The end of National Novel Writing Month 2020 is in sight. Some people are done. Some people have barely started. But whether you’re in NaNo or not, let’s talk about the plot of your story for a moment. At the beginning of this NaNo adventure, we went through our favorite […]
Read More
What’s up all you beautiful writers out there? I hope this video is finding you well. Whether you are well into National Novel Writing Month 2020 or not, maybe you need a little extra boost for your writing session today. Maybe you’ve felt either a great connect or a disconnect […]
Read More
Are we done with National Novel Writing Month 2020 yet? No, but we are only a day away from the halfway point! Whether you’re ready to pull your hair out like I am because you’re in NaNo or because you’re just braving the venture that is writing a book, today’s […]
Read More
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 More
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
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 More
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 More
Getting into the mind of your character can be a bit tricky sometimes. If you tried out the character journaling prompt the other day, it may have helped you connect with the mind of your character. Today, we’re going to tweak that exercise, just a little bit. Pick a character […]
Read More