The harder I work to get my life in order before National Novel Writing Month starts tomorrow, the more I wonder if I’m taking my preparations a little too far. I’m afraid I’m going to be exhausted before NaNo even begins. On the plus side, I haven’t done this much cleaning and cooking in a [...]
I posted last week on why I decided to do National Novel Writing Month and what my strategies are for finishing a novel in a month. And now I’m just waiting. Impatiently. I have my outline to work on, of course, but I’m afraid to get too deep too quickly. I’m afraid that if I [...]
No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty is a guide to writing a novel in a month, whether as part of the official National Novel Writing Month in November or as part of a personal challenge at some other time of the year. In [...]
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 [...]
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 around my [...]
