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Why Write a Book? Self-Discovery.
Whether you're just starting your writing journey or embarking on a path of self-discovery, remember this: be curious, be kind, and above all, be brave. Your story is waiting to be told, and it's through the journey of self-discovery that you'll find the courage to tell it.
What Now? Top 4 Goals After NaNoWriMo.
I did NaNo for the first time in 2017. I wrote over 50,000 words and finished my first manuscript a few weeks later. It was invigorating. Exciting. I was so proud of myself. But let me tell you, that beautiful book baby was not ready to be published.
Why You Won NaNoWriMo (even if you didn’t)
Okay, okay, I know, you may not have technically written 50,000 words this November. Maybe you decided not to NaNo at all. But if you wrote some words, if you even thought about your book, I think that’s a victory.
I've Learned All the Things, So Why Can't I Write a Book?
What do you do when you've spent years taking tons of online writing classes and conferences and workshops, reading craft books, listening to podcasts, reading blogs, watching YouTube vids, buying plotting software, and trying everything to figure out what your actual process is for plotting a novel--without much luck?
How To Write When You’re Depressed
Forcing yourself to write while you’re depressed can make matters worse. I know because I also live with depression. Over the past year I’ve learned a lot and I want to share those things with you.
How Do You Want to Feel During NaNoWriMo?
In order to win NaNoWriMo, you have to write 50,000 words. Sometimes, this is an excellent way to power through drafting a new story. Other times, it’s a recipe for disaster.
It takes a lot of preparation, energy, and support to write 1,667 words every day of November, and sometimes, it’s just not possible.
When life derails our lofty writer goals, it’s easy to feel like a failure, but that’s just super unhelpful, so I want to invite you to think about NaNoWriMo differently.
The #1 Thing to Do Before NaNoWriMo: Find Your Novel’s Point
NaNoWriMo is a wonderful way to make rapid progress on your story, to prove to yourself that you’re a writer, and to finally write that damn book!
But the 50,000 words you write for NaNo can sometimes turn into a tangled heap you get snarled inside.
If you plan to participate in NaNoWriMo, there’s one thing I want you to do first: find your novel’s point.