Hello Out There! I\’ve been thinking a lot about my last blog post. I\’ve argued with myself about how much I really need to know about the two characters I mention in the last blog. They are my MC\’s mother and father. They are important to the story, but are they trying to take overContinue reading “Camping with Emily”
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Character Drama, Where\’s My Story?
I woke up thinking about characters in my novel. One of them is on the verge of a name change. She\’s been yelling it at me for some time now, so I\’ve committed to the change. This lead me to think about a couple of other characters in my novel. They feel flat when theyContinue reading “Character Drama, Where\’s My Story?”
Finish the @#$!ing Story!!
Every year NaNoWriMo receives written \”Pep Talks\” from various authors which they send out to the NaNoWriMo masses for consumption. Typically, I read them and think, \”Thanks. That was funny or inspiring or worth the read.\” Today\’s \”Pep Talk\” is written by Stephanie Perkins and she wrote something that resonated with me. NaNoWriMo isn\’t aboutContinue reading “Finish the @#$!ing Story!!”
Don’t Be Rude!
The first day of NaNoWriMo is over. I wrote up to my expected 1,667 and maybe a few words past it. What do I think about what I wrote? Well, I knew only the very opening. I knew the feeling I wanted my MC to have. I knew very little else. I typed out whatContinue reading “Don’t Be Rude!”
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