Failing again. Failing better.
Last week, I said there would be some changes coming in my life. Well, I’m still getting some of the details ironed out, but today I’ll give you a sneak peek at the big news. I am leaving my law firm job and setting up shop as a freelance writer. My plan is to focus…
Okay, back again. Here is a link to the first of several chapters on improving the structure of your novel, by Kristen Lamb. You can click here to see all eight chapters, or you can just click on the tag “Novel Structure.” This should be a great resource for those looking to revise their NaNoWriMo…
It’s the day for Thanksgiving here in the U.S. Most people are focused on family and food, not blogs. Myself included. I’ll be off the radar for a few days, so I’m going to leave you with a couple of long reads to tide you over. The first is Chris Guillebeau’s account of how he…
Today, literary agent Rachelle Gardner (@rachellegardner) posted a guide for making holiday writing plans. If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo, you already have a plan for the rest of November. And December’s plan is probably just to rest. But what about those not participating in NaNoWriMo? Gardner offers a few simple steps. First, after looking at…
A couple weeks ago, I commented on an article from sfnovelists.com that was part of their Skills List Project. James Alan Gardner posted another great article in that series about making your plot “flow.” I am only now getting to it, but I think it will be useful for those participating in NaNoWriMo or those…