Everyone has their own way unique way of pushing through the creative process. I’m no different. I know writers who will only work with Microsoft Word, and are quite happy to just sit and write – all linear, some semblance of plot in their head, maybe a few notes about character off on the side, [...]
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Novel writing software – my recommendations and reviews
Posted in How-to, Writing help, tagged Capturing ideas, Character analysis, planning process, Plot development on 15 August 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Getting into the writing zone
Posted in How-to, Writing help, tagged inspiration, Motivation, overcoming writer's block on 9 August 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As with ay work – even something as fun as writing – getting into the groove can take time and discipline.I’m just going to cover a couple of ways I try and get into my zone.
Permission to write, please
Posted in Epiphanies and musings, How-to, tagged Motivation on 26 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know about you, but I struggle with the notion of writing during my non corporate-work time. And the primary reason I’m not getting down with the writing each week isn’t the dearth of inspiration (we covered why that’s immaterial), nor is it even laziness. It’s simply the fact that I have issues giving [...]
Goal setting for aspiring writers
Posted in Epiphanies and musings, How-to, tagged inspiration, planning process on 25 July 2010 | 1 Comment »
While googling for articles about developing goals for my novel’s characters, I chanced upon a how-to for personal goal setting. I’ve blown my deadlines a couple of times, but it’s nice that she added that bit about being kind to ourselves. Because aren’t we all our own worst critics? Another one from Disher: It is [...]
How to: form your plot and character
Posted in How-to, Things to do, tagged Character analysis, planning process, Plot development on 25 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So here’s what I tried last night. I asked 2 things of each of my characters yesterday: What is it about the nature and personality of [insert character here] that makes him/her choose one action over another? How has the character changed by the end of the book? So far, so good. I’ve written short [...]
My rough timeline and schedule
Posted in Epiphanies and musings, How-to, Things to do, tagged planning process on 24 July 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And this is how I do it: Each week – work twice a week Therefore 10 days to work out all characters and rough plot outline Thereafter, Assuming 2 days of 2,000 words each That means 4,000 words a week That means 25 weeks, assuming I start 1 September That takes me up to the [...]
How to capture ideas in the shower
Posted in How-to, Things to do, tagged Capturing ideas on 23 July 2010 | 1 Comment »
Further to my post about writing inspiration in the shower, I’ve compiled a list of tools to try out. Magna doodle board – or something similar. I’ve never questioned how waterproof it is, but considering it’s for children… Space is limited, too. Bathtub crayons Colours look rich, but as with everything else, you can’t always [...]
