Symantha Reagor “The biggest thing separating people from their artistic ambitions is not a lack of talent. It’s the lack of a deadline. Give someone an enormous task, a supportive community, and a friendly-yet-firm due date, and miracles will happen.”
― Chris Baty (Founder of Nanowrimo)
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November is National Novel Writing Month! It’s a wonderful time to challenge yourself to write 50,000 words in 30 days. We here at In Your Write Mind want to offer you some helpful tips as you get ready to forgo sanity and plunge into the creative chaos that is Nanowrimo (http://nanowrimo.org) !
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“A novel rough draft is like bread dough; you need to beat the crap out of it for it to rise.”
― Chris Baty (Founder of Nanowrimo)
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Recommended Books
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- No Plot? No Problem! Revised and Expanded Edition: A Low-stress, High-velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days
- How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
- 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love
- Plot & Structure: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Plot That Grips Readers from Start to Finish
- Ready, Set, Novel!: A Workbook
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“Rereading parts of your novel while writing is like doubling back at rerunning parts of a marathon midrace.”
― Chris Baty (Founder of Nanowrimo)
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Events
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Tuesday, November 4th at 6 AM PST
IYWM Communications Officer Symantha will be hosting an on-line Google+ Hangout write-in via the Seton Hil Writing Popular Fiction Google+ group. Everyone is welcome to participate via Google+!
Thursday, October 16 at 3 PM PST
The Office of Letters and Lights (@Nanowrimo) will be hosting a #NaNoPrep tweet-chat with author Scott Westerfeld.
Don’t forget to log-on to Nanowrimo.com and check out what events will be happening in your local region!
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“There’s an old folk saying that goes: whenever you delete a sentence from your NaNoWriMo novel, a NaNoWriMo angel loses its wings and plummets, screaming, to the ground. Where it will likely require medical attention.”
― Chris Baty (Founder of Nanowrimo)
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Technology for Writers!
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- Want to make a custom daily word-count plan? Check out Pacemaker.
- Need some “encouragement” to keep writing? Write or Die 2 is the tool for you. Choose Consequences or rewards, web or desktop.
- Tired of distractions? OmmWriter for desktop and iPad will create a soothing destraction free writing enviornment.
- Need help organizing your thoughts and plots? Try downloading Mindly for iPhone and iPad.
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“Today’s tangents will become tomorrow’s arcs, and unforeseen connections will tie up your loose ends in a way that will make you want to slap your head and holler at your accidental brilliance.”
― Chris Baty (Founder of Nanowrimo)