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NaNoWriMo

It’s NaNo!

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Today is the first day of NaNoWriMo – National Novel Writing Month. And don’t call it Nah-no-ree-moh. it’s Nah-no-rye-moh. Haven’t heard of it? It’s a month when authors challenge themselves to write a novel in just 30 days – at least 50k. It’s how I wrote Skythane (which ultimately topped out at 85K). Winning is easy. Just write 50,000 words. And winning is hard. You have to write 50,000 words. So… are you gonna do it this year? What are you gonna write? And what are your strategies? We have a support group for you too – the QSF Writer’s … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Recharging

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We’re in the middle of NaNoWriMo right now. It’s a time of supercharged creative tension. People are scribbing and typing, trying to churn out 50K words before the month ends. It can also be a time of staring at the blank page or words written, contemplating a corresponding blank space in one’s head. All the while, the writer wonders what happened to their inspiration, their desire to write this particular story? How do they move forward from that blankness, even if it’s just a little? I’m only too well acquainted with this blankness. I’ve stared at my empty page, feeling … Read more

Sources of Inspiration: Keeping the Creativity Flowing

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I’ve written this way in advance, because November is going to be absolutely mad. Right now, I should be right in the middle of the madness. :) Anyone else involved in the month long writing dash known as NaNoWriMo? For those of you who don’t know, National Novel Writing Month is when you try to complete 50000 word manuscript within a month. It’s difficult. I had to work extremely hard to make it last year, when I didn’t have nearly as many literary and online obligations as I do now. Juggling this project, along with jobs, deadlines, and other obligations … Read more