Things I learned from NaNoWriMo Outlining doesn’t have to kill creativity (In fact, it can free you to be more creative.) I read a great article about a month before NaNoWriMo 1 in which a confirmed ‘Pantser’ 2 discovered the joys of partial outlining. She realised — and taught me — that you don’t have… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Wrap Up
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NaNoWriMo Lessons for Next Time
I crossed the finish line (50,000 words) of National Novel Writer’s Month after a marathon 5K word day on the Sunday before NaNo actually finished. In the two weeks since then I’ve added less than 5K words to the novel, which is not finish. I left it in the midst of what I hope will… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Lessons for Next Time
NaNoWriMo – The Final Push
OK, it’s here: the final push. Eight days to go. Eight days and 16,300 words to go before I can declare myself a ‘winner’. I was so pleased with myself — having so much fun — last Thursday. I had written well all month so far, in the face of some adversity. I was hooked.… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – The Final Push
NaNoWriMo Half Time Report
Well, here we are at the half-way point of NaNoWriMo and I’m still writing. I’m slightly under a day behind on the word count targets and that’s only because a, I spent the day being sociable yesterday b, I’ve been fighting off strep/tonsillitis and c, I spent some time on Friday not writing by trying… Continue reading NaNoWriMo Half Time Report