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October 20, 2014

NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP! Lesson Three: THE CENTER OF THE PARADOX!

REALLY don't like outlining? Fine then, at least have some sort of PLAN! The third lesson for NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: How to still plan well without an actual outline! GO GO GO! ... View Post

October 16, 2014

8 Elements to NAILING Your Plot & Owning NaNo

Participating in #NaNoWriMo this year? READ THIS POST!! More great tips for creating a fantastic plot for your NaNo project! GO GO GO! ... View Post

October 10, 2014

NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP! Lesson Two: CHARACTERS AND GMCs!

NANOWRIMO PREP LESSON 2! CHARACTERS POOP PLOT, PLOT DOES NOT POOP CHARACTER! SO MAKE THOSE CHARACTERS MEMORABLE! {I will be out of town this following Monday, so wanted to go ahead and repost this now so those of you following along would have the chance to work on this all next week! NOW DO IT!} ... View Post

October 6, 2014

NaNoWriMo BOOT CAMP! Lesson One: PREPARATION MATTERS!

It's that time of year again ... OCTOBER! And that means ... it's NANOWRIMO TIME! As I will be preparing myself again this year, I thought this would be a good time to give everyone a refresher course on BOOT CAMP! THAT'S RIGHT! No whining! No excuses! Just write! ... View Post

September 24, 2014

Deadly Sin of Writing #4–Beware the Bog of Back Story

A rampant discussion among my writer's group just lately ... how to handle backstory? What is too much? Too little? Are flashbacks and dreams to convey relevant events ever okay? And then we found this excellent post by the brilliant Kristen Lamb! I think she says it perfectly: ... View Post

September 22, 2014

Music Monday: An Exploration of What Powers my Stories – "Demons" by Imagine Dragons

Second in my series of exploring the noveling soundtrack to my current WIP, The Good Thing, is the song "Demons" by Imagine Dragons. I have several Imagine Dragons songs on this novel's playlist, but out of all of those, "Demons" is probably the one I'd choose for my favorite in representing the characters and story. Every time I hear this song, no matter where I am, I get immediately transported back into my novel. The lyrics work very well from the point of view of one of the main ... View Post