I found the “Save the Cat” beat sheet about a year ago. I can’t remember if it was recommended at a panel I had been to or if it came up as a suggestion on another blog I read, but I fell in love immediately. Plot structure has been something I’ve been trying to studyContinue reading “Why I Love the “Save The Cat” Plotting Method”
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Ways to Quiet Your Inner Editor
It generally takes me about a week to quiet my inner editor during NaNoWriMo. For the first week, I fight with her a lot. She tends to want me to go back and fix plot ideas, weird sentences and anything else she can think of. I have learned one thing from her, listening to herContinue reading “Ways to Quiet Your Inner Editor”
Write-Ins – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month
Writing can be more fun when other people are there to share the experience with you. Like writing sprints, write-ins can be a great way to keep yourself moving forward toward that awesome goal of 50k words. If you’ve started an account at nanowrimo.org, you’ll find a tab toward the top of the page thatContinue reading “Write-Ins – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month”
Writing Sprints – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month
I actually did a lot of writing sprints before I knew what they were. A friend and I would find a writing prompt, usually a word or a song lyric we liked, and then we would write for a set amount of time and swap what stories came out of those sprints. Writing sprints areContinue reading “Writing Sprints – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month”
Plotter or Pantser – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month
The first time I “won” NaNoWriMo was in 2013. I read No Plot? No Problem, created characters, and did my best to create a semi-coherent sci-fi book. It was called “Equilibrium” and it was a meandering mess. It was not a total failure though, I learned my first baby steps to writing a full-length novelContinue reading “Plotter or Pantser – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month”
Intro to NaNoWrimo – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month
The moment October 1st hit, the thought “You need to start planning for NaNoWriMo” hopped into my mind, because it confirmed that November is just around the corner. If you are not familiar with NaNoWriMo, this post is a quick introduction to get you up to speed. I decided I would post a blog eachContinue reading “Intro to NaNoWrimo – Countdown to National Novel Writing Month”
Quieting your Inner Editor
In preparation for National Novel Writing Month, I wanted to write about something that serves as a struggle for most writers. The goal of NaNoWriMo is 50,000 words in a month and if you’re constantly rewriting words, it becomes quite difficult to make that count of 1,667 words a day. The problem most writers IContinue reading “Quieting your Inner Editor”
Getting ready for National Novel Writing Month
If you are a budding writer and finally want to get that book that’s been inside you on paper, now is the time! November will be here soon enough and it is known to many writers as NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month. This will be my third year participating. Okay, that’s not completelyContinue reading “Getting ready for National Novel Writing Month”
The Taming of the Muse 