The Adventures of a Blonde Writer
I have decided to record my 2018 NaNoWriMo journey in a blog post. November is National Novel Writing month (NaNoWriMo) and by signing up to the contest you agree to write 50,000 words in a month. So, here is what happened in a diary style format:
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There is a stage during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) where desperation strikes, 28k words in my experience. Words dry up, your plot sags, characters won’t follow casting direction and the mere thought of your story makes you want to go hide under the bed. During this dark stage, all your old ways of finding some […]
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Writer friends are special human beings. As I am battling my way through NaNoWriMo and having to call on my writer friends for encouragement, I thought I would dedicate a post to writer friends everywhere. Here’s a list of similarities between writer friends and stars:
Read MoreHas your beloved entered NaNoWriMo? Did they cheerfully announce at the dinner table, last week, after demolishing your cheese board, that for the month of November they are going to be enjoying themselves, by writing 50,000 words? On the 1st November, did you watch your beloved strap themselves to their writing chair, set up a […]
Read MoreYou are about to start working on your third draft. There is a lot of work ahead as it will require a total rewrite. The word rewrite makes you shudder. Wearily you glance at your draft and wonder whether there is any point with carrying on with it. What seemed like a good premise for a […]
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You can try to ignore it all you want. Feed yourself silly excuses. Deny you want to write a book. Bury the story deep inside of you. Here are 10 signs you are ready to write your book: You are unable to sit still. If you are suffering from, what we in the trade call, […]
Read MoreThis is a tough one and can take some writers several years to come to terms with. You will have an unfinished draft novel, sat in a drawer or lounging on top of your writing desk or loitering in your writing file on your computer. All book writing momentum will have left your writer body. […]
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Welcome to my weekly blog series – Author Interviews. These interviews give me a glimpse into the writing life of an author. They share their book journey, the obstacles they have faced and their motivations. At the end of each interview I ask the big question – what do they wear whilst writing? This […]
Read MoreFirst chapter obsession is a known form of literary hell. Sadly there is no escape. There are five stages and they might go something like this… Unrealistic expectations. With a goofy smile on your face and a head full of characters, plots and adverbs, you set out to write your literary masterpiece. As with any creative […]
Read MoreWarning: some of these first chapter habits are naughty but at the same time they can be quite pleasurable:
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