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Secrets of a Sane Writer

October 1, 2019

a humorous mini course written as if you’re a new member to a sorta-secret society of writers … More Secrets of a Sane Writer

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Welcome to Your Punk Rock NaNoWriMo

November 1, 2017

Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo. Are you ready? Are you writing? Do you have an outline, an idea, a plan of any kind? No matter what you answer, mine is: Good. You’re already ready to start. I want to reassure you here and now that you have a story in you, you have … More Welcome to Your Punk Rock NaNoWriMo

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Deep Breath in, Deep breath out. It’s NaNoWriMo

October 31, 2017

Don’t let NaNoWriMo throw you out of your routine for a whole month. Don’t let it get to you. Keep doing your daily routine and the things that refresh you. … More Deep Breath in, Deep breath out. It’s NaNoWriMo

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NaNoWriMo & the 7 Point Plot Structure

October 19, 2017

I was doing some thinking for all of you about NaNo milestones using the 7 point plot structure. My idea is to give you dates and word counts that you need to hit on those dates. Of course this would be a rough guide more than a rule … More NaNoWriMo & the 7 Point Plot Structure

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NaNoWriMo: The Inevitable Writing Stall

November 22, 2015

We’re in the final stretch of the NaNoWriMo marathon – day 23. Whether we started well or poorly, on time or late, with a well defined idea or not, we’ve been living in this reality of writing a novel in a month for 23 days now, and there is a mere  7 left. If we we’re … More NaNoWriMo: The Inevitable Writing Stall

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Are You Actually Writing?

November 10, 2015

What with NaNoWriMo well under way, we must ask ourselves: Are we actually writing? Here is a handy list to double check if you are, in fact, writing. Things that are not actually writing: Looking for that tab you had open as reference material for a blog entry Outlining Complaining about not writing Practicing your … More Are You Actually Writing?

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Reasons I Hate Outlines With A Firey Passion

November 3, 2015

With NaNoWriMo in full swing, the O-word is being flung about a lot, and I need to get this off my chest. I’m resurrecting an old post because it is every bit as true today as it was 3 years and 6 novels ago.  I am not a fan of outlining. In fact, it takes … More Reasons I Hate Outlines With A Firey Passion

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Writing Villains: The Hybrid

November 2, 2015

So far, I’ve talked about antagonists and monsters and the differences between them, but merely mentioning these two aspects of the villain spectrum leaves a hole in the middle – one that begs to be filled by some of the best villains in fiction. Disney’s old Maleficent, The Joker, Patrick Bateman, Lestat, pretty much any … More Writing Villains: The Hybrid

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NaNoWriMo Prep: Creating A Plot in 4 Easy Steps

October 30, 2015

So you want to do NaNoWriMo, but you’re not really good at this plot thing. Maybe you’ve written short stories but not a novel, maybe you’ve always wanted to write a novel, but you don’t have any idea of how to make a plot. Maybe you’ve written or are writing your Good Novel Idea, and … More NaNoWriMo Prep: Creating A Plot in 4 Easy Steps

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NaNoWriMo Prep: Creating Characters Worth Writing

October 27, 2015

The following is an excerpt from a post I wrote back in May, 2013: Developing Characters Part One: Getting to know you Our characters are people – people we’re giving free rent to in our heads, sometimes for years. And they ought to be worth that time to create, to find the right one for the … More NaNoWriMo Prep: Creating Characters Worth Writing

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