To all those about to embark on the adventure known as National Novel Writing Month (Fun fact: For some reason my wife can’t stand the phrase NaNoWriMo, so I always have to refer to it by its full name), here are some tips to help you get through the next 30 days. While I have not yet tried this monthly challenge myself, these are the same tips I give anyone writing their first draft of […]
Archive | October, 2017
How I Wrote 15,000 words in one weekend (Or, fast drafting 101 just in time for NaNoWriMo!)
Writing Life
Hiii! As many of you know, I’m an editor and a writer. As such, I feel the pull of time all the time. It would be one thing if this was just a day job I hated, but I ADORE my job as such I give it a lot of my time, which often means a lot less time for my writing. That’s a choice I make. I’ve become such a stronger editor by being […]
NANOWRIMO PREP TIPS: THE OUTLINE IS KEY!
Writers Toolbox
There are two kinds of writers (and people, I’d say) in this world: plotters and pantsers. And for either type, crossing over to the other side is the stuff of nightmares.When it comes to tackling a big fast drafting project for something like NaNoWriMo (there’s less than two weeks to go!), though, even the most diehard pantser could learn a trick or two from us outlining jedi. Lucky for you, as a screenwriter-turned-novelist (and back again!), […]
Five Tips For Writing Antiheroes
Miscellaneous
I know this much about myself: I’m WAY better at writing than I am at public speaking. So when I heard about a public speaking course for authors at the Highlights Foundation back in May, I jumped on it. The 4-5 days of intensive workshopping ended in an assignment: we had to take what we learned, choose a topic related to our books, and talk about it for one hour to students at schools nearby. […]