It’s that time again! I’m most likely not going to make 50K this time around–really, with work and my reading schedule, I’m just aiming for 1K/day, or 30K total of my current WIP, and that I’m on track for, so I’m pretty happy 🙂
In case you missed it, I reviewed Shannon’s LIFE AFTER JULIET here! (Spoiler alert–SO GOOD!) Hello, Campers! It’s Camp NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) time! Anyone ever thought about writing a novel in a month? No? Me either. Some people can be creative under pressure, but I don’t work that way. My creativity shuts down in a big hurry when I’m being pushed to create. Now, if it were Camp NaNoReMo (National Novel Revision Month), then I’d be totally game. I’d be the first one sitting around that campfire singing Kumbaya! We could sit around roasting marshmallows and feeding the…
In case you’re doing NaNo this year and need a little boost: (…and if you are doing NaNo this year, I am officially jealous!) Camp Nano, I’m all yours this July!
In case you’re NOT attempting graduate school right now, and actually have time to write fun stuff… Never fear the troupes! When done well, they work 🙂
October’s already half over–half over! NaNoWriMo is coming, and Glove and Boots are here to help you prepare…
It’s the midpoint, and OMG, I AM SO BEHIND. Anyone else need a pick-me-up? It’s scary just how accurate this is to how you feel at each part of the month… “Can you remind me why I thought that this would be fun…?” TRUTH, sister.
This is so cool! Writing really is done just one sentence at a time… Feeling daunted by NaNoWriMo, but still want to write? Never fear, Pulseit is here! Join@simonteen and #pulseitwrites for a twitter flash fiction story that will span the entire month! How it Works: Author extraordinare, Scott Westerfeld, tweets out the first line of the story. Tweet the next sentence using #pulseitwrites. They’ll pick their favorite the next day at 5 PM EST and retweet the next line of the story! Follow the entire story through Simon Teen Pulseit’s blogpost! Check out the original post here.
ONE WEEK TO GO. I will be ready. Maybe. Probably. I hope…. What is NaNoWriMo? I’m so glad you asked! Hear all about it from Chris Baty himself–the guy who wrote No Plot? No Problem! and started this whole crazy shebang. The audio’s not great for the first few minutes of the video, but the problem is resolved fairly quickly, so it’s worth it to stick with it. It’s not too late to join the insanity! 😉
Anyone else not ready to let summer go yet? Maybe reading this book can help! 😉 (And yeah, more writing talk. I am determined to be better prepared for NaNo this year!) Where Do You Get Your Inspiration From? First, I’d like to thank you for hosting me on your blog today. One of the most often asked questions a writer hears is about where they get their inspiration from. One of the most often answers is: everywhere. Just like every book is different, so the inspiration for each book comes from different places, people, or events. Everything can, indeed,…