(Originally posted in October 2013, but posting again for a refresher as NaNoWriMo 2015 fast approaches! - JF) SO, you want to be a rebel, eh?!?! You just HATE outlining, do you?? You just can’t for the life of you figure out WTF is going to happen in your novel past Act 1?? You shudder at the very mention of ACTS and STRUCTURE and turn up your nose at all that “rubbish”?? Think you don’t need to give any thought whatsoever as to the make-up of your novel before plunging into the ... View Post
NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Lesson Two – CHARACTERS AND GMC!
(these Boot Camps were originally posted in October 2013, but I'm bringing them out again as a refresher for NaNoWriMo #NaNoPrep 2015!) NO, I do NOT mean a GMC car!!! You don’t know what else I could possibly mean by GMC?!??! You think your characters are just bodies to occupy your awesomely fantastic setting or move through your utterly original and mind-blowing plot!???!? WRONG!!!!! WRONG WRONG WRONG!!! Failing on the CHARACTER LEVEL will make your entire book FAIL!! THAT’S ... View Post
Writing Goals: Project List for October 2015
Remember when I said October was going to be just as busy as September? Yeah. For some reason I thought it would be a great idea to self-publish two books this month. Silly me. But hey, I also once opened a dog grooming business and barely knew how to groom a dog. And ya know what? I had five clients my very first week. And all five clients ended up being very satisfied and happy clients. So what the hell. I can do this. Sure. *gulp* This month, my writing goals are to: Buy ... View Post
NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Lesson One – Preparation Matters
(this NaNoWriMo Boot Camp series was originally written in October of 2013. However, I like to pull them out and dust them off every October as a refresher! So, if you haven't yet seen them, enjoy! If you have seen them already ... enjoy again! Good luck! - J. R.) OH, so you thought NaNoWriMo started in NOVEMBER, did you!?! WRONG! NaNoWriMo starts NOW, RIGHT NOW! The secret to success in this venture is PLANNING!!! PLANNING, people. “But I’m a PANTSER!” you say??? NOT THIS MONTH YOU ... View Post
NaNoWriMo: The Secret to Success is to …
Winter is coming. More specifically, November is coming. And with it, National Novel Writing Month. If you are a writer or an author, you probably either love or hate this time of year, as your social media will suddenly alight with a frenzy of "NaNoWriMo preparation" posts. You'll hate this if you think NaNoWriMo is just a bunch of rubbish (and you'd be wrong about that), and you'll love it if you think NaNoWriMo is awesome (and you'd be right about that) and plan to take part this year ... View Post
Project List for September 2015
You know, every month I think, "Well this month is crazy, but next month will be better." No. That's never true. NEVER. Every "next month" ends up being just as crazy and hectic as the one before. So I should really give up on that thought process! Anyway, let's get on with it! Thinking about the rest of the month exhausts me already, considering our annual Chief's kickoff party bash is right around the corner ... View Post
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