5 Ways to Stay Sane During NaNoWriMo
For most people, November is the start of the holiday season, but for some writers, it’s so much more. November is the month where many aspiring novelists commit to spending almost every waking moment outside of work or school participating in NaNoWriMo. The challenge pushes these novelists to write 50,000 words over the month of […]
Four Essential Strategies for Distraction Free Writing during NaNoWriMo
So.. Here we are one week left to go of NaNoWriMo. Today’s theme is Distraction Free Day, but we have put together 4 essential tips for you to have a Distraction Free week! Writing your first novel, is quite a challenge. You keep staring at that white void in your word processor, and you think: […]
How to stay on track during NaNoWriMo
How to stay on track during NaNoWriMo Wondering how on earth you’re going to hit 50,000 words by the end of November? Read on for our top writing hacks Forget Bonfire Night, or even the fact we’re just weeks away from the official start of the festive season: for many people, November is becoming the […]
Final Nano Progress Report Week #4
What a week! It was the last week of NaNoWriMo and our Wrimos were working hard on their word count. Enjoy the final writing buddy chat between Suzi and Tricia. How was your final week? We would love to hear about it in the comments below. Sue: So we’ve made it! I’ve verified my word count […]
NaNoWriMo Progress Report Week #3
In this week’s buddy chat our Wrimos Suzi and Patricia discuss their progress after almost 3 weeks of NaNoWriMo, how they struggle with editing and what are the benefits of Write Ins. Have you participated or even hosted a Write In during NaNoWriMo? Let us know about it in the comments below this buddy chat. […]
NaNoWriMo Progress Report Week #2
Another writing week has passed and our writing buddies Suzi and Patricia give us an update about their progress. Sue: Well it’s day 15. We’re halfway. How’s it going? My total wordcount is just under halfway at 24,545 words. Tricia: Hi Sue, my total wordcount is standing at 20318 so a little behind target but […]
Make your book stand out and captivate the reader with an impressive book intro
Writing a novel provides many amazing opportunities. You can express yourself, meet new like-minded people and, finally, you can publish your book and become famous all over the world! A great idea for your book is one of the pillars of crafting a strong literary work. In order to draw the audience in, however, you will […]
NaNoWriMo Progress Report Week #1
The first week of NaNoWriMo is almost over. Two participants give us insight in their word count progress, about what tools they are using and a glimpse about their novel. Read the chat below and let us know in the comments how YOU are doing: A chat between two Nano Writing Buddies Sue: ‘Are you […]
Successful Fiction Writing: Important Rules to Follow
There has long been a debate about whether fiction or non-fiction are more difficult to write. Fiction does require a lot of creativity while non-fiction will typically necessitate significant research. In both cases, a lot of preliminary work will be required. Building a convincing story and coming up with an interesting world, however, rank among […]
Distraction-free writing? 6 writing hacks you can do right now
It’s that time of the year again. No, I’m not talking about growing a mustache. I’m referring to that month when hundreds, if not thousands, of writers create their own novels around the same time. The National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is upon us again. And while creating a novel in a month is no […]
