I’ve got to say, failing nanowrimo this year was pretty rewarding. I only did a week’s worth of actual writing, but I’ve done a lot of book and writing related tasks that were absolutely necessary, so I have no regrets. Here’s the wrap up of what I learned. Final word count for the month (all …
Tag: outlines
Nanowrimo Bujo: My Novel Bullet Journal
I’m super excited to share this because I think it will help me write faster and more consistently. I might end up completely wrong about this, but either way, it’s going to be a fun experiment. I’m going to participate in nanowrimo this year. Despite having a bunch of publishing tasks for The Island Experiment …
Plotting Tip: Pen and Paper
I took an unintentionally long hiatus from my blog posts during October. A combination of being sick all month, not sleeping because my son’s also been sick, and a hard deadline of getting The Island Experiment (Kepos Chronicles, Book 3) to my wonderful editor, I’ve been at capacity. Now that the book is off my …
How to Beat Writer’s Block
Writer’s Block is built up in the mind of every writer, kind of like the monster under the bed. It scares us. It hinders us. It saps our productivity. Except I don’t really believe in Writer’s Block. Like the monster under the bed, I think it’s a story. Hype. Meant to scare writers like you …
Resources for Plotting and Outlining a Series
As I get closer to the end of The Island Experiment, Book 3 in The Kepos Chronicles, I’ve been thinking more about the next series I want to write, so I figured I should start improving my outlining process. I want to avoid some of the issues that I’ve faced with this series as a …
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Nanowrimo like a loser: What I learned
By the official guidelines, I lost nanowrimo big time. I don't have an accurate final count, but it's about 36,000 words. Still, based on my own goals and expectations at the beginning of November, I won. You can read more about that in my last post. I finished the first draft of my novel, the …
Nanowrimo like an object in motion: Momentum
Just keep swimming. This was what I learned from Week 2+ of nanowrimo. What had been so easy the first week was a struggle the second week. Part of this was probably due to some changes in my outline that I foolishly didn't take enough time to explore via brainstorming because I was too impatient. …
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Nanowrimo like a Cylon: Have a Plan
Wow. It's already been one week, and I am ahead of schedule. I began on a palindrome, 43,134 words into my draft, and completely by chance (I swear!), I ended the week on one, too: 57,875. The daily counts are in the photo, but it comes to a total of 14,741, which is another palindrome. …
