Tag: Linda Edelstein

  • One Solution for Your Mid-NaNoWriMo Blues

    One Solution for Your Mid-NaNoWriMo Blues

    Is your NaNoWriMo story going nowhere? Here’s one possible solution: Throw in a new character. Don’t have time to create a new character? Here are some quick ways to create a new character for your work-in-progress: Index Card Shuffle: Take 10-15 index cards. On each card, write one character trait (ex. loves cars; wears homemade…

  • Character Creations: Laying the Foundation

    Character Creations: Laying the Foundation

    I am having a blast creating characters for my NaNoWriMo project this year. I used some tools I haven’t applied in the past and I wanted to tell you about them. But first, a caveat: this is just for the beginning of character development. I believe in just laying a foundation for a character before…