We're nearing our last week of Camp! Are you sitting pretty and ahead on your word count? Or are you like me and running a few thousand words behind? Either way, I hope this prompt comes in handy! Writing Prompt: If your main character could meet their hero, who would it be? Write what would …
Continue reading Camp NaNo: Writing Prompt Wednesdays 07.22.2020
Today I wanted to do something a little different. Instead of a list of tips or a writing run-down, I’m going to do a review of a writing program I mention often: Scrivener. Scrivener is a program I use as a book author in place of Microsoft Word or other writing programs. While I don't …
photo credit: Startup Stock Photos on Pexels.com For today's blog post, I’d like to go over one of the most important parts of any story--dialogue. Dialogue is hard to get right! It can seem too complicated, too flowery, too casual, or just… off. In order to work, dialogue in a story has to do a …
photo credit to Dominika Roseclay on Pexels.com Déjà vu anyone? It’s June, which means one thing: I am prepping for my second month of Camp NaNo! I’m still working through a new draft of my WIP, Usurper, and for July Camp NaNo this year, I’m going to continue this process. Last Time for April Camp, …
Today, I decided to focus a blog post on one of my most problematic areas when it comes to description in my writing: Setting. Now, this isn’t to say that when I write a first draft, I neglect setting entirely. Instead, I tend to paint setting in broad strokes, such as: forest, desert, castle, rather …
It’s April, and you know what that means! CAMP NANO! For the last few months, known as the Now What? months in NaNo-world, I’ve been doing read-throughs and markups of my WIP, Usurper, and for Camp NaNo this year, I’m going to take that a step further and write a brand new draft. The Overarching …
Hey there! It’s the Now What? Months of NaNoWriMo, and by now you’re probably eyeball-deep into your revision of your current WIP, right? Every writer, even those currently revising, should have a toolkit of essentials for getting those words on paper. Here’s mine! – Pen and paper, or a computer with a word processing program. …
Blurred on purpose for character confidentiality. 😉 As some of you may know, NaNoWriMo’s “Now What?” months are in full swing. This means one thing: revision! I tend to write one book in November, and revise a different book in the Now What months. As a person with many projects, this makes it easier to …
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I’m back after a long absence. In short, a long list of factors, including moving halfway across the state, downsizing, and starting a new career, culminated in me tabling writing for some time. I thought it would be a good idea to write a post about how I …
Continue reading Back in the Writing Game: Re-Evaluating Writing when Your Life has Changed
I’m back after a long absence (we’ll get into that in a later blog post) and wanted to ease back into blogging with a quick look at my Winter Reading List, but first, a word about reading: I will always argue that the best thing a writer can do for their craft is to read. …
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