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writercises2014-12-03 11:31 am
mbarker.livejournal.com) wrote in writercises2014-12-03 11:31 am
WOW: Nano on the web?
Original Posting Nov. 3, 2014
Over here
http://madgeniusclub.com/2014/11/02/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things-when-i-do-nanowrimo/
Sarah Hoyt, who is a published author, gave a list of some of her favorite things when doing Nanowrimo (which yes, she is doing!). So...
Get outside, have a hot drink, make sure you eat three meals...
Stuck? Take a shower.
I can fix it in post (aka revision). Just keep going.
Don't expect length of time doing writing to make quality, it is intensity of creation that does that. HOW you write -- how invested you are? -- is more important than how long it takes.
Read? Feed your writing by reading.
and the most important one of all:
"8 -- Write. Just write."
Interesting. What tips do you have, what are your favorite things to make Nanowrimo go?
I think mine has to be a sheet of paper and a pencil. Yes, yes, I like my computer, keyboard, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, but... a sheet of paper and a pencil is where I do my thinking.
This year I'm trying something called "A Novel Idea" on my iPod. It's a little app, free for the basic functions, I paid the extra so I can email the results to myself. All it does is provide a set of notes, novel, scene, characters, locations, ideas, but they link together, and it has various questions about these parts. I think of it as a way to make notes almost anywhere, although some people apparently do write text in it, too. Not sure yet whether I like it or not, but it does provide a little bit more organized way to track notes.
Oh. I usually do end up reading yet another book about writing during Nanowrimo. This year it is Save the Cat! Strikes Back. And blog posts, web pages, and other oddities.
So... keep writing!
Over here
http://madgeniusclub.com/2014/11/02/these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-things-when-i-do-nanowrimo/
Sarah Hoyt, who is a published author, gave a list of some of her favorite things when doing Nanowrimo (which yes, she is doing!). So...
Get outside, have a hot drink, make sure you eat three meals...
Stuck? Take a shower.
I can fix it in post (aka revision). Just keep going.
Don't expect length of time doing writing to make quality, it is intensity of creation that does that. HOW you write -- how invested you are? -- is more important than how long it takes.
Read? Feed your writing by reading.
and the most important one of all:
"8 -- Write. Just write."
Interesting. What tips do you have, what are your favorite things to make Nanowrimo go?
I think mine has to be a sheet of paper and a pencil. Yes, yes, I like my computer, keyboard, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, but... a sheet of paper and a pencil is where I do my thinking.
This year I'm trying something called "A Novel Idea" on my iPod. It's a little app, free for the basic functions, I paid the extra so I can email the results to myself. All it does is provide a set of notes, novel, scene, characters, locations, ideas, but they link together, and it has various questions about these parts. I think of it as a way to make notes almost anywhere, although some people apparently do write text in it, too. Not sure yet whether I like it or not, but it does provide a little bit more organized way to track notes.
Oh. I usually do end up reading yet another book about writing during Nanowrimo. This year it is Save the Cat! Strikes Back. And blog posts, web pages, and other oddities.
So... keep writing!