The Story Grid Workshop with Shawn Coyne

The Story Grid Workshop with Shawn Coyne

People like me need structure.  Even if I did write my entire NaNoWriMo project by the seat of my pants, I like to know that the overall story spine is there, and that everything works.  Listening to the Story Grid podcast all year and working through the book, The...
Using Dictation in Writing

Using Dictation in Writing

As the old adage goes, “How do you eat an elephant?” One bite at a time. That’s how I have been looking at increasing writing speed.  When I read Andrew Mayne’s “How to Write a Novella in 24 Hours” I recognized that many of his tips...
Scene Mapping With Scrivener

Scene Mapping With Scrivener

So in my last post, I talked about how Rachel Aaron recommends making a scene map. Since I own Scrivener, I imported my MS Word file from NaNoWriMo (100+ pages!) into Scrivener and now I have a great visual way to see my story with the Corkboard view. Here’s the...
Walking and Dictating Your Novel on Your iPhone

Walking and Dictating Your Novel on Your iPhone

This morning I woke up earlier as part of my NaNoWriMo kickoff.  But not too much earlier.  Just 30 minutes.  Then I had a cup of tea to fortify myself, laced up my Kangaroo sneakers and off I went to start my great American novel. I mean, I was armed with my iPhone 6...
You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)

How Do You Write? Podcast

I’ve really been enjoying Rachael Herron’s “How Do You Write?” podcast.  It is relatively new, and up to 21 episodes.  I’m a knitter and had been following Rachael’s knitting blog for years.  In 2006, she completed NaNoWriMo and...

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