15,000 Word Blog Word Count: 0
My NaNoWriMo Word Count: 0
Day: -21
Tip# 0000
Greetings,
It is Monday, and I owe you another post. So my tip of the week is this: Plan, daydream, enjoy the un-commitment of imagining a story. That's the best part! Walk down the halls of school, work, or home and picture your main character leaping into action, or think about how you can write that rose shaped cloud you saw yesterday into your novel. It's not CHEATING!!!! It's in your HEAD!!!!! It is perfectly acceptable to sit down on November first and know what you're writing.
Now it is also in my experience that sitting down on November first not knowing what you are doing is acceptable too. I know people who have tried it. Now whether or not their lack of success was due to this beginning, I'm not sure. I do know that personally the only way that would work for me is if I was writing a 50,000 word journal of my boring life... and NO ONE wants to read that, haha. Though it's not the end of the world for this to happen, I'm just strongly suggesting you don't plan it this way.
I can't express to you enough how important this step is, at least for me, in the NaNoWriMo process. without October daydreaming, November's writing is like a morning without coffee. It just doesn't work out so well. A solid plan and the enthusiasm that comes along with it keeps me going for at least the first week and a half of November, maybe longer. And when I say solid plan that's just a main character and some conflict. The enthusiasm comes from me pacing around my room and talking to myself, very strange to my family's amazement, but extremly helpful to me.
If you don't know yet what to write about, THAT'S FINE!! Don't stress because you haven't fallen head over heals for a story line yet, or if you're struggling to pick which one to write. It's not the end of the world, you can still win NaNoWriMo... You just have to keep thinking. Get in the mood to write and the ideas will follow suit. That could mean writing journals about your day, about philosophical ideas, writing poems or just writing, about anything. Once you've got the mindset of magic coming out of YOUR head, the ideas will come, and you'll know what I mean when I say people must think I'm crazy for talking to myself. :)
Good Luck!!!
Dare: Daydream!!
Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
October!!! -- Halloween
50,000 Word Blog Word Count: 0
My NaNoWriMo Word Count: 0
Day: -27
Tip# 000
Hello All,
It's OCTOBER!!!! That means NOVEMBER is only a few short days away. October is a great time to relax, get your creative writing juices flowing, and begin planning for the upcoming 30 days, 720 hours, 43,200 minutes, 2,592,000 seconds.
My tip for the day is almost a month away, but since plans arise quickly I thought I'd start out with the end. Halloween!!! A day where people dress up and knock on neighbors doors to mooch for candy!! Can it get any better? Whether you're in high school, college, or beyond, consider starting writing on Halloween. October 31, 11:59 marks the beginning of November 1st and NaNoWriMo. Now whether your walking around with kids or friends consider Trick or Treating no matter how old you are! You get free candy for the rest of the month and a fun night and experience to maybe include in your writing. Now, you need a costume idea!! Why not dress up like your main character. You'll have fun and get to act out a bit of what you're writing.
There, you get home with tons of candy dressed up like the star of the night in novel land. You're all ready!!! Now just wait until 12:00 midnight, on the dot and... begin! It sounds like an exciting great idea but it's really not a race and it's not all that energetic. In fact... it may seem a little anticlimatic but do not fear, keep pushing yourself and try to get a day's quota before the day even begins. With that kind of enthusiasm you'll be sure to get to 50,000 words in not time.
PS. I know this year Halloween is a Sunday so that might not work out as nicely for some, but give it a try.
More on HOW to get your ideas flowing next week...
Dare: Trick or Treat!!
My NaNoWriMo Word Count: 0
Day: -27
Tip# 000
Hello All,
It's OCTOBER!!!! That means NOVEMBER is only a few short days away. October is a great time to relax, get your creative writing juices flowing, and begin planning for the upcoming 30 days, 720 hours, 43,200 minutes, 2,592,000 seconds.
My tip for the day is almost a month away, but since plans arise quickly I thought I'd start out with the end. Halloween!!! A day where people dress up and knock on neighbors doors to mooch for candy!! Can it get any better? Whether you're in high school, college, or beyond, consider starting writing on Halloween. October 31, 11:59 marks the beginning of November 1st and NaNoWriMo. Now whether your walking around with kids or friends consider Trick or Treating no matter how old you are! You get free candy for the rest of the month and a fun night and experience to maybe include in your writing. Now, you need a costume idea!! Why not dress up like your main character. You'll have fun and get to act out a bit of what you're writing.
There, you get home with tons of candy dressed up like the star of the night in novel land. You're all ready!!! Now just wait until 12:00 midnight, on the dot and... begin! It sounds like an exciting great idea but it's really not a race and it's not all that energetic. In fact... it may seem a little anticlimatic but do not fear, keep pushing yourself and try to get a day's quota before the day even begins. With that kind of enthusiasm you'll be sure to get to 50,000 words in not time.
PS. I know this year Halloween is a Sunday so that might not work out as nicely for some, but give it a try.
More on HOW to get your ideas flowing next week...
Dare: Trick or Treat!!
Monday, September 20, 2010
November Approaches
50,000 Word Blog Word Count: 0
My NaNoWriMo Word Count: 00
Day: -56
Tip# 00
So now it is September and I'd like you all to know I haven't forgotten!! So my next little tip is as follows. November seems months away... It mostly is, but that does not mean it's not right around the corner. It's time to get the ideas brewing... Good luck!! More to come in October, less than two short weeks away!! :)
Dare: Think, write, dream!!
My NaNoWriMo Word Count: 00
Day: -56
Tip# 00
So now it is September and I'd like you all to know I haven't forgotten!! So my next little tip is as follows. November seems months away... It mostly is, but that does not mean it's not right around the corner. It's time to get the ideas brewing... Good luck!! More to come in October, less than two short weeks away!! :)
Dare: Think, write, dream!!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Introduction
50,000 Word Blog Word Count: 0
My NaNoWriMo Word Count: 0
Day: -87
Tip# 0
Intro:
Hi! My name is Stacey and I'm here to see if I can help you write 50,000 words in 30 days. It's called NaNoWriMo aka. National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. Yes it is possible, and with my tips and tricks I'd like to see all of us get there together!
Bookmark my page and check back here in October!
In the meantime check out the NaNoWriMo website at www.nanowrimo.org
Dare: Write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days!
My NaNoWriMo Word Count: 0
Day: -87
Tip# 0
Intro:
Hi! My name is Stacey and I'm here to see if I can help you write 50,000 words in 30 days. It's called NaNoWriMo aka. National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. Yes it is possible, and with my tips and tricks I'd like to see all of us get there together!
Bookmark my page and check back here in October!
In the meantime check out the NaNoWriMo website at www.nanowrimo.org
Dare: Write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days!
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