NaNo Prep: Your October To-Do List!
Hello, everyone! It’s almost time for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). And we are here to support you. Here is your suggested October To-Do List. (And if you’re not participating in NaNo, this list applies for any time you start a novel.) 1. Listen to any podcasts that will spark your creativity. The Moth has great […]
Reentry and Giving Yourself a Break
~ By Melina Kantor We hear it all the time. BICHOK. Want to be a writer? Write. Writers write every day. And of course, all of that is true. But I’ve got to confess something. I just finished a first draft of a story. I sat my butt down and put my hands on the keyboard […]
Writing Sprints Make a Difference
~ By Leigh Duvan When you hear the word Sprint your first reaction might be to think of Olympic Runners or Track & Field Events – you know like the 100-meter dash. Sprinting is associated with “going fast” and the actual verb definition is: run at full speed over a short distance. Today we’re going to […]
NaNoWriMo – Why You Win Even When You Lose
~ By Leigh Duvan There are only a few days left to sign up for NaNoWriMo 2017. You may still be on the fence about NaNo or thinking there’s no way you can win, so why bother even doing it. Today I’m going to tell you in Nike form to JUST DO IT! Sign up! […]
GMC, Wonder Woman, and Unlocking Your NaNoWriMo Story
Wow, okay. So NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) begins exactly a week from today. Have you figured out your plot? Eh, don’t worry, neither have I. Besides, as they say, “no plot, no problem.” Right? NaNo is the time to write with “literary abandon,” forget the rules, and just write. Right? Well. . . The […]
Writing is Hard. Why Do We Do It?
~ By Mary E. Thompson Eight months ago a friend of mine released her first book. Leading up to the release, she did a countdown to release day on social media, shared it with everyone she knew, and was crazy excited. Three months later, sales were dismal. Recognition wasn’t there. She was discouraged. Another friend […]
Surviving NaNoWriMo When You’re Not Writing
~ By Brenda Margriet Note: On Wednesday, we posted an alternate view of National Novel Writing Month. I am currently not writing. It doesn’t feel good, but I am trying not to beat myself up about it. So with NaNoWriMo going full swing and many of my online writer friends posting amazing word counts I just […]
Why I’m a Wrimo – My Top 5 Reasons
~ By Melina Kantor Note: On Friday, we’ll be posting another point of view about participating in NaNoWriMo. Everyone has a different process, Only you know what works best for you. So come back Friday, and see what you think. Apologies to all of my Facebook friends, friends in general, and everyone who has to put […]
Three Simple Tips for Winning NaNoWriMo
~ By Mary E. Thompson Writing a novel in a month can seem like a daunting task. 50,000 words? I’d like that many zeroes in my bank account just as much as I’d like them in my WIP, but sadly, both have far fewer zeroes. Getting the zeroes in my WIP is much easier than […]
Wrimos on a Boat!
~ By Melina Kantor When it comes to NaNoWriMo, I’m known for being. . . enthusiastic. I start getting excited in October, if not sooner. In November, I walk around with my NaNo tote bag and my NaNo hoodie. Yup. I take it that seriously. The month long noveling frenzy has been a huge part of […]
The 5 Stages of NaNoWriMo
~ By Abigail Owen I have found in my NaNowWriMo experience that, much like the stages of grief, there are 5 stages of writing a book in one month. In fact, similar to grief, you may even cycle through these a few times by the end. Let’s review– Stage 1 – Enthusiasm Writing a book in […]
NaNoWriMo: An ML’s Perspective [REPOST]
~ By Erin O’Brien A note from Melissa / Melina: I first met Erin during my first NaNoWriMo in 2007. Until I moved to Jerusalem in 2012, she was my ML (Municipal Liaison). I was very lucky to have her encouragement and the write-ins were fantastic. I’m an ML now, for the first time, and in […]
