NaNoWriMo 2022 starts today. Not feeling quite ready? It’s okay. Not reading this on November 1, 2022? It’s okay. Not a novelist? It’s okay (there’s insight in here for writers of any genre). Not sure you want to do this? It’s okay. Not even sure what NaNoWriMo is? It’s okay. What Is NaNoWriMo and Why … More Ready or Not, It’s NaNoWriMo!
It’s day 10 of NaNoWriMo or November 10 for those of us not doing NaNoWriMo. So it seems like a good time to revisit this, my most popular post. Even if you aren’t doing NaNoWriMo, you can still play with the Random Scene Generator. Random Scene Generator It takes about a half-hour to create your … More Random Scene Generator: 10 Steps to Solve the “I don’t know what to write” Problem
In response to a previous post, Nasreen Fynewever wrote: “I am leaving a comment to hold myself accountable to print the guides your book Around the Writer’s Block encourages us to use. I am also gently reminding the multitude of writers, like me, who are reading your words, nod our heads, and then fail to … More Get Ready for NaNoWriMo: Make October NaShoUpoWriMo!
Whether you’re gearing up for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), writing fiction in a more conventional timeframe, writing memoir or even poetry, you’re going to love the way this exercise generates ideas, images and words! Step 1. Find a new-to-you object. If you’re in a writer’s group, each member can bring a couple of objects … More NaNo or Not, Here You Go!
By Rosanne Bane Today is the sixth day of National Novel Writing Month, which means that those of you who are NaNoWriMoing should be about 10,000 words into your novel. I think NaNoWriMo can be a great way to get past resistance and I applaud the emphasis on letting go of unreasonably high expectations so … More NaNoWriMo Random Scene Generator: 10 Steps to Solving the “I don’t know what to write” Problem
Bane of Your Resistance 