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Author: Ace Baker
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Step 3 of Nanowrimo Novel Planning: The Staff Meeting
STEP THREE: STAFF MEETING As a teacher, I’m often FORCED to attend staff meetings where a wide variety of characters come together and accomplish very little. You need to have a staff meeting for your novel, too, but the difference is, you need to accomplish a great deal in yours. It’s a challenge, but…
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Step 2 of Nanowrimo Novel Planning: Back Cover Blurb
STEP TWO: THE BACK COVER BLURB Congratulations! You have your one-sentence summary complete, and you’re ready to build on it. Your agent pitch is ready, so it’s time for your back cover blurb. People who pick up a novel at a bookstore almost immediately flip it over to “see what it’s all about.” It’s…
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STEP 1 of Nanowrimo Novel Planning: A simple (?) sentence!
Remember that for Nanowrimo, our weapon of choice is … a snowflake. See yesterday’s post if you don’t know what I’m talking about. In any case, today, I’m posting the first of seven steps that will help you plan a novel for Nanowrimo. Even if you’ve never planned before, I guarantee this method will…
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Planning for NANOWRIMO: A modified snowflake?
We’re in this one together… NOVEL PREP STEPS (based on Randy Ingermanson’s method) Simplify. Whenever possible, simplify. When I first saw Randy Ingermanson’s snowflake method in action, it was intriguing, but somewhat complicated. Ten steps and plenty of diversions this way and that to discuss side issues. The text was confusing, but I loved…
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NANOWRIMO: Planner or Pantser? It doesn’t matter…
You know who you are as a writer–either you love to plan out every detail, or you love the thrill of writing by the seat of your pants, not knowing where it might take you… but it doesn’t matter. One area even the Pantser needs to think about is WHAT KIND OF NOVEL WILL I WRITE?…
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Quotation Inspiration #010: Seeing is believing!
I think this minimalist quotations poster sums up how I’m feeling as I’m about to do the September Writing Challenge and the 3-day novel contest…two activities I’ve never done before: Try this: Enter a contest you’ve never entered before, or write something in a genre you’ve never tried, or write something longer or shorter than…
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Two writing challenges that are HERE!
Starting this Saturday, August 30th, and this Monday, September 1st, are two writing challenges I’ll be taking on, ones I want you to keep in mind for the future… First up is one I’ve MEANT to do for years but always found a way to back out of–okay, it goes the entire Labour Day weekend, and…
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STELLA NOVELLA? Mel Anastasiou can certainly TELLA tale!
Memorable characters–they’re the lifeblood of strong storytelling. Artist, writer, and editor Mel Anastasiou understands that all too well… Anastasiou is the author of several Stella Novellas, mysteries featuring an unlikely heroine: Stella, the octogenarian star of her Fairmount Manor Mysteries. Yes, I said octogenarian. Imagine if Janet Evanovich’s Grandma Mazur got smarter and actually did…