Usually when writing, we favour quality over quantity. Sometimes you can spend weeks trying to formulate the perfect opening sentence. You might agonise over the right word to finish off your sentence. During NaNo, you need to take that mentality and throw it out the window. Find a box, get a lock and pop your … Continue reading One last thing before NaNoWriMo
Month: October 2018
Self Care During NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is a marathon 30 days worth of writing with a view to writing 1667 words a day, totalling up 50,000 words total for the month. It's hard and can be gruelling at times. You might be tempted to skip important things like meals, showers, or sleep. Please don't. Yes, your word count matters. Yes, … Continue reading Self Care During NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo is a Marathon not a Sprint
Though saying that, sprinting can actually be a fun and productive way to boost your word count! There are many different types of sprints available to you, and I'll list the ones I know here! On the NaNoWriMo website, there's a whole forum dedicated to word sprints: Word Wars, Prompts, and Sprints. Inside you can find … Continue reading NaNoWriMo is a Marathon not a Sprint
Helpful NaNoWriMo Forums
In the final days of #NaNoPrep I thought I'd share some of the NaNo forums I find the most helpful. Whether it's for procrastination reasons, or research or even novel ideas, there are forums for pretty much everything. I fully recommend having a nose around them all now, so you don't need to be rummaging … Continue reading Helpful NaNoWriMo Forums
NaNoWriMo Desktop Calendars (img heavy)
As well as having the graph on the NaNoWriMo website, I also find it helpful to change my computer desktop to one with a word count. Usually in the theme of whatever TV Show/Film I'm currently obsessed with. Feel free to use any of them for yourself! Most of them are 1920x1080 but some are … Continue reading NaNoWriMo Desktop Calendars (img heavy)
11 steps of Preptober
With NaNoWriMo rapidly approaching, I thought I'd finally get around to posting this. I had originally planned to film this as a youtube video, but I've been struck down by a cold/flu type nasty and none of you want to hear that. So here we are, in blog form instead. Sign up for the NaNo website. … Continue reading 11 steps of Preptober
The Medal on the Mantle
A small flashfic I wrote for Billy Owens Jr based on his character Freddy from his WIP novel The Seven. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Every night before Freddy went to bed, he paused by the medal on the mantle. This time, instead … Continue reading The Medal on the Mantle