I’ve got big plans for NaNoWriMo 2017. And it’s all thanks to the dumpster fire that was November 2016. You see, every year that I’ve participated in NaNoWriMo, I’ve never won. And that’s been completely okay. I was content with the community that NaNoWriMo brings… the camaraderie, the inspiration, the writing with a clear intent to… Continue reading Staying Productive During NaNoWriMo
Path to Pub is an ongoing feature in WBP where we talk about each step to publication and beyond. From idea to drafting to book deal! I volunteered to write this post because I haven’t drafted a book in a long time, and you always love the step of the writing process you’re NOT on.… Continue reading Path to Pub: Drafting
Path to Pub is an ongoing feature in WBP where we talk about each step to publication and beyond. From idea to drafting to book deal! Welcome to our WBP comparison of the outlining practices of a plotter and a pantser in their natural environment. Now, by “pantser,” we do not mean a person who… Continue reading Path To Pub: Outlining as a Plotter vs Pantser
Path to Pub is an ongoing feature in WBP where we talk about each step to publication and beyond. From idea to drafting to book deal! Brainstorming has always been my favorite part of the writing process. It’s a weird thing to love because brainstorming is just coming up with ideas, and as writers, we… Continue reading Path to Pub: Brainstorming
Recently, I’ve been in the middle of what I’m mentally calling a productivity marathon. I had a deadline I needed to meet and very little time to meet said deadline, so I hunkered down and got to work. As I’ve gotten closer to the finish line of this project, I’ve realized how many of my… Continue reading How to Focus When You’re On a Deadline
This year, for the first time since graduating from college, I took a substantial amount of time off from writing. I don’t just mean a week or two after finishing a round of revisions. I don’t mean a month where I gently tinkered with side-projects. I mean a full-blown 4 months where I wrote ZERO… Continue reading 5 Tips for Rebuilding a Writing Habit
In A World… is a series of posts about world building, where our contributors share strategies and tips for creating well-rounded worlds. Welcome back, readers. As I said last week, the goal of these posts is to encourage writers to consider the effects of foreigners on their worlds. On Friday, we examined how incorporating visitors… Continue reading In A World…: Writing Cultural Outsiders Part 2
