#NaNoWriMo Story Planni...

NaNoWriMo is almost upon us, so there’s no time to waste in doing everything you can to make sure you can not only get to 50K words but to end up with an actual story. As I mentioned in my last post, Why You Should Plan Your NaNo in Advance,  I believe planning the key elements is...

#NaNoWriMo at the 10k m...

It’s November 6. Just past the 20% mark for the month. How are you doing? If you’re getting in your 1667 words per day, you should have hit 10,000 words yesterday. Maybe you haven’t quite gotten there. I give you a huge congratulations if you have written anything! For some of you, this...

Countdown to NaNoWriMo:...

It’s the end of September. You’ve got about a month until NaNoWriMo starts. Seems like plenty of time, right? Some of you are wondering why I’m already talking about NaNo when it doesn’t even start until November 1. Because writing and finishing a book takes more than just the 30 days...

Pacing Your Novel 1: Th...

  In my survey of your biggest rewriting challenges, many of you indicated pacing of your story among the most difficult.   What is Pacing? Pacing refers to how slowly or quickly time passes in the story: the pace of time’s passage. It’s important to realize that...

Revising the #NaNoWriMo...

It’s January. The holidays are over and you’ve probably made a bunch of writing-related resolutions you’ve already given up on. If one of those is whipping your NaNo novel into good enough shape to publish, you’re in the right place. By now, NaNoWriMos fall into a few...

What I #AmWriting for #...

I’ve posted a bunch of my own tips on planning for NaNoWriMo as well as the links to my worksheets and planning guide, and I realize I have yet to tell you all anything about what I’m writing this year. Shame on me! How can you believe my advice if I don’t go through the whole process...