With NaNoWriMo 2017 about to be unleashed, it's time to flex that creative membrane and get ready for the wordathon! Never heard of National Novel Writing Month? Go take a look by clicking this link https://nanowrimo.org/how-it-works and see if it's for you. I've participated 3 times before. It can be quite stressful, more so if …
Continue reading Weekend Writing Prompt #13 & NaNoWriMo Tips!
Here's the thing about writers, even when they're not engaged in the blissful and intimate act of undressing their words on the screen, they're still writing. They write when doing the dishes, driving a car or walking the dog. For the writer the physical act of writing is merely the culmination of their craft. The …
Compared to my 80,000 word boombastic word marathon of NaNoWriMo 2011, this year it feels like I barely limped across the finishing line with 57,000 words. In 2011 I set out with a vague idea of where I was going with my story, yet in 2012 I knew exactly what I wanted to write. You'll …
Continue reading NaNoWriMo – Winning & Excerpt from The Survivors
As a writer I used to spend long periods of time sat down. Years ago I could sit at my PC for hours, all night sometimes, writing away, enjoying the sights and sounds of Imaginationland. But now I can barely stand to be seated (LOL) for more than 2 hours because of the agony burning …
NaNoWriMo is a time for gorging yourself on a diet of words, characters, plots, twists and turns. It can be a huge challenge, an uphill struggle that pushes your abilities and stamina to the limit. I wonder how many fellow Wrimo's have given much thought about how to fuel their word engines, other than gulping …
Continue reading NaNoWriMo – What’s your Go To writing food?
Dave Farmer 