If you’re closing in on the halfway mark of National Novel Writing Month 2020 like I am, it’s hard telling how you feel right now. Even if you’re on a novel writing journey of any sort, it’s hard to tell where you’ll be at. Some of these prompts have had […]
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Finding out I used to be pretty cool.
The following is a transcript, best read while viewing the above video. Oh… Oh God, Lezlie, you really want me to be nice to this kid? Seriously, some things just never change. Hello, hello everybody! How you all doing out there? Welcome back to my channel! I hope this video […]
Read MoreFeeling Emotional During #NaNoWriMo? #GetWriteOnIn to a fix with This #WritingPrompt
Whether you’re in National Novel Writing Month 2020 or not, we’ve all been stuck in the hell that is 2020 either way. Most of us have experienced every emotion under the sun this year. Some of us experienced those emotions for the first time. Writers always strive to find ways […]
Read MoreChoose a Favorite Scene and #GetWriteOnIn to Your Work in Progress
Hopefully, by this point in your National Novel Writing Month 2020 adventure, you’ve written at least one scene of your book that you enjoy. Same statement if you’re writing a book at all. Authors have a tendency to become their worst critics, especially during first draft stages. We know the […]
Read MoreThe Best Writing Advice I Have Gotten (So Far)
That is why I am scared of heights! Because I’m taller! It’s exactly why it’s scary, because the ground is so much further away than it is for you! You’re like right there. I’m like, “Oh, it’s like so far!” Hi everybody! How y’all doing out there? Welcome back to […]
Read MoreSide Character Spotlight!
Hopefully, you haven’t lost too much sleep on this National Novel Writing Month 2020 adventure. Or, hopefully you’re not too hard on yourself for wherever your word count is at whenever you are in your personal writing storyline. Anyone who knows me knows I love me some good character-driven stories, […]
Read More#GetWriteOnIn to Your Character’s Living Space With This #WritingPrompt
We are well in to National Novel Writing Month 2020 now, so hopefully you’ve done some good connection with your characters, plots, and settings. I hope the same for you even if you’re not doing NaNo 2020. Today, we’re going to do a bit of a double-dip and increase our […]
Read MorePlot Problems? Please. Let’s #GetWriteOnIn to a Fix With This #WritingPrompt
Whether you are kicking off National Novel Writing Month 2020 week two or just somewhere on your writing path and struggling to connect with your plot, I’ve got the prompt for you today. Today’s plot prompt is so simple it’s almost stupid: Describe your favorite plot arc. Here’s the thing: […]
Read MoreAngry Characters? #GetWriteOnIn to Their Issues With This #WritingPrompt
If you’re here on publication day for this video, you’ve just made it through the first week of NaNoWriMo 2020. One way or the other, so far, at least, we’ve all survived the first week of November 2020. Hopefully. Whenever you are, I hope your story is going well. Our […]
Read MoreYou’ll #GetWriteOnIn to Setting Development with This #WritingPrompt
Week one of NaNo might be coming to a close when this video comes out, but who knows when you are. November 6, 2020 or anytime thereafter, today’s writing prompt will bring us back to our settings again. You may have developed a history or researched events based in fact, […]
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