Category: writing
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Camp NaNoWriMo Update #3
I’m wearing my Duncan Idaho hoodie to keep me inspired while I write.:) Well I gave in and lowered my Camp NaNoWriMo goal from 25,000 words to 15,000 words. Why did I do that? I’ve decided to enjoy my weekend writing as well as doing other things—like watching the Batman on HBO Max instead of…
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Camp NaNoWriMo Update #2
So I’m at 8,300 words so far. I have a week to reach my goal of 25,000. But to be honest, my goals can’t be measured in words. My first goal–to complete a draft of my novella Traption–has been accomplished. My second goal–to finish the last several chapters of my novel, Oblivion’s Hope–is well on…
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Friday’s Findings: Fandom.com
I’ve been using Fandom.com (formerly known as Wikia.com) to help me in my reading and writing endeavors. Fandom is a wiki hosting service which hosts wikis on entertainment and pop culture, such as books, games, movies, television and more. I find Fandom helpful in my reading in several ways. First, if I’ve been reading a…
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Friday’s Findings: Doing Voice Journals
This week I’ve been doing voice journals for my characters as I reach the midpoint of Camp NaNoWriMo. I first read about this practice in James Scott Bell’s The Art of War for Writers. This week I’ve read a few online articles on the subject. I’ve capsulated the main concepts of doing voice journals for…
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CampNaNoWriMo Update #1
Reached one of my goals for Camp NaNoWriMo: completed a draft of my novella; spending the rest of the month working on my novel, or one of them at least. I’m going to do voice journals for my characters and write a few summaries of unfinished scenes. All this goes toward my word count. I’m…
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Good Scene, Bad Scene
Scenes are the building blocks of fiction writing. I came across this great infographic on evaluating a scene’s worthiness. Editor Ellen Brock created this wonderful chart and talks about it in this video. Check out her YouTube and her website for more great writing advice. Photo by Francesco Ungaro
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First Weekend of Camp NaNoWriMo
Enjoyed my first full weekend of Camp NaNoWriMo for April 2022. I completed a scene from my novella called Traption. As I mentioned in a recent blog posting, I’m using a writing process I’m calling the “scratchpad” method. I use a single text document–mine happens to be in Google Docs– and will just add on…
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Friday’s Findings: The Scratchpad Method
Today is the first day of Camp NaNoWriMo–it’s my first Camp NaNoWriMo!– and I’m using something called “The Scratchpad Method.” You see, I have a writing situation. Is it a good or bad situation? It’s good in the sense I have an abundance of WIPs to work on. It’s bad in the sense I don’t…
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Still Deciding What To Do for Camp NaNoWriMo
Camp NaNoWriMo starts April 1st and I’m not sure what to do. It’s not a lack of ideas; it’s too many WIPs to choose from. I have a draft for my novella Traption and I was going to edit it. Then I decided to work on a rough draft for my novella Normous. But now…
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