NaNo planno
So I have an idea for NaNoWriMo. It’s something I thought about starting a few months ago but didn’t want to indulge in yet another story when I should be finishing the others I’ve already started (see Finish What You…
Category NaNoWriMo
Nano 2011 is OVER!!
Ok, so I began today at 40k with a plan to get up at the crack of dawn and panic write for as long as it took to finish! When I woke up at 11:30 I was perturbed to say…
WTF Nov
Cripes, this has been a shitty crazy month! So crazy in fact I used the word ‘cripes’ rather than ‘blimey’ or ‘motherfucker’ (hey, you want eloquence then you visit a real writer’s blog!). I was full of excitement October 31st…and…
NaNo Day 2 – No Pressure
It’s the second day of NaNo but this is not my second NaNo related post…yes, the promised daily updates have fallen by the wayside already…I have failed you! Good! Yeah, you heard me right – GOOD! Now the pressure is…
Halloween, NaNo and moustaches…oh my!
Happy Halloween! Happy Halloween! Or should that be ‘Unhappy Halloween!’? Is it possible to have a happy horror-filled and evil-themed day? Grinning at gore, taking pleasure in pain, feeling elation at the very thought of evisceration? It’s a bit like…
Brainstorming NaNo
Twelve days until NaNoWriMo starts and I’m still unsure which idea to go with. I have three possible stories to choose from, all of which have invaded my brain over the past few weeks. As I’m so busy trying…
Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 9 – Don’t stop me now…
…I’m having such a good time I’m going slightly insane! Life, as it invariably does, has a pesky habit of getting in the way, and even an ubersuperdudeawesomeguy™ like me can’t escape the clutches of work and other…
Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 4 – To plot or not to plot…
As promised yesterday I want to explain to you the differences between plotting a novel and winging it. There are many people who will argue being a plotter (someone who plans where their story is going) is far…
Camp NaNoWriMo: Day 3 – Full steam ahead!
It’s too early to worry about word counts (but don’t use that as an excuse to slack off!) and right now you should still be in full flow. Whether you’re a plotter or a pantser (more on these tomorrow),…