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Nanowrimo Day 3: The 1st step
The first step I took on day 1 of NaNoWriMo was to take the phrases I created to describe the potential scenes and turn them into complete sentences. For example: Phrase: Bandonn orphaned as a child Complete sentence: In this flashback of Bandonn as a little boy in the burg where he grew up, The…
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NaNoWriMo Day 2: My four-steps
Was my first day of NaNoWriMo 2022 was a huge success? I wrote over 1700 words. The story is coming along wonderfully and I’ve come up with some ideas as I’ve composed. During Preptober, I made a list of phrases describing scenes. I also compiled a list of characters for the two novellas I’m writing…
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NaNoWriMo Day 1: We’re Off
Well, I was going to get up at midnight and get a 20-minute writing sprint in, but that didn’t happen. However, I did get 740 words in before I went to work. During Preptober, I wrote phrases of three or four words for each scene. The first thing I did for NaNoWriMo was turn each…
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Last day of Preptober
It’s October 31st. Yes, yes, it’s Halloween. But it’s also the last day of Preptober. I’ve been prepping for NaNoWriMo this past month. But, really, I did it all in the first few days. I’ve been working on my other WIP, Oblivion’s Hope. My determination to get that novel done is why I haven’t been…
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Three Things
Try the Three Things exercise as part of your morning routine. I had some great successes this weekend: I finished a scene for my novel, Legendaries. I got back into reading: I finished Renegades by Marissa Meyer and started reading the sequel called Archenemies. I also started reading Legends and Latte by Travis Baldree. This…
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Friday’s Findings: Why I Write
I’ve been meaning to write about this for quite a while. I see other writers on social media and they measure success in these ways: number of likes, book sales, etc. I can honestly say that’s okay. But I am loving just the creative side of writing. I get to use my writing and graphic…
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Infographic: Writing Style
Writing style is one of those things that is a balance between noticing it and not drawing attention to itself. Below are some suggestions to add your own writing style to your fiction. Download this infographic. Photo by Rogério Martins
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I haven’t read a book in two months!
Renegades by Marissa Meyer. The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. I started all of these books earlier this year and I still haven’t finished them. Why? I’ve been writing, writing, and writing. For the first three or four months of 2022, I concentrated on finishing my novella Traption.…
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Friday’s Findings: July 2022 Camp NaNoWriMo Update #4
Working on more than one WIP at once Well, Camp NaNoWriMo will be over Sunday night. So far, I’ve written 25,7000 words out of my 25,000 goal. But one of my less tangible goals was to successfully navigate three WIPs simultaneously. I’ve definitely learned some things about writing three WIP at once. Good things. For…
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