NaNoWriMo Resources

Thursday, 25 October 2007, 8:00 | Category : NaNoWriMo, Writing
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Yesterday in my NaNoWriMo Game Plan I promised a list of the National Novel Writing Month resources I’ve found to be most useful.
Unfortunately, it’s entirely possible to spend all your time reading about, rather than doing, NaNoWriMo. If you see this after November 1 and want to write a NaNo novel, I recommend you [...]

NaNoWriMo Game Plan

Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 8:00 | Category : NaNoWriMo, Writing
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Once I decided to do NaNoWriMo, I realized I had to make a plan. I knew that if I didn’t set daily goals and milestones I’d write a little here and a little there, then panic over Thanksgiving and probably give up. To prevent that, I’ve come up with a plan for working [...]

NaNoWriMo Here I Come

Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 8:00 | Category : NaNoWriMo, Writing
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I’m going to do it. I think. At least, I’m going to try.
NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, an annual event that attracts thousands of writers. The goal is to write a novel of 50,000 words (about 175 pages) between November 1 and November 30. Last year, 79,000 people signed up [...]

Briefly: Tutorial Contest at Writer’s Manifesto

Monday, 22 October 2007, 8:00 | Category : Notes
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I submitted Simple Photo Editing Using GIMP to the Writer’s Manifesto Tutorial Group Writing Project. My choices for the top three entries follow.

Tips for Getting Through NaNo shares advice on surviving and thriving during the upcoming National Novel Writing Month. Tips range from working ahead on your other writing to dealing with [...]

Friday Photo: Flower from Tutorial

Friday, 19 October 2007, 8:00 | Category : Photography
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Yesterday I wrote a tutorial on some simple photo editing techniques, using this photo as an example. The original photo is shown to the right, and the result is below.
I enjoyed many elements of the original photo, like the way the grass partially frames the flower and the juxtaposition of the vivid flower against [...]