I sat down to write at eleven minutes after midnight and opened Scrivener. I clicked on a blank template in Scrivener I created from multiple sources and insights. I opened “Opening Scene”: a blank (digital software) page appended with (digital software) “index card” with “reminders” for myself of what the “opening scene” should accomplish. I was […]
Five Hours till Nov 1 Nanowrimo Marathon
Last night I listened to Stephen King’s book “On Writing” and reviewed his process of story writing. I have what he has as far as “preparation” before he writes the first draft of a story. I don’t write in the horror or paranormal genres’; and he has written famous stories that are not horror or […]
NanoWrimo 2017
I’m listening to Jack Gantos, Author, on YouTube for NanoWrimo 2017 that starts in a few days. I have enjoyed listening and learning. He has published over 50 books. He doesn’t know how his books end before he starts a book. Plus, he said that he often writes 100 drafts of a book before the final […]
Warren Writes to Grow Characters
The Story EquationSusan May Warren.[1] 2016. The Story Equation. Minneapolis: My Book Therapy. Review by Stephen W. Hiemstra What makes the character in a novel come to life? Why do some readers behave like crack ad… Source: Warren Writes to Grow Characters
Tips, Tricks & Tropes: Reverse Engineering — plotdotgif
Learning how to write is like making a quilt. You start with a lot of different materials, stringing them together to create something beautiful. But the thing about quilts is that they aren’t usually made from just one material and often made out of scraps. What I’m going to discuss today is the idea of […] […]
Tips, Tricks & Tropes: Reverse Engineering
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Learning how to write is like making a quilt. You start with a lot of different materials, stringing them together to create something beautiful. But the thing about quilts is that they aren’t usually made from just one material and often made out of scraps. What I’m going to discuss today…
How to Write 5,000 Words a Day
For at least 16 consecutive days now, I’ve been averaging 5,000 words a day; that’s around 80,000 words in a little over 2 weeks. In the past, I’ve had certain occasional days where I wrote … Source: How to Write 5,000 Words a Day
