NaNoWriMo Day #6
Welcome to NaNoWriMo, Day 6! Finally. The weekend! Let’s all try to put our busy weeks out of our minds and settle in for a fantastic, writing-filled weekend, okay? Today’s inspiration: Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure […]
NaNoWriMo Day #5
Welcome to NaNoWriMo, Day 5! The beautiful thing about today is that no matter how many words you’ve written, you’re in a great place. It’s still early in the game, and the weekend is ahead of us. There’s time to catch up and reach whatever goals you’ve set for yourself. Today’s inspiration: Dancing in all its […]
NaNoWriMo Day #4
Welcome to NaNoWriMo, Day 4! Hard to believe we’re 4 days in. How’s it coming? Hey, one more day and we’ve got our first official NaNo weekend! Whew! Some inspiration for you: And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. […]
“Tude-torial #5
~ By D.D. Scott For today’s Chick Lit “It’s all about the attitude” ‘Tude-torial, I’m Goin’ Babbitt! That’s right…as in Sinclair Lewis’ famous 1920’s satirical character George Babbitt. ***Note the rather Chick Lit-esque cover art?! How’s that for some fun stuff?!*** So why Babbitt? Well…let’s face it… Just like Sinclair Lewis said in one of […]
NaNoWriMo Day #3
Welcome to NaNoWriMo, Day 3! How are you all doing today? Writing like the wind and pleased as punch with your word count? Crying over cold cups of coffee and rueing the day you created your NaNo profile? It doesn’t matter. You’re participating, and writing, and that’s what counts. Here’s your daily dose of inspiration: “Never […]
NaNoWriMo Day #2
Welcome to NaNoWriMo, Day 2! How’s everything going so far? Any successes to share with us? Leave us a comment and let us know how you’re doing! Here’s your daily dose of inspiration: Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can […]
NaNoWriMo Day #1
Hi Everybody, and welcome to NaNoWriMo Day 1! As promised, here we are with a bit of daily noveling inspiration: * “It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.” ~ William James Huh. Attitude. Not a problem here, right? As a bonus, […]
Apps With ‘Tude #3
The NaNoWriMo Kickoff Edition! ~ By Melina Kantor Hello Everyone, and TGIF! As we discussed last week, it’s almost time for NaNoWriMo! Yay! 🙂 Don’t let that scare you! We’re here to help. With apps, of course. As a bonus, we’re even throwing in a few extra resources. (If you’re not participating in NaNo, the […]
Ready, Set: NaNoWriMo!
Er. . . NaNo, uh what?!? ~ By Melina Kantor Hey! It’s almost here! There’s only about a week to go before thousands of fearless writers down multiple gallons of coffee, strap themselves to their computers or writing implements of choice and attempt the impossible. I’m so excited about it I can barely sit still […]
