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NaNoWriMo 2010 – Leave the Internet, Take the Shovels

So, this year’s installment of NaNoWriMo got off to a less than stellar start. I was behind on day one, and it only got worse as the week wore on. Total word count the end of day 7: 2,684 (v. the minimum goal of 11,667). It didn’t help that I started last week with a […]

NaNoWriMo – Tipless Advice

Last year I made my first attempt at the NaNoWriMo challenge: write at least a 50,000 word novel from start to finish during the month of November. The resulting novel was garbage (and is still stuck in editing), but the experience was incredibly valuable. There are plenty of posts out there about how to make […]

The Symphony of Story

The following is a guest post from Tyler Weaver Two types of choice make up the storytelling world of today: The first is the creator’s choice: the choices that we as content creators make to build the world of the story we’re telling. The second is the audience’s choice: limitless, and changeable at the click […]

My Super First Day

I can’t say for sure when my super first day was. I’ve probably had my super power – if you can call it that – all my life. The day I saw “10191987” spelled out in my bowl of Cheerios, however, was the day I knew I was different. Okay, to be accurate, October 19, […]

What NaNoWriMo Taught Me

Last month I wrote my first novel. In a fit of madness, I decided to use NaNoWriMo as the “perfect” way to ensure I didn’t give up halfway through. Adding to the challenges was the fact that November included two back-to-back long weekend trips and a long weekend holiday. The timing could not have been […]

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