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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #21

Every character is the main character of their own story. Write a scene from their perspective to flesh them out if needed.

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[zoematherswrites]

NaNoWriMo 2021 Week 4 Update

NaNoWriMo 2021 Week 4 Update

Hello! Sorry, this NaNoWriMo update is coming a few days later than I said, but I was busy working on a whole other post for Monday so wink, wink. Stay tuned for that because I’m really excited about it. Unfortunately, I did not hit my goal of 20k this past week, but I’m okay with that. I got sick on Thursday, November 25 and luckily, I got over it pretty quickly but I chose to take it easy so I…

[somecallmemichelle]

NanoWrimo - Tips and Tricks

So this is copied verbatim from a reddit post I made on /r/fanfiction, but I thought it should apply to anyone. Here’s some tips for first timers, as well as anyone hoping to achieve that magical 50k number in 30 days.

First of you got to eliminate any and all urges to edit, it's a rough draft, a diamond in the rough, a rough course of sand, you'll have time to polish it - actually, given your desire, sometime in the next year. So you just write and write whatever comes to mind.

If your goal is words, intead of flow, there's a bunch of flowery, unecessary details you can add. Or longer words. Don't say "the plague" say "the black death", don't say "Victorian times" say "The times of Queen victoria (were upon them...for instance)", either way that's considered bad form. What is recommended, and you can do is add a bunch of details to a situation.

It's the difference between saying "I glanced at his cold, hard eyes,, they weren't budging."

and saying "I glanced out, only to be met with his eyes, they were cold and calculating, and seemed to harden as I made contact. I felt the need to withdraw my gaze, almost as if I was comitting an offense just by looking at them, either way it seemed he had no intent of sharing anything with me."

Know your characters - now I use this tip mainly for original fiction, because fanfiction, hey I have books or games as backbone, but nothing kills a productivity session than you writing a couple thousand words and gong "would he/she/they really do this though?" that's at least half an hour wasted. If you go back and play the game for research, or read some chapters, that's even more time you could be writing.

Set up times and goals - You don't have to be tied to them (Life happens! It's ok!), but you should guide yourself by them, so you decided you want to write 1000 words in half an hour at 8pm on sunday, but you came out from school/work, you had to make dinner and course work/write a report and it's now 8.49pm. I know you want to go to bed, or to rest a bit, but you made a promise to yourself, and you're going to deliver.

Maybe you won't get it in time, or maybe you won't write all the words in full - both of those things can happen, but 200-300-400 words is still better than 0.

For that matter, write everyday. - It doesn't matter if it's continuous scenes, and in fact everytime I did one of these, I flip flopped in the timeline all over the place, so I wouldn't get bored, and filled the middle parts later. But if you stop writing for a day it's easy to think "I'll pick it up tomorrow" but by then you face over 3000 words in one sitting (or several small ones) and it's so daunting you might give up.

Separate them (if you wish) - 50 thousand words a month roughts out to about 1667 words a day, now this is a fine a goal, if you can do it, but I know for a fact that 5 or 6 days in I can no longer write them all in one go, I'm exhausted, so I do little writing spurts, 5, 6 minutes, throughout the pauses in my day. And it adds up.

[mkengland]

I've updated my NaNoWriMo tips and tricks post—see the link in my bio! Had a rough day today, but managed to get some good words written. If you're participating, I hope you're off to a good start—and if not, it's fine. It's only the first day. You got this. If you've been following me for a while, you'll know that I have a thing for fun trackers I can color in as I make progress, so of course I had to do one for NaNo! Went with a lightning bug theme for this one, even though firefly season is long over in my part of the world. They remind me of warm summer nights and the magic of looking out the kitchen window to see the backyard sparkling like Christmas. A nice thought, considering the cooling temps right now! I can't wait to color all this in. Progress updates will be in my stories! Also, I'm obligated to say: ONE MORE SLEEP UNTIL MY GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY BOOK HITS SHELVES. Ahhhhhhhhh I hope y'all like it! #nanowrimo #nanowrimo2021 #nanowrimotips #linkinbio #bulletjournal #bujolove #november2021 #novemberbujo #amwriting #bujotracker #fireflies #lightningbugs — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/2ZO2DOo

[moshimoshimea]

Wearing my Strength and Dignity during NANOWRIMO

Wearing my Strength and Dignity during NANOWRIMO

NANOWRIMO is almost here, so here is a little reminder that we can laugh through this month without fear of the future and create lovely, wild, messy things! Write On, Folks!

[thewriteengle]

We're one week away from my NaNoWriMo class at the Southshore library!! I will be speaking from 6-8:30pm on November 19th. I hope to see you there!!

[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #22

It’s okay to skip ahead to that scene you’re excited to write.

But if you’re stuck on the scenes before it, evaluate whether those connecting scenes are needed. In what other ways could your character reach that exciting scene?

{I’m posting a writing tip every day of NaNoWriMo}

[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #28

How does your scene relate to the overarching main plot and the main themes of your novel? If it doesn’t, it may not have a purpose being part of the book.

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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #25

If the scene feels bland, check if all the senses have been used in the scene

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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #11

Try taking a stereotypical male archetype and apply it to a female character, and vice versa. How would the stereotype change? How would it stay the same?

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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #4

Why does my scene feel flat?

Is the location, time of day and scenery clear?

Is one character too prominently featured?

Does every character have an active reason to be in the scene (what would change if you removed each character)?

Is the scene necessary?

{I’m posting a writing tip every day of NaNoWriMo}

[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #17

Foreshadow something in your story by mentioning it twice. The third time, the thing Happens.

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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #27

What does every character want in your scene? How are they trying to achieve this?

If they don’t have a goal then they don’t need to be there.

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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #24

What do your characters like about each other? What keeps them in contact?

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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #29

Finish your story as if we’ve reached a new beginning

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[cel-writes-stuff]

Writing Tip #15

What is your main character hiding from their peers? What are they hiding from the reader? What is your secondary character hiding from your main character?

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