. The official NaNoWriMo has cancelled all in person write ins (which is completely understandable). … Continue reading #Preptober: Navigating a Different NaNo

Why Short Stories Are Hard to Write (For Me)

May 25, 2020May 24, 2020Leave a comment

I love short stories. I love how concise they are. I love how you can just enjoy them in an afternoon. They are easy to recommend them to a friend because it's not a time suck. If they don't like the story it didn't take long and they weren't that invested. But I find them … Continue reading Why Short Stories Are Hard to Write (For Me)

Writer’s Self Care

May 19, 2020May 19, 2020Leave a comment

I spent weeks praising my work and saying I was blessed beyond compare, but that changed quickly middle of last week. I got brought into the office and told there wasn't enough work to keep me. I packed up my things (left my pens by accident and I'm still bugged about that) and went on … Continue reading Writer’s Self Care

Beating that New Year Slump

January 27, 2020January 26, 20202 Comments

I am currently eating Chinese food and staring at two lines in an outline. Just two lines. It's been nearly a month into the new year and I cannot write for the life of me. The most I've written where these blog posts, and even then, part of me feels like I'm phoning them in. … Continue reading Beating that New Year Slump

NaNo and Family

November 25, 2019November 17, 2019Leave a comment

This week, in the US, is Thanksgiving. It can be both a great time to catch up on writing and an absolutely terrible time to catch up on writing. Most years I would say it's an easy time for me. I would spend time with my parents and sister, eat too much, and write. There … Continue reading NaNo and Family

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