Writing on the go
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo, Productivity
November is one of those months when I find myself wanting to write away from home more and more. For one thing, participating in NaNoWriMo means that I need all the writing time I can get. It’s not just that though. It’s the cold and gray I think as well. I just get the itch [...]
Dust off those novels!
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo, Novel
It’s that time of year again, and to be honest, I almost FORGOT. That tells you just how busy (and preoccupied) I’ve been.
March is NaNoEdMo. That’s National Novel Editing Month.
If you participated in NaNoWriMo in November or just have a novel in a drawer that needs work, then consider signing up. The rules are pretty [...]
NaNo Postmortem
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo, Novel
Well, I didn’t make 50,00 words this year, and surprisingly, I’m not really upset about it.
For one thing, I’ve got a pretty decent novel underway. I’m happy with it, all 30k or so words. Here’s my take on how things went and what worked (and what didn’t).
I went back and did some serious rewriting about [...]
Gloom, Doom and Despair
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo
Ah, the dreaded NaNo update.
With five days to go (including today!), I’m sitting at just about the half-way point. Will I finish? Even I have to be realistic and say that it’s going to be tough, but I’m still plugging along. I spent about two days reworking a big change in the novel, and that [...]
Plot, Write, Re-Plot…
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo
I’m still plugging away on my NaNo novel. Something has happened that, frankly, I halfway expected. Although I had a scene outline coming in the NaNo, the novel has strayed quite a bit off track.
What do you do when the novel (or the characters) have a mind of their own? For me, the answer is [...]
National Novel Writing Month: Week Two
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo
For me, week two is a little less fun than week one. By this time, the novel starts feeling like real work, but it’s still going well. I’m usually a bit ahead on my word count, and things are coming along smoothly.
All the tips for week one still apply, of course, but I have a [...]
Top Posts
Posted by Jo | Filed under Markets, NaNoWriMo, Productivity, Publishing, Weblogs
As you know, I’m busy NaNo-ing this month. For those of you who may have missed these, here are five of the most popular blog posts on the site. Take a minute and check them out, and then get back to your novel!
Get Ready for NaNo
Two Great Market Resources
Short Story Markets
Writing Tools
What’s Holding You [...]
NaNo Poll Results
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo
First off, the poll results I promised
Everyone plans to continue blogging during NaNo
About half of you plan to stick to your posting frequency, about half plan to reduce frequency or length
Only 2/5 have stockpiled posts for November.
For those who have written ahead, about five posts seems to be the common answer.
Finally, everyone plans on blogging [...]
National Novel Writing Month: Week One
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo
Okay, you’ve started the novel. Maybe you’re already making great headway. Your word count may even be ahead of schedule. Kudos!
This is my fourth year of NaNo, so I feel a little bit qualified to give some tips on how to make it through the month.
Week one is exciting, even exhilarating. You’re writing a NOVEL, [...]
Five (more) blog posts for November
Posted by Jo | Filed under NaNoWriMo, Weblogs
Read the first entry in this series, blog posts for November.
As promised, here are five more ideas for blog posts that will help you get through NaNo unscathed.
1. Look to your archives. Choose one of your older posts and revamp it somehow. Don’t forget to link to it!
2. Head over to the NaNo Forums. There [...]
