I started doing these weekly collections of my VSS365 (very short stories every day) prompts last year after doing them every day for literally MONTHS and then quickly fell off the wagon and stopped writing them... mybad. Now that it's the start of a brand new year, I'm going to start posting them again and … Continue reading VSS365 Week 1
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My Preptober Goals
As Preptober comes to a close, I need to ask; are you ready? I also need to apologise. Before the month started, I had every intention of posting weekly blogs about Preptober but work has been crazy busy and I was sick in the middle of October as well. Yay. But at least I got … Continue reading My Preptober Goals
VSS365 Week 23
Day 155Her name was #lotus but she asked people to call her Lottie in the hopes they'd think it was short for Charlotte. Only her parents knew the truth, and she planned to keep it that way. Day 156There was a #phantasm following her, she was sure of it. Glimpsed only as a black shadow … Continue reading VSS365 Week 23
VSS365 Week 22
Day 148"Do you #regret your decision?"She turned away from the flaming embers of the home she'd grown up in. "Not at all." She assured him. But on the inside her heart ached knowing that three centuries of memories had literally gone up in smoke. "It had to be done." Day 149Aisha smiled as the Unity … Continue reading VSS365 Week 22
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Week 2 vss365 wrap-up
vss365 week 1
Last year on Twitter I came across a hashtag called #vss365 and had no idea what it stood for. It stands for Very Short Stories and the 365 because a prompt is posted every day for people to write a tweet about. After looking into it more, I decided to take part in it this … Continue reading vss365 week 1
One last thing before NaNoWriMo
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
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)
Lisa Stapleton 