Failing again. Failing better.
This is me today: Credit: Bryan Lee O’Malley That’s because I’m waiting for a super nerdy package of books from Amazon, that includes The Legend of Eli Monpress by Rachel Aaron (@Rachel_Aaron), The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, and the Mistborn Trilogy boxed set by Brandon Sanderson (@BrandSanderson). Jealous? Now if you’ll excuse…
Recently, I posted about Rachel Aaron’s method for increasing her daily word count from 2,000 to 10,000. I also posted about how practice trumps talent. This had me thinking of Jonathan Coulton’s (@jonathancoulton) Thing a Week Project. For those of you unfamiliar with Coulton, he was a programmer who was really a musician. Coulton decided…
A few days ago, when discussing Rachel Aaron’s plotting method, I mentioned that her method was built around the software Scrivener. I then saw this post about copywriters using Scrivener. I’ve been tempted to get this program on a number of occasions, but haven’t pulled the trigger. I tend to be a pen and paper…
So you understand tension and you’ve dramatically increased your word count, and you’re ready to get started with your new novel. Where should you begin? With the plot. I’ve talked about it before–some people are planners and some people fly by the seat of your pants. I’m a planner. I love making lists, outlines, and…
Alright, time for part two of my Rachel Aaron trifecta of posts. As I mentioned in my last post, I want to comment on Rachel’s strategy for dramatically increasing her daily word count. Rachel improved it 500%! And while her words per day might be impossible for some writers, her strategy will definitely help you…