tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8327900507058067922024-02-20T03:55:15.632-08:00My NaNoWriMo AdventureDSWriMohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809106578628724972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-832790050705806792.post-44559803012140260522014-10-13T17:31:00.000-07:002014-10-13T17:31:38.273-07:00Magical Insight for NaNoWriMo PreparationI signed up for NaNoWriMo this weekend. It's my first attempt at the contest and I hope to make it to the end of November with 50,000 words. It's funny, though, I find myself searching Twitter and the Internet for magical insight from those who have blazed the trail before me. Maybe my intense searching is because I started late that I feel like I need to find that divine inspirational needle in a haystack that's going to tell (and show) me how to complete my first novel. Then again, it's probably just plain old procrastination.<br />
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I haven't found any magic that is going to finish the writing for me, but I have found some amazing information from authors. Here's the list of my favorite guidance I've stumbled across. Let me know if you've found other valuable information out there.<br />
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<a href="http://dcmorin.blogspot.com/2014/10/plan4wrimo-2014-day-1-decide.html" target="_blank">Dannie Morin's #Plan4WriMo</a> - daily exercises that will take you through the month of October and prepare you for November<br />
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<a href="http://www.marissameyer.com/blogtype/my-writing-process-9-steps-from-idea-to-finished/" target="_blank">Marissa Myer's Writing Process</a> - from initial idea to completed work<br />
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<a href="http://jacqueleenhale.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/countdown-to-nanowrimo2014/" target="_blank">Jacqueleen Hale's 20 Days of Desperate Planning</a> - a fun take on getting ready to write with some good ideas to shake up your thoughts and get your creative juices flowing<br />
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<a href="http://thewriteditor.wordpress.com/novel-boot-camp/" target="_blank">Ellen Brock's Novel Bootcamp</a> - a thorough workshop from July 2014<br />
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<a href="http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/10/nano-prep-planning-your-novel.html" target="_blank">Janice Hardy's Fiction University</a> - a step-by-step process that is full of suggestions<br />
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<a href="http://mjwrightnz.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/essential-writing-skills-three-steps-to-starting-that-novel-from-scratch/" target="_blank">Matthew Wright's Three Step Process</a> - from blank page to novel in a few easy steps<br />
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<a href="http://bleedinginkinc.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/team-here-there-be-dragons-homework-assignment/" target="_blank">Rae Chang's Backstory, Showing, Rhetoricals, and Thoughts</a> - homework from her 2013 Pitch Wars team that goes through some important lessonsDSWriMohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05809106578628724972noreply@blogger.com0