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Halfway Through NaNoWriMo Check In
Well, folks, we’re halfway through National Novel Writing Month, and I must say: what a ride it’s been so far. Not to brag but definitely to toot my own horn, I’ve hit 42,000 words as of today. Do you know how wild that is???? I do. Because let me take you on a journey of how long it’s taken me to write my other novels: 1. A little over 3 years. Started my second year of high school and finished some time in my first year of college. 2. About 2 1/2 years. Started my first year of college and finished toward the end of my third year. 3. 2-ish…
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Pantsing vs. Plotting: Thoughts on Writing Style from Someone with No Authority on the Matter
Something writers get asked a lot about is their process, and that’s one of the most open-ended questions you can ask. There are only a million kinds of answers: where you write, how long you write, what kind of environment you write in, and so on. But they’re really asking how you write. Do you plan everything out? Do you just start on a blank page and go? There’s plenty of answers for just these, too. But there’s no cut and dry method to being a great writer. You have to find what works for you. I’ll preface this by saying that maybe you shouldn’t listen to me, since my novels are…