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As this year’s NaNoWriMo comes to a close, the first thing all participants should do is congratulate themselves. I mean, really–it takes guts, grit and grind (both the routine and the coffee) to get a novel’s first draft complete in 30 days. But what now?Writing Tip for Today: As your novel accelerates toward its climax […]
The other day, Miss Crankypants was at her keyboard, pounding away on a deadline, when her backyard neighbor decided to power wash his home’s siding. As if this wasn’t bad enough, her across the street neighbor got out the electric saw. Plus, it was 9:30 AM on a Saturday. Talk about an Unchained Melody!Poor Miss […]
This term, the novel writing class is not only large, it’s serious. The first week, I suggested the students start thinking of themselves not as writers-in-training, not as “someday writers,” but as real writers. The following class, many of the students reported not getting much writing done, so I challenged them to have fun with […]